News

• Have you heard? PewDiePie drops vlogs, Spy Ninjas spends $25 million, and Jason Kelce gets a YouTube show
• What’s on the menu for the Sidemen? A cooking competition split between YouTube and Prime Video.

  The Sidemen are launched a cooking competition called 'SideMenu', which will be distributed across YouTube and Prime Video.

  
• Meta officially offers perks for paying subscribers across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

  Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus, and WhatsApp Plus are new paid subscription tiers for Meta's most popular social media apps.

  
• The first film festival for microdramas will hit New York City this fall

  Veterans from TikTok and Tribeca are behind the Alza Festival, a New York City event dedicated entirely to microdramas.

  
• Creators sit behind YouTube’s “Brand Deal Desk” to explain the secrets of their sponsorships
• After forging his own path, how far can Stephen Colbert go on YouTube and TikTok?
• YouTube is making AI labels easier to read (and applying them automatically)
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Movie moments
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/24/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/24/2026
• At Cannes, ByteDance brings generative AI films into the market
• Have you heard? Saluting Patriotic Kenny, visiting 30 NBA arenas, and meeting a new shark