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• Paramount is reportedly considering a VidCon sale
• Deestroying earned a spot on a pro football roster. Then he landed on the injured reserve list.

  Donald de la Haye, also known as Deestroying, made the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League but then got injured.

  
• Spotify’s Substack integration brings in more free and paywalled podcasts

  Substack is the latest company using Spotify Open Access to integrate free and paywalled podcast content into Spotify.

  
• Fan investment platform GigaStar announces $1 million fund to back “established creators”

  GigaStar has added to its suite of funding tools by revealing a $1 million grant program that will pay established creators.

  
• Take Notes: TikTok teases “a new app for photo posts”
• Cannes Lions ad festival, Viral Nation introduce Creator Pass for influencer attendees
• Night acquires The Roost, the podcast network formerly affiliated with Rooster Teeth
• Dude Perfect lands nine-figure private equity deal to fund its next phase of growth
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Whiskey with Mister Rogers on a desert island
• Millionaires: Someone please let Mamadou Ndiaye meet an elephant
• TikTok says it generated $14.7 billion for small businesses in 2023. Will lawmakers care?
• Streamer summit1g offers custom PC parts through Starforge Systems’ ‘Summit Line’