News

• A new dining concept will serve TikTok’s trendiest food items
• YouTube’s vertical streams mix “the power of Live and the discoverability of the Shorts feed”

  YouTube is integrating live streams into its Shorts feed with a "vertical live" feature that enhances the multiformat approach.

  
• Dan Howell to cap off his ‘We’re All Doomed!’ tour with a livestream of the show’s “ultimate version”

  Howell tells Tubefilter he originally wrote the show because "2021 into 2022, bit of a weird year for humanity. We kind of tried to forget those years happened, but I was in a really strange place mentally, and I was just sat upright in bed at night reading news stories, terrifying myself. It was an awful time for my mental health."

  
• After bringing together 2.3 million creators for Live Fest, TikTok tests updates for its subscriptions

  TikTok got 2.3 million creators to join in its Live Fest, and it seems to be testing a new feature for Live Susbcriptions called Sub Spot.

  
• Disney takes $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games to build an “entertainment universe”
• Coca-Cola cries “Happy Tears” with a TikTok-exclusive flavor
• Kai Cenat, Tristan Jass, and Lilly Singh are hitting the court for the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
• Millionaires: TikTok is loving Nyane’s NPC makeup routines
• OTK adds Will Neff amid busy 2024 slate. Who will be the next streamers to join the group?
• Quinta Brunson returned to her BuzzFeed stomping grounds to promote season three of ‘Abbott Elementary’
• YouTube details “existing, recently launched, and upcoming tools” that protect young users’ mental health
• Streamers on the Rise: Jalon sees the beauty in streaming
• YouTube now gets 1 billion hours of watch time on TVs each day
• YouTube’s new content feed sorts by color
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Kelce’s swift rise
• YouTube built a Twitch-y new shelf to show off creators’ best clips
• The MrBallen Foundation has given $1 million to victims of violent crime
• Top 100 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • January 2024
• Top 100 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • January 2024
• Netflix’s Documentary Talent Fund recipients shared their work on the Still Watching YouTube hub
• Blippi is collaborating with Big Bird and Elmo thanks to a Sesame Street partnership
• Pokimane talks post-Twitch plans in her first YouTube stream
• Kick is going wide with its Creator Incentive Program, which lets streamers keep 95% of revenue
• YouTube celebrates 100 million subscribers across its Music and Premium tiers