Channels

• Markiplier on breathing life into ‘Iron Lung’
• Advertisers express disappointment after the firms measuring YouTube like TV are ordered to cease and desist

  Barb and Kantar Media teamed up to measure YouTube like a TV channel. Google's cease-and-desist letter throws a wrench into those plans.

  
• YouTube has banned some slop channels. Can it stay ahead of “low quality AI content”?

  YouTube wants to address its rampant AI slop issue. How will that crackdown line up with its own AI-related products?

  
• Brian Robbins’ new entertainment company will bet on YouTube’s ability to build “awareness and fan love”

  Brian Robbins, once the powerhouse behind Awesomeness TV, is getting back into YouTube with a new company called Big Shot Pictures.

  
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/25/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/25/2026
• Instagram’s rumored paid tier would let subscribers see who doesn’t follow them back
• Can a docuseries bring “the Alix Earle effect” to Netflix?
• Netflix CEO says YouTube “is TV”: “We all compete with them in every dimension”
• As YouTube refreshes its look, is it time to say goodbye to the play button?
• Neal Mohan’s 2026 letter to creators: A lot of AI, a TikTok Shop competitor, and “beautifully produced” TV to compete with Netflix
• Netflix is counting on Alan Chikin Chow to deliver its next K-pop hit