Articles

• The podcast company formerly known as The Roost is now Podium
• YouTube is teaching parents about “raising kids in the digital age”

  Dr. Becky Kennedy of Good Inside will host a parenting series that will dispense digital-age guidance on YouTube.

  
• Spotify’s expanded music video ecosystem includes its take on MTV’s ‘TRL’

  Spotify has souped up its music video library with new features, including a global chart that harkens back to old-school MTV.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: MrBeast, FIFA, and CleanMyMac?

  This week's Gospel Stats Brand Report is four Shorts and a long (chosen by yours truly). If anything's a sign of the times, it's that. We've officially arrived at a time where brands are paying creators for punchy, 60-second content--and creators are using the same format to advertise their own products.

  
• Breaking down the billions of fans who took in the World Cup on YouTube and TikTok
• Instagram’s audio swapping tool is a quality-of-life upgrade for creators
• YouTube shares tools that let creators turn their playlists into shows
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 07/19/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 07/19/2026
• TikTok’s return to U.S. government devices represents easing tensions
• Have you heard? Miku’s medical device, KanePixels’ director’s cut, and Jaylen Brown’s Twitch takes.
• TikTok’s plan to break into sports involves slam dunks and right hooks