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• A new “LinkedIn influencer marketing company” is connecting professional creators to brands
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Meme, Minecraft, meet squirrel

  The Super Bowl has headlined YouTube's top sponsored videos for a few weeks, and though it's now past, our latest Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report is still led by football--just, you know, the other kind. Also high up on this week's list are a smorgasbord of internet classics: memes, Minecraft, questionable vehicular activities, and befriending a wild animal.

  
• GameSquare prepares to close FaZe Clan merger by selling Complexity Gaming for $10.4 million

  Esports organization Complexity Gaming is returning to its original owners as GameSquare prepares to close its FaZe Clan merger.

  
• Long-dormant YouTube car channel The Drive is coming back to “take you to places you’ve never been”

  The Drive, which was one of the first big automotive channels on YouTube, is relaunching with a new series called 'Carisma'.

  
• Gaming ads will take center stage at the 2024 PlayFronts. Here’s the official schedule.
• Millionaires: Aaron Goldenberg is TikTok’s beloved mean gay
• TikTok chart topper Cat Janice, who released the viral single ‘Dance You Outta My Head’, has died
• Creators on the Rise: If you don’t watch Joe Dombrowski’s new comedy special, you’ll go to the bad place
• TikTok is bringing its short film contest back to Cannes — and inviting U.S. creators to submit
• Facebook wants to take Performance Bonus earnings to the moon by removing monthly limits
• YouTube’s TikTok-style video editing suite is now available in 21 countries
• Creators like Moist Cr1TiKaL and Sapnap are hitting the high seas with ‘World of Warships’ avatars