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• ‘Parasite’ distributor snags rights for YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann’s horror film
• Is TikTok pushing young voters towards the far-right?

  A new report in the European Union suggests that TikTok's algorithm pushed young voters to the right-wing party Alternative for Germany.

  
• PBS embraces live edutainment on Twitch

  Scientific games like 'Kerbal Space Program' are played on PBS' new Twitch stream, titled Building Stuff with NOVA.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: A genre grab bag

  This week's videos vary wildly, from a good old MrBeast installment to a serious peer into police work to inspirational skits and a transit expert redesigning one of North America's fastest-growing cities. One thing's clear: as the summer heat continues beating down on us, people are finding new and interesting things to watch, boosting genres we don't always see here on our Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report.

  
• Ibai’s fourth influencer boxing event set a new Twitch record with 3.85 million concurrent viewers
• MrBeast crosses 300 million YouTube subscribers. He gets 50 of the top creators in the world to compete for $1 million to (kinda) celebrate.
• Creators made $741 million on Roblox last year. New analytics tools will push that number even higher.
• Nickelodeon taps Aquarium Info to build Bikini Bottom replica for Kids’ Choice Awards
• Alex Cooper heads to Peacock, where her Gen Z fanbase will “watch us watch the Olympics”
• LoreFi brings a “unique Theorist twist” to the lo-fi beats genre
• Streamer iShowSpeed has “signed” a contract with prestigious Italian soccer club A.C. Milan
• An Illinois law requires parents to give 15% of earnings to children who star in their videos