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• Netflix’s notes for screenwriters reveal the flaws in its viewership reports
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Slinging guns, getting high, and going fishing

  December was one of our biggest months here at the Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report, with holiday sales fervor driving more sponsored videos than ever. We hit nearly 3,000 some weeks--but, now that commercially oriented winter holidays are over and the new year has arrived, we're seeing things return to normal: just over 1,500 videos were uploaded this week. Another thing returning to normal? Science creators taking the top slots. We also have more double trouble this week--but instead of a creator getting two spots like last week, it's a sponsor: Brilliant.

  
• Creators have been banned for streaming anime. With help from ‘One Piece’ producer, iShowSpeed wants to flip the script.

  Creator iShowSpeed claims that he has approval from the producer of 'One Piece' to stream the long-running anime series on his channel.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Ryan Trahan double trouble

  It’s not rare that Ryan Trahan pops up on our Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report, but it is rare that he appears twice in one week—and on two different channels! One video, a collab with chef extraordinaire Nick DiGiovanni, is sponsored by YouTube itself. Also making this week’s list: MrBeast and The Sidemen, along with a robotics enthusiast sharing his tiny laboratory.

  
• Have you heard? MrBeast vs. ‘Squid Game’, Meta vs. Congress, and YouTube vs. Russia
• As athletes become YouTubers, a nine-time Olympic gold medalist is your new swim coach
• YouTube wants to bring back old-school discovery and let you “Play Anything”
• Nearly half of all streaming subscriptions are now supported by ads
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Supersonic Nerf darts and a homemade Porsche
• Is the Honey influencer marketing scam an isolated incident or a sign of a bigger problem?
• Right-leaning streaming hub Rumble heads to crypto land to secure $775 million investment
• Have you heard? Nick DiGiovanni set a delicious record and we learned the truth about ‘Hot Ones’