Studios

• FOX brings in veteran content exec Billy Parks to lead its new creator studio
• EA wants ‘The Sims’ to be its answer to Roblox. Players have other ideas.

  Electronic Arts is channeling Roblox with a "Maker Program" for 'The Sims 4' players, but the program's terms leave much to be desired.

  
• Cowabunga! In YouTube’s ‘kidslop’ era, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ could be a perfect fit.

  Paramount is bringing 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' to YouTube with a new series. Can the heroes in a half shell make it big on Shorts?

  
• Reaction creators need to license lots of fresh content. Collab lets them do it with zero upfront payment.

  Collab Clips is meant to be that path--a sort of "Getty Images of viral video," as Collab puts it. It's the company's trove of over 235,000 clips, all of which are available to be licensed for use in content. Clips are sorted by what they contain (cats, people running, funny sports mishaps, etc), listed with a short description, and can be star-rated for quality by users. 

  
• Fandango is starting to sell movie tickets through a TikTok integration
• Short-form creators can’t keep their content out of pirates’ hands. Collab wants to help.
• Sony Pictures Television looks to “engage with UK content creators” through new VP of Digital
• Tribeca Festival’s Creator Economy programming promotes digital voices who are “up next”
• 2024 was Kickstarter’s biggest year yet. Here are the creators who raised $706 million.
• Australia’s attempt to protect teens blurs the line between social media and entertainment
• Snapchat’s growing creator community was one of its biggest assets during Q4 2024
• Meta continues pushing Instagram Reels as Q4 2024 results beat expectations