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• The BBC says it’ll pay £50,000 for YouTube-first documentaries
• Instagram says that its First Draft feature can edit a Reel in under ten seconds

  Instagram is rolling out a feature called First Draft that automatically trims footage to make it work as a Reel.

  
• What’s hot on TikTok LIVE? You can find out through a new newsletter.

  In a Substack newsletter called The Creator's Cut, TikTok LIVE stars are sharing the secrets of their success.

  
• Australia tried to keep kids off social media. Its ban has had the opposite effect.

  A report from Qustodio shows that Australia is failing in its effort to keep teens off social media. In fact, the law is counterproductive.

  
• Microdramas have the highest ad density of any app category–and user downloads have topped 1 billion
• Twitch and Amazon facing class-action lawsuit over scraping streamers’ content without their consent
• YouTube expands Stations beyond music and into the realm of “creator content”
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 08/23/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 08/23/2026
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Newcomers galore
• Dhar Mann is doing business with Disney
• Have you heard? ‘The Guild’ breaks records, Salish Matter goes to Chipotle, and LeBron tees off.