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• Connectivity issues can hamper IRL streams. Streamlabs has a solution.
• ‘PUBG’ offers $95,000 in prizes as it drops into the creator sandbox world led by Roblox and Fortnite

  'PUBG: Battlegrounds' wants to become a creator network to rival Roblox and Fortnite, so it's holding a UGC contest.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: A case study in bonuses

  This week's Gospel Stats Brand Report is four Shorts and a long (chosen by yours truly). If anything's a sign of the times, it's that. We've officially arrived at a time where brands are paying creators for punchy, 60-second content--and creators are using the same format to advertise their own products.

  
• Are YouTube viewers treating long-form videos like Shorts?

  A report published by Metricool indicates that long-form viewership is up on YouTube, but users are treating those videos like Shorts.

  
• Have you heard? “No influencers” in Nantucket, Prime becomes Slime, and a Steve Jobs PSA 10.
• Gamer lifestyle brand Razer acquires streamer platform StreamElements
• RFK Jr. has a YouTube cooking show centered around healthy eats
• Katie Feeney’s reality series is Xfinity’s entry point for the creator economy
• Creators and YouTube execs get lots of screen time. For their kids, it’s different.
• A Riot Games games vet will help chess become the next big esport
• Weeks ahead of #RushTok, brands are getting ready to Get Ready With Me
• Beauty sales neared $1 billion on TikTok Shop last quarter, but not every brand is a winner