James Hale

• MrBeast and Mark Rober’s #TeamSeas has deleted 34 million pounds of trash from oceans and beaches
• VidCon Baltimore is cancelled, with VidCon saying it’ll dedicate “full efforts and resources” to Anaheim event

  The East Coast edition of VidCon held its first event in 2023 and was well into ticket sales for its 2024 iteration, which was due to take place Sept. 26-29 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

  
• Here’s why VidSummit is going to be bigger than ever this year

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: A genre grab bag

  This week's videos vary wildly, from a good old MrBeast installment to a serious peer into police work to inspirational skits and a transit expert redesigning one of North America's fastest-growing cities. One thing's clear: as the summer heat continues beating down on us, people are finding new and interesting things to watch, boosting genres we don't always see here on our Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report.

  
• Millionaires: Hannah Stocking is ready to “ramp it up” on OnlyFans
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: The AI battlefield
• Behind the scenes of MrBeast and Kai Cenat’s explosive Twitch collab
• Night parts ways with Night Studios leadership team, will pivot with Reed Duchscher at the helm
• The Sidemen tap ‘Madden’ streamer Sketch to star in ritzy ad for Best Cereal
• YouTube will remove videos that include “realistic” genAI recreations of people’s faces or voices–if they ask it to
• xQc says he makes $6,000 a day from Twitch ads
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Shorts stack up