News

• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Mark Rober and Crunchlabs built the world’s smallest Nerf gun
• Creator company Jellysmack has acquired the Law&Crime Network

  The Law&Crime Network will expand its true crime horizons. Dan Abrams' network has been acquired by creator economy company Jellysmack.

  
• Twitch reinstates the account of iShowSpeed, ending a ban that lasted nearly two years

  Twitch appears to have unbanned iShowSpeed (real name Darren Watkins Jr.) after the streamer was banned on the platform in December 2021.

  
• Streamers on the Rise: This 58-year-old grandma can kick your ass in Call of Duty

  If you encounter Michelle Statham in Call of Duty, there's a very high chance you'll be KO'd before you ever see her coming. She excels at quick-hit fights with fast TTKs, and she's a crack sniper, too. She's also a 58-year-old grandma.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 10/08/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 10/08/2023
• Hila Klein signs with Outshine Talent (Exclusive)
• Decentralized organization CreatorDAO brings back Launchpad to help creator careers blast off
• Billion-dollar company Candle Media could fall 50% short of its initial financial projections
• Around the World: The YouTube Music museum, Pakistan’s million-dollar creator fund, and more
• Rooster Teeth moves shows to its website: “YouTube revenue just isn’t cutting it for us anymore.”
• Millionaires: Tay & Kay are cool with being the “cringe couple”
• One month after TikTok Shop’s U.S. introduction, sales are growing — but so are complaints
• BeReal launches marketing push to put the “realest person on earth” on a Times Square billboard
• Twitch’s CEO says it’s cracking down on fake views
• Additive Creative bulks up talent management roster with 18 new creator signings
• Creators on the Rise: Rachel Meaders comes from a family of entrepreneurs. So she uses her platform to spotlight small businesses.
• Paramount uploaded the entire ‘Mean Girls’ movie on TikTok on October 3. Reactions were mixed.
• On the Podcast: How is the White House so good at this?
• MrBeast calls out TikTok for allowing deepfake ad: “This is a serious problem”
• QTCinderella, Maya Higa’s Gala For Good raises “around $250,000” for rainforest conservation
• ByteDance is expanding TikTok’s footprint in the U.S. — but the Senate has some questions
• Twitch is laying off more staffers
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Airrack goes fast, gets Air Up