News

• Bluesky is a social platform backed by Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey. It just hit the App Store.
• Zarta raises $5.7 million to build a “micro pay-per-view” video platform for creators

  Airbnb engineer and YouTuber Luba Yudasina has raised a $5.7 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz for a video platform called Zarta.

  
• Jellysmack gets in the FAST lane with Roku partnership

  Jellysmack is bringing some of its creator partners -- including Brad Mondo and Stephanie Soo -- to a pair of FAST channels on Roku.

  
• Khaby Lame takes on new role as judge of ‘Italia’s Got Talent’

  In his newest gig, most-followed TikTok star Khaby Lame will serve as one of the judges on the Italian version of the 'Got Talent' franchise.

  
• Volkswagen joins hi-tech car trend by offering TikTok and Spotify through in-vehicle app store
• Neal Mohan talks “potential” in first update since becoming Head of YouTube
• NIL athletes can now be short-form stars. The Whistle Creator Program wants to help them.
• After getting 10 billion YouTube views, Ninja Kidz TV inspires a new “Action Park”
• Kai Cenat surpasses Ludwig’s subscription mark during epic Twitch marathon
• Baseball needs a big star. On YouTube, Mookie Betts is stepping up to the plate.
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