There’s a new video-streaming service in town, called Zeus, but its founders are social-media stars rather than tech entrepreneurs or media companies.
Zeus is due to launch in early 2018, co-founded by Andrew ‘King Bach’ Bachelor, Amanda Cerny and DeStorm Power. According to Variety, the service will focus on categories including comedy, beauty, fashion and fitness, with other online influencers roped in to provide content.
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American social star DeStorm Power has built up a decent audience on YouTube thanks to his own musical channel, and his appearances in the Epic Rap Battles of History show.
In 2017, he has a new music-related hit on his hands: a show called Caught. Heavily inspired by R Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet, it’s described as a “hip hopera” with a convoluted plot and lots of guest appearances from other online-video stars.
“I remember how hooked the world was to Trapped in the Closet when it was released a decade ago and decided to create my own story in a similar series-like format,” Power told industry site Tubefilter.
