James Hale

• Like Nastya and Viral Nation partner with high fashion agency Ford Models
• Creators on the Rise: Being “chronically online” helped Retro Avocado pivot when COVID crashed her industry

  Janine DeMichele-Baggett had big Broadway dreams. And it seemed like the universe was falling into place: she'd done an internship at the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern, was doing a lot of community theater, was on some children's shows, and suddenly, when her husband needed to relocate for work, had the chance to move to New York City, Broadway's big hub.

  
• EYstreem’s YouTube production company just landed a $5 million investment. What’s it gonna do with all that cash?

  
• BENlabs lays off “many” staffers, appoints new CEO

  The agency, whose core business involves using artificial intelligence to match brands and creators, said this restructure will allow it to "return to our client-centric roots" and focus on the three main elements of its business: influencer marketing, product placement, and TubeBuddy, the YouTube analytics platform it acquired in 2020.

  
• YouTube employees can watch videos before they go live. That’s causing problems.
• Nebula scores video podcast deal with Spotify
• Trump gets on TikTok
• Cody Ko and Questlove join VidCon’s Industry track as part of a push for more creator perspective
• Millionaires: Jasmin Acosta’s content is “just the steps of my life”
• Twitch is replacing its entire Safety Advisory Council with streamers
• Meet one of the creators behind YouTube’s 2024 Coachella content
• Streamers on the Rise: For GavynXP, streaming’s real gem is community