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• Promise announces development deals for “groundbreaking” AI artists
• February 14 marks the 20th anniversary of YouTube’s founding

  20 years ago this week, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim founded a video sharing startup called YouTube.

  
• Spotify opens its doors to assist creators impacted by L.A. wildfires

  Spotify is opening up its L.A. studio space to provide shelter for creators who have been impacted by California wildfires.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Podcasts, super glue, and NASA’s big plans

  Podcasters are having a moment in the White House right now--and over on YouTube, too. Around this time last year, we saw a spike in podcast viewership right before the Super Bowl, with the Kelce brothers' podcast New Heights regularly hitting the top 5 in our Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report. This year, instead of sportsball podcasts, it's entertainment and political shows, with a dash of our usual science suspects.

  
• MrBeast’s Moose Toys line is already a bestseller. Now it’s getting its own animated shorts.
• Have you heard? Lilly Singh returns, Emma Chamberlain opens a cafe, and Ikea does the Harlem Shake
• Tubi or Not Tubi: Fox offers a choice with $500,000 Super Bowl ads
• Australia’s attempt to protect teens blurs the line between social media and entertainment
• China might nix Trump’s TikTok deal. If it does, other platforms will be ready.
• Despite YouTube’s investment in Shorts, viewers are gravitating toward long-form video
• February is a big month for influencer sports: Creators are balling out with NBA and NFL stars
• Snapchat’s growing creator community was one of its biggest assets during Q4 2024