Disney-owned Maker Studios confirmed Deadline Hollywood rumors of layoffs, which Deadline's usually plugged-in David Lieberman said could have affected as many as 30 employees. Disney acquired Maker for $500 million, plus incentives, in 2014. It seems there's some buyer's remorse going on. It's hard being a Mouse "cast member."

Disney-owned Maker Studios confirmed Deadline Hollywood rumors of layoffs, which Deadline's usually plugged-in David Lieberman said could have affected as many as 30 employees. Disney acquired Maker for $500 million, plus incentives, in 2014. It seems there's some buyer's remorse going on. It's hard being a Mouse "cast member."

Google has shipped 30 million Chromecast units, it has disclosed, an increase of five million since May. In May of 2015, it said it had shipped 17 million in the first two years of Chromecast's existence. 

Fullscreen, now a pay platform, will debut "Keeping Score," a documentary series with an Olympics theme, that follows female soccer heroes Hope Solo, Megan Rapinoe and Crystal Dunn as they prep for the upcoming games in Brazil. It debuts on Aug. 3.

Felix Kjelllberg, better known as PewDiePie, the most popular YouTube personality, made $8.1 million in 2015, on revenue of $8.6 million, he reported to Swedish authorities. (Because he's Swedish, you know.) His earnings come fro YouTube ad revenue, merchandise, and deals with brands.

Anime subscription service Crunchyroll hired Colin Decker as its chief operating officer. Decker hopes to increase original production and merchandising, and launch live Cruncyroll events and conventions. Until January, he had been  senior VP and GM of Discovery Digital Networks.

Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said Netflix will surpass the $6 billion is programming costs again next year, and lampooned recent estimates of its viewership, because the figures are so wildly different. 

For example, Recode wonders when Facebook will try to monetize its live videos--right now it pays some famous talent/big names to supply it. 

The star of "My Drunk Kitchen" on YouTube will do a food/travel series for Scripps' Food Network, accompanied by online video/social network material, too. 

Vevo appears close to a content-hosting deal with Warner Music that has been playing keep away with Vevo since 2009. Getting that deal together would help speed the formation of a new, planned paid subscription service.