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While there is so much variety when it comes to reality TV, the space has been lacking in competition shows about drinks. Luckily, Netflix has begun the journey to cover that space, thanks to Drink Masters. The new Netflix series sees several mixologists compete to make the ultimate cocktail.

With a gap now identified, fans can expect more cocktail-related competition shows in the near future. But what else can fans of Drink Masters watch in the meantime? Shows similar to drink masters are not necessarily competition-themed but mostly those that use unique concepts and do not just focus on the making of general meals or drinks as is the case with Top Chef or Hell’s Kitchen.

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Chocolatier Amaury Guichon tasks eight contestants with creating the perfect chocolate sculpture. At the end of it all, the top student walks away with 50,000.

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Heard Well, the four-year-old music upstart co-founded by vlogger Connor Franta, which collaborates with fellow influencers to curate physical and digital albums, is broadening its presence in the podcast space.

The company will bring two shows to social livestreaming platform Caffeine -- which hosts content across a variety of verticals, including gaming, sports, and entertainment. Caffeine’s live format will enable fans to watch and chat with Heard Well hosts and viewers in real-time. The platform received $100 million in venture funding from 21st Century Fox in September.

First up is a brand new round-table series hosted by Franta titled Loud & Clear, which will launch this spring. Franta will invite other influential voices on the internet to discuss hot-button topics like mental health, burnout, racial equality, YouTube, and entrepreneurship. In addition, Heard Well will roll out the existing How’d You Do It? podcast to Caffeine, beginning today. On that show,...

The Univision Creator Network (Ucn) -- a YouTube multi-channel network owned by the Spanish-language television station repping a slew of Hispanic influencers -- has added to its roster with Latina beauty sensation Kathleen Fuentes, who is known to her 4 million subscribers as Kathleen Lights.

Fuentes, who is Cuban-American and based in Miami, launched her channel in 2013, and it has grown at a healthy pace ever since, nabbing 600,000 subscribers during her first two years on the platform. Fuentes, 26, shares beauty tips, tutorials, and product reviews. And like other beauty creators, she has flexed her entrepreneurial muscles with several product launches and collaborations, including her very own nail polish line, Kl Polish, as well as limited-edition team-ups with indie beauty brands ColourPop, Morphe, and more.

Three-year-old Ucn serves as a channel network and production studio for its U.S.-based creator fleet, which it says collectively garnered 276 million views across all platforms in September.

Facebook has renewed three original scripted series from Univision Creator Network, Univision’s in-house network and studio for digital talent, for the social service’s Watch video platform.

Coming back for second seasons are Ucn short-form comedies “Las Kardachas” from Ana Alvarado (aka LipstickFables); “Mexican Survival Guide” from comedy group the Crazy Gorilla; and “Montoya’z Hollywood Break In” from teen twins Mya and Myka Montoya.

Facebook is funding production of the shows, as it has done with several other content partners in order to feed new programming into Watch.

“Mexican Survival Guide” (332,000 followers) purports to “teach” Mexican culture through comedy sketches. “Las Kardachas” (166,000 followers) is a parody of the Kardashian sisters; and “Montoya’z Hollywood Break In” (22,000 followers) is about twin sisters who leave behind small-town Texas to try to make it big in Hollywood through social media.

Last fall, Ucn launched the shows as part of five original comedies for Facebook Watch,...

Google has tapped digital studio Portal A to helm a sweeping YouTube campaign heralding its new smartphone launch.

The campaign, for the Google Pixel 2, rolled out yesterday across eight channels with 10 million collective subscribers -- including beauty guru Nikita Dragun (pictured above), comedy duo The Fung Bros, and cake queen Yolanda Gampp. The videos were created, cast, and produced by Portal A, and the creators were specially chosen to reflect a crop of diverse, rising voices. Other participants include: Josh Leyva, who creates sketches and shorts; lifestyle vlogger Loey Lane; comedy creator Alexis G. Zall; beauty and fashion guru Bri Hall; and tech and lifestyle creator Shameless Maya.

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Dancer-creator Chachi Gonzales is bringing her acting chops to YouTube Red.

Gonzales, 21, who rose to fame for winning the MTV's America’s Best Dance Crew in 2011, will star in a romantic comedy series for the subscription service called Long Distance. Produced by the Latino-leaning digital media company Mitú, Long Distance is about the struggles of a long distance relationship between a Los Angeles social media manager (Gonzales) and her Chicago-based boyfriend (played by the actor Cayden Boyd).

Also starring in the series is Josh Levya -- a fellow influencer and Gonzales’ real-life boyfriend -- who will play a self-centered social influencer who is in effect Gonzales’ boss on the show. “Admittedly, as an actor it was a bit of a stretch for me,” Levya -- who counts roughly 2 million subscribers on his YoMuscleBoii comedy channel -- joked of his role in the series, “but I take my craft very seriously.

YouTube Red continues to bolster its lineup of shows, partnering with Latino-influenced digital media company mitú to create “Long Distance,” a multicultural rom-com debuting on its platform today. The series centers on La-based social media manager Gaby Márquez (Chachi Gonzales) and her Chicago-based boyfriend Chris Murphy (Cayden Boyd) as they try to, you guessed it, make their long distance relationship work. But 21st century pitfalls like social media, cross-cultural challenges and the presence of Gaby’s handsome new boss, Rafa (Josh Leyva) make it harder than expected. In a year without a single Latino Emmy nominee, Mitú’s goal of creating youth-oriented content.

YouTube’s ‘Holy Trinity’ -- Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, and Grace Helbig -- will arrive on Fullscreen with their second feature film, streaming exclusively on the subscription platform stateside. Dirty 30, the follow-up to 2014’s Camp Takota -- which was one of the first feature films to be headlined by digital creators -- will premiere on Fullscreen tomorrow.

The Lionsgate movie, which debuted digitally and in select theaters last September, is about three friends who throw a 30th birthday that ultimately devolves into chaos. Rounding out the cast are fellow YouTube luminaries Anna Akana, Flula Borg, Drew Monson, Rhett & Link, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Chester See, Josh Leyva, and Mikey Murphy. Check out a trailer for right here:

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World-famous YouTube superstar Ksi makes his much anticipated feature-film debut alongside Caspar Lee this fall in the laugh-out- loud, chaotic comedy Laid In America. A hilarious and outrageous film that’s the perfect mix of sex, stupidity and fun for its millennial audience, Laid In America was released on Digital HD on September 27, 2016 and on Blu-ray and DVD on October 4, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Now you can own the Blu-ray of Laid In America. We Are Movie Geeks has three copies to give away. Just leave a comment below and answer this question: What is your favorite movie with the word ‘America’ in the title? (mine is Once Upon The Time In America) It’s so easy! We’ll pick the winners next week.

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There’s nothing like a killer after party to end the night—or start the morning—on the right note. And we know the VMAs after parties were on fleek Sunday night. To help you be prepared to ace your next after party (and the after after party), practice these tips. In this episode, YouTube star Josh Leyva... Read more »...

There’s nothing like a killer after party to end the night—or start the morning—on the right note. And we know the VMAs after parties were on fleek Sunday night. To help you be prepared to ace your next after party (and the after after party), practice these tips. In this episode, YouTube star Josh Leyva... Read more »...

YouTube’s 'Holy Trinity' announced this evening at VidCon that Dirty 30, the highly-anticipated follow-up to their debut film Camp Takota, will be released digitally and in select theaters on September 23. Four days later, a DVD of the film -- starring online luminaries Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, and Grace Helbig -- will also be available exclusively at Target.

The film is available for preorder right now on iTunes and Amazon, and will arrive tomorrow on Google, FandangoNow, and CinemaNow. The film will also be available for preorder on Vudu in coming weeks.

Dirty 30, penned by Mamrie Hart, tells the story of three lifelong friends whose lives are in a rut. But things quickly spiral out of control during a 30th birthday party. The film is sprinkled with cameos from a who's-who of fellow YouTube stars, including Anna Akana, Flula Borg, Drew Monson, Rhett & Link, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Chester See, Josh Leyva,...

Tomorrow’s the launch day for Fullscreen’s global, Netflix-like, ad-free subscription video on demand service for teens and young adults. And this morning it fleshed out some of the details, including a plan to distribute a Bret Easton Ellis-directed thriller series called The Deleted as well as a daily sketch show, Party In The Back, with Twaimz, Josh Leyva, Rachel Scanlon, and Brandon Armstrong, The company owned by Otter Media — Peter Chernin’s joint venture with At&T…...

The upcoming feature film Dirty Thirty from Lionsgate already stars YouTube celebrities Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart. Now, these three Camp Takota actresses have some new co-stars joining the production. Fellow YouTube stars Anna Akana, Flula Borg, and Chester See are among many of the new digital-hailing cast members announced for Dirty Thirty.

Written by Mamrie Hart and actress Molly Prather, Dirty Thirty tells the story of three women at a 30th birthday party that goes horribly wrong. Akana joins the film as Ashley, the arch-nemesis of Helbig, Hart, and Hart’s characters. Borg and See will play party attendees, alongside Josh Levya (also known as YoMuscleBoii), CollegeHumor’s Adam Lustick, Katherine Hughes (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), and YouTuber Mikey Murphy.

Also joining the cast of Dirty Thirty is vlogger Drew Monson (aka mytoecold), who will play Hannah Hart’s co-worker Rufus. Kelen Coleman (The McCarthys...

The Storybook Killer horror short tells the story of four friends who reunite looking for answers about the mysterious disappearance of one of their brothers that took place years before at an abandoned fairytale theme park. The four friends end up being killed off one by one over the course of the story.

The short was directed by Andrew Vallentine, and it stars Ricky Dillon, Ashley Argota, Meg DeAngelis, Josh Leyva, and Cody Saintgnue. 

This is a fun horror short that I think some of you will enjoy, and the abandoned fairytale theme park is really a nice touch that added some decent production value and an eerie vibe. It was actually shot on location at the Enchanted Forest theme park in Oregon. 

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"Two brothers walked a single trail..." It's time to get in the Halloween mood with a horror short film. This one is titled The Storybook Killer directed by Andrew Vallentine, and it just premiered online thanks to Amplify and YouTube star Ricky Dillon, who stars in the short film as one of the main characters. The horror short is about a group of friends who go looking for a long lost brother at a nearby theme park, only to end up being killed one-by-one. The dialogue is a bit cheesy, but this is an effective and interesting horror short with some fun kills. The cast includes Ashley Argota, Meg DeAngelis, Josh Leyva, and Cody Saintgnue. Description from YouTube: "Four friends return to an abandoned fairytale theme park seeking answers to a mysterious disappearance from years before." This is an original short film for Ricky Dillon's YouTube, shot on location...

Awesomeness Films and YouTube have announced the start of production on the first feature in their recently unveiled partnership.

Digital icons Meg D’Angelis — the YouTube star known as MayBaby (pictured) — and Vine celebrity Jake Paul star alongside Nadji Jeter from Grown Ups, Josh Leyva, Jordyn Jones, Jacob Wysoki, Niki Demartino and Gabi Demnartino.

Female duo Bert & Bertie direct and Jon M Chu produces the story of the power of dance and unlikely friendships.

Awesomeness Films has produced Smosh: The Movie and 2014 digital sensation Expelled.

Earlier this year, teen-and-tween-focused digital media company AwesomenessTV and YouTube announced a partnership through which they would produce a slate of films led by online video stars. Now, the first movie born from that pact has been revealed: It’s called Dance Camp, and it stars YouTube personality Meg DeAngelis and actor Nadji Jeter.

As its title implies, Dance Camp will focus on a group of characters who “discover the power of dance.” In order to ensure a dance flick filled with top-notch moves, AwesomenessFilms (the moviemaking wing of AwesomenessTV) and YouTube are working with producer Jon M. Chu, the director of Hollywood dance film Step Up 3D.

Dance Camp be a vehicle for DeAngelis, who is a rising star in the YouTube community and one of the most prominent figures within AwesomenessTV’s multi-channel network on YouTube. Other digital video stars, such as Jake Paul and Josh Leyva, will also appear in the film.

Awesomeness Films and YouTube have begun production on “Dance Camp,” the first feature film under their new partnership. The film tells the story of unlikely friendships, unleashing passions and discovering yourself all through the power of dance. John M. Chu is producing, with directing duo Bert & Bertie behind the camera. Meg D’Angelis, Jake Paul, Nadji Jeter, Josh Leyva, Jordyn Jones, Jacob Wysoki, Niki Demartino and Gabi Demartino star. The film will be choreographed by Fatima Robinson. Also Read: The Scene at ShortList 2015: TheWrap's 4th Annual Festival (Photos) “Music and dance are universally appealing. We are thrilled to be working with prolific.

The trend of feature films led by YouTube stars is not strictly an American phenomenon. British YouTube star Olajide Olatunji, known online as Ksi, and South African vlogger Caspar Lee will star in Laid In America, an upcoming feature film whose cast is filled with YouTube stars.

As TheVideoInk, Laid In America began filming last month and promises exactly what it says in the title. Ksi and Lee will play a pair of friends who cross the pond in an attempt to score with Stateside women. The supporting cast is full of YouTube stars: Timothy DeLaGhetto, Josh Leyva, and Josh Golden will all make appearances.

Laid in America is helmed by a notable YouTube channel as well. Bad Weather Films, a sketch comedy hub, is directing the film and co-producing it alongside Max Gottlieb.

Ksi and Caspar are frequent collaborators who are also two of the biggest stars on YouTube.