Sam Gutelle

• Google Classroom users can now “turn any YouTube video into an interactive lesson”
• Introducing ViewStats: A data platform for YouTube creators co-founded by MrBeast (Exclusive)

  ViewStats is a new analytics and statistics platform for YouTube creators co-founded by Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) and Chucky Appelby.

  
• Netflix shares viewership numbers from the first half of 2023 for 18,214 shows and movies

  For the 1st time, Netflix revealed viewership data over a six-month period. 'The Night Agent' topped that list during the first half of 2023.

  
• Viral Nation launches Ventures unit to help creators sell everything from salad bowls to coffee bags

  The Salad Lab, TheBlondeBrewer, and Yuri Lamasbella have launched commercial initiatives in partnership with Viral Nation's Ventures unit.

  
• One-third of U.S. teens use a social app “almost constantly” (and not all of them are on TikTok)
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Kanga Coolers wins big after earning MrBeast plug through Shopify
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 12/10/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 12/10/2023
• As The NBA Cup hit Las Vegas, creators like Jesser and Bree Green had a showdown of their own
• Congress is putting off its plan to regulate TikTok until 2024 (but GOP hopefuls still have takes)
• Some YouTube Premium users have held onto lower rates. They can expect price hikes in 2024.
• The latest lo-fi beats stream stars one of YouTube’s most famous cats