News

• Have you heard? Jake Paul gets litigious, brands get in on #RushTok, and ‘Baman Piderman’ returns.
• Through a U.K. TV show, Snap creates use case for AR

  Snap is integrating augmented reality (AR) elements into 'Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,' a docuseries on the U.K.'s Channel 5.

  
• A TV ad group wants YouTube to clean up its slop. Can it?

  The Video Advertising Bureau has asked YouTube to do more to police unauthorized reuploads of copyrighted material.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Here be dragons

  Our latest Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report looks more like an evening on early 2000s MTV than a day on YouTube in 2025. We've got MrBeast and Druski making next-gen reality shows, a true crime documentary reminiscent of The First 48, and a Love Island post-mortem that would make a Real Housewife proud. Then there's the requisite Travel Channel content with a look at seerasan's life in Tokyo.

  
• YouTube’s support for LA wildfire relief includes $3 million fund for local creators
• TikTok learned that building a music service is hard, so it’s integrating YouTube instead
• Two creator funding platforms just crossed $10 billion in payouts
• Want to know why ESPN hired Katie Feeney? Count the views.
• France’s Prime Minister wants support for his budget cuts, so he explained them on YouTube
• 20 years of YouTube: In 2019, MatPat delivered a eulogy for the MCN era
• Will the WGA unionize the writers of YouTube?
• Another creator group is headed to the big screen? Dude, perfect!