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• Streamers on the Rise: gamergirl is ready for her next challenge
• CollegeHumor is rebranding to become Dropout

  CollegeHumor is rebranding. The comedy channel will now be known as Dropout, a name that previously applied to its subscription service.

  
• Google Podcasts is going away, with YouTube to get all its shows and users

  
• Alix Earle, Alex Cooper go 1-2 in Spotify podcast charts after teaming up at new media company

  Alix Earle's 'Hot Mess' and Alex Cooper's 'Call Her Daddy' are produced by Cooper's Unwell Network. They topped the Spotify podcast charts.

  
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• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 09/24/2023
• A new creator summit is coming to Atlanta
• Paramount’s CBS Sports Creator Studio will pair influencers with athletes
• Dream come true: RDCWorld attracts 20,000 fans to Black nerd convention Dream Con
• Donut Media lands a retail partnership with Zumiez
• The White House Director of Digital Strategy will deliver a keynote address at VidCon Baltimore
• Afterparty raises $5 million to develop AI versions of creators like Tana Mongeau and Matt Steffanina
• Samsung Galaxy is now the official vlog camera of MrBeast
• ‘Game of Thrones’ author headlines copyright infringement suit against ChatGPT developer OpenAI
• Millionaires: Meet Astraea, queen of the LARP
• Ryan’s World blasts off into ‘Titan Universe Adventure’ for Pocket.watch’s first feature film
• 28% of TikTok users are Gen Xers. Only 5% of brands target that cohort with influencer marketing.
• YouTube launches new editing app YouTube Create
• YouTube wants creators to use its AI-driven tools to make the Shorts of their dreams
• Comedian Stephen Tries inks representation deal with MonRae Management
• Creators on the Rise: Leah Ryder wields the power of plus-size positivity
• TikTok announces new features, including labels for AI content and first-party attribution
• Did a podcast network defraud its partners out of $4 million? Coffeezilla took a look.
• With Jake Paul in his corner, GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy heads to TikTok