Articles

• Spotify is selling physical books (and syncing them up with your audiobook library)
• The video podcasting arms race is heating up, and Hulu is “Here To Help”

  Hulu has entered the video podcast licensing space with an exclusive rights deal for the comedy advice show 'We're Here To Help'.

  
• Whatnot’s Super Bowl Sunday plans include a $1 million MrBeast giveaway

  Whatnot is offering a unique form of Super Bowl counter-programming with a live stream offering $1 million of MrBeast giveaways.

  
• Alphabet reveals YouTube revenue for first time: The video platform generated $60 billion in 2025

  For the first time, Alphabet has revealed YouTube revenue in its earnings report, and the magic number is $60 billion.

  
• TikTok wants advertisers to buy into big events. At the Super Bowl, it will show what it can do.
• Hank and John Green are cultivating trust by turning their production company into a nonprofit
• Your local TV station wants to make the news look like YouTube
• Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are everywhere, but not at the Super Bowl
• Youth social media bans are spreading across the world. Spain’s will be an important case study.
• Minecraft wants kids to get into good trouble with civil rights roleplays
• AI isn’t just changing where we search. It’s changing how we search.
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/01/2026