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VidCon Isn’t Happening in Anaheim, So It’s Launching a Free Series of Online Programming All Summer
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVidCon’s annual Anaheim convention, which had been scheduled to take place this week, was canceled because of COVID-19.In place of the in-person confab, VidCon is launching a weekly programming series — accessible for free — that will include virtual concerts and performances, panel discussions, Q&As, online “meet and greets,” and other interactive events.The VidCon Now series kicks off on Saturday, June 20, to be followed by new programming each week Tuesday through Saturday throughout the summer, the ViacomCBS-owned company said.The first two weeks of the virtual convention, sponsored by YouTube, will feature VidCon co-founders John and Hank Green, former Twitter executive Bruce Daisley, BEN Network CEO
