Events

• Tribeca Film Festival formall invites social media creators to hit the big screen
• YouTube inks deal to broadcast the Oscars in 2029 and beyond

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that YouTube will replace ABC as the Oscars broadcaster starting in 2029.

  
• NBC wants to turn the Winter Olympics into a creator spectacle. Is that what viewers want?

  When the Winter Olympics return in 2026, NBC will turn Milan into a creator hotspot. How will that strategy fare with viewers?

  
• Marseille Web Fest wraps its 15th event, crowning nearly a dozen web series

  The 15th edition of international digital film festival Marseille Web Fest wrapped up earlier this month, handing out 11 awards to exemplary fictional and documentary series.

  
• A new French creator event talks creativity in the era of AI
• And the Oscars broadcast goes to…YouTube?
• Will the WGA unionize the writers of YouTube?
• After another shutout, do creators need the Emmys?
• VidCon’s new owner says it’s “the Super Bowl for creators,” but doesn’t have concrete plans to pump it up
• Tribeca Festival’s Creator Economy programming promotes digital voices who are “up next”
• At Google’s NewFronts pitch, execs explain how YouTube helps brands find “the perfect match”
• Meta is launching a new ad product (and using AI) to get brands closer to trending Reels