News

• Millionaires: Drew Talbert’s acting and writing chops come together in viral TikToks
• Kai Cenat’s collab with Nicki Minaj broke a Twitch record with 348,593 concurrent viewers

  Nicki Minaj was four hours late to a planned appearance on Kai Cenat's stream, but the pair broke the Twitch record for concurrent viewers.

  
• Strava seeks social, ecommerce features by hiring YouTube vet as new CEO

  Michael Martin, an exec with ecommerce-related experience at YouTube and Nike, has become the new CEO of fitness tracking app Strava.

  
• Want to show your Close Friends what you’re up to? Drop them a video Note on Instagram.

  Instagram is letting users add some motion to their status updates thanks to a video feature for the year-old Notes format.

  
• Kensington Grey signs Joel Bervell, Maurice Kamara, and DeAndre Brown to expand diverse roster
• MrBeast’s Feastables brand may need to rename Deez Nutz due to legal dispute
• Connor Wood, known as ‘Fibula’ on TikTok, sees early sell-outs for 11-city comedy tour
• Google Classroom users can now “turn any YouTube video into an interactive lesson”
• Introducing ViewStats: A data platform for YouTube creators co-founded by MrBeast (Exclusive)
• Netflix shares viewership numbers from the first half of 2023 for 18,214 shows and movies
• Viral Nation launches Ventures unit to help creators sell everything from salad bowls to coffee bags
• One-third of U.S. teens use a social app “almost constantly” (and not all of them are on TikTok)