James Hale

• The NFL’s biggest ad touchdown? Streaming.
• Markiplier is paying expert researchers to figure out if AI can be Real Good for humanity

  
• Four middle schoolers wanted to make a podcast for fun. Now, the MD Foodie Boyz are making content with Dave Portnoy and Lil Yachty.

  The topic of conversation is deceptively simple: "Favorite home-cooked meal, boys?"

  
• Is this the start of Roblox’s own Adpocalypse?

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: MrBeast, Dave Ramsey, a battery, and an otamatone walk into a bar
• Webtoon is turning top webcomics into bite-sized anime, hoping to appeal to TikTok audiences
• YouTube’s new Shorts ads give kudos to creators
• What if Quibi, with AI? MicroCo thinks it can be Hollywood’s minidrama king for cheap
• What happens when creators don’t want to pay for Guinness World Records?
• Creators’ channels keep getting hacked by crypto shills. They want YouTube to protect them–but YouTube’s accounts are getting hacked, too.
• Roblox banned a YouTuber for hunting child predators on its platform. What’s it doing to protect kids?
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Would you like a side of water with that?