Patreon and Apple’s fee dispute is getting messier. Who is responsible for creator revenue?

3 months ago

For years, Patreon and Apple have been grappling for control of the revenue generated through creator fanbases, and the dispute only seems to be…

Advertisers express disappointment after the firms measuring YouTube like TV are ordered to cease and desist

3 months ago

Last July, a U.K.-based measurement nonprofit called Barb announced a new form of ratings designed for YouTube content. Rather than counting raw metrics like…

Paramount+, Netflix, and Disney+ all want to make short-form happen. Can they?

3 months ago

Turns out Paramount Skydance is up to more than just trying to keep Netflix from buying Warner Bros. Discovery. It…

YouTube has banned some slop channels. Can it stay ahead of “low quality AI content”?

3 months ago

YouTube has pledged to reduce the amount of so-called AI slop on its platform, and its activity early in 2026 shows that it's…

RHEI adds content production and rights management agents to its AI platform Made

3 months ago

Almost a year ago, RHEI (the media-tech AI company formerly known as BBTV) beta-launched Made, which it describes as a…

Whatnot breaks down $22 billion live shopping industry as ecommerce goes mainstream

3 months ago

Last December, Whatnot made some bold predictions for 2026. The social shopping hub, which combines live auctions with streaming, argued that women's…

Dhar Mann is doing 40 microdramas with Fox and Holywater

3 months ago

Dhar Mann is getting into microdramas. His production company has signed a multiyear deal with Fox Entertainment that'll have Dhar…

YouTube and the NFL are bringing flag football back to the Super Bowl with team captains Druski, J. Balvin

3 months ago

Super Bowl LX won't just feature rising NFL stars like Drake Maye and Jaxon Smith-Njigba -- it will also spotlight personalities who have ascended to the top…

Twitch puts $300,000 up for grabs with three-week Roblox festival

3 months ago

If you're a fan of Steal a Brainrot or Grow a Garden, prepare yourself for three weeks of "nonstop Roblox activations"…

Woman who went viral for texting and driving is suing YouTube and Meta

3 months ago

YouTube, Meta, and Reddit are at the center of a lawsuit from a woman who wrecked a Turo rental car…