Recent Headlines

• A streamer just bought the broadcast rights to his favorite rugby league

  Streamer Florian Marliere, who goes by Janusport on YouTube and Twitch, loves England's PREM rugby league. For the 2024-25 season, he was able to watch matches thanks to a French broadcast deal between PREM and multinational network beIN Sports. But that deal didn't repeat for the 2025-26 season, leaving France-based fans without a way to watch the games.

  
• The Cannes Film Festival is buying into the creator economy in a big way

  The Cannes film Festival is increasing its ties to digital talent by hosting a creator economy event as part of the Marché du Film.

  
• YouTube welcomes Mister Rogers into its neighborhood

  Fred Rogers Productions is working with Little Dot Studios to launch an official YouTube channel for 'Mister Rogers Neighborhood'.

  

• 67% of U.S. consumers think creators are more authentic than TV, so Tubi is teaming up with TikTok
• On TikTok, Apple is bringing its marketing into the brainrot era
• A new hybrid model is coming to the VTuber world. Say hello to the “XTuber.”
• Hey creators, Meta really wants to pay you $3,000 to start posting on Reels and Facebook