News

• Seth Everman’s Billie Eilish video got 92 million views. Here’s how much ad revenue it generated.
• YouTube Shorts isn’t just getting ads. New thumbnails and analytics are coming soon.

  In a pair of videos on the Creator Insider channel, YouTube announced several updates for Shorts, covering thumbnails and analytics.

  
• With its top Staff Picks of 2022, Vimeo is still the arthouse of online video

  An 'SNL' director, a Sundance-featured filmmaker, and an Apple campaign are all honored in Vimeo's Best of the Year Staff Picks for 2022.

  
• Webtoon will launch comics based on “some of the most exciting publishers in web novels and web fiction”

  Webtoon, the webcomic arm of Wattpad Webtoon studios, is adapting web fiction from trending authors to create an original webcomic slate.

  
• VidCon has revealed the title sponsor for its 2023 Anaheim event
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/15/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 1/15/2023
• YouTube lets users subscribe to “Primetime Channels.” Now it’s mixing in ad-supported hubs.
• A planned Twitter alternative dubbed ‘T2’ just raised $1.1 million
• Netflix will have a chance to promote its ad-supported tier at this year’s upfronts
• Wafffler69, who tried odd foods on TikTok, has died
• A legal battle over the YouTube Shorts name just took a step forward