James Hale

• Shoutable taps Charli and Dixie D’Amelio to boost its buy-a-billboard debut
• Facebook’s giving up on podcasts, its Clubhouse copycat, and apparently audio as a whole

  Facebook is outright discontinuing the “Audio” hub it launched in October 2021, which let users find podcasts, Live Audio Rooms, and Soundbites all in one place.

  
• Creator-owned Nebula just built its own MasterClass for creators

  The streaming service is home to content from dozens of self-described "education-y" creators, and now they're sharing their specializations with new Nebula+ Classes.

  
• Cameo cuts 25% of staff, citing COVID boom slowdown

  Like many other digital content platforms, Cameo saw a significant traffic boom in 2020 and 2021.

  
• Twitter’s NewFronts presentation pitches it as “the second screen and the first scroll”
• YouTube Millionaires: Sarah-Jayne has spent 9 years building a crochet business on YouTube. She just opened her own studio.
• Spotter taps YouTube execs Monica Khan, Derek Reynolds to build a “creator success team” (Exclusive)
• Ludwig’s new company aims to be a one-stop shop for streamer solutions
• Creators On The Rise: Meet the guppy enthusiast behind YouTube and TikTok’s “fish portals” craze
• Meta says it’s messing with Reels payouts, introduces new Facebook plug for creators to earn up to $4,000
• TikTok is finally splitting ad revenue with (some) creators
• Sykkuno leaves Twitch for YouTube