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• YouTube is “Channeling” its biggest stars through a new interview series
• Patreon podcast revenue jumps 33% year-over-year, reaching $629 million

  Led by celebrity hosts like Joe Budden and Quentin Tarantino, podcast revenue on Patreon is enjoying a boom.

  
• iShowSpeed is teaming up with Brian Robbins’ production company to become an anime character

  A project in development at Brian Robbins' Big Shot Pictures will use anime-style animation to craft a story around iShowSpeed.

  
• YouTube job postings reveal plans for interactive broadcasts on TV screens

  According to recent job postings, YouTube is looking to hire employees who will build interactive broadcasts intended for TV consumption.

  
• Moonbug’s UCLA partnership will bring more “child development research” into programs like CoComelon
• Golf creators are teeing off on YouTube. A new network is ready to be their caddy.
• Meta says “the era of link in bio is over.” Here’s what’s replacing it.
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Just get a yacht, ez gg
• MrBeast breaks into streaming with one million concurrent viewers on streamer challenge
• The “future of the creator economy is now,” and you can learn about it at the Scalable Summit
• BTS agency HYBE appoints Disney, TikTok vet Kevin Mayer to advise westward push
• TBPN makes millions by covering Silicon Valley like ‘SportsCenter’. OpenAI just scooped it up.