News

• YouTube’s new Samples feed makes music short-form
• Streamers on the Rise: SideLogic was on Twitch before it was cool

  iGumdrop was three years into her computer science degree when a friend invited her to California.

  
• FilmRise is taking YouTubers to TV (Exclusive)

  FilmRise has been building its partner program since 2021, distributing content from creators like Guga Foods, Azzyland, Scuba Jake, Brave Wilderness, Uncle Roger, Rooster Teeth, and Brianna Arsement.

  
• Short-form hub led by Twitch vets reaches two million visitors with themed gaming communities

  The gaming platform Freshcut has reached over two million visitors by establishing short-form video communities for gamers.

  
• The E.U. is getting a depersonalized TikTok algorithm. The rest of the world wants it as well.
• It’s Bama Rush season on TikTok
• Creators are putting “labor over likes” by refusing to cross picket lines during the writers’ strike
• As Premier League season kicks off, Dude Perfect takes minority stake in Burnley F.C.
• Disney+ looks to reverse streaming losses by expanding ad-supported plan to new regions
• Paris Hilton is “sliving” it up in her new Roblox world
• Braid raises $6.8 million to help creators cultivate direct-to-fan relationships
• Millionaires: Josh Allan is just here for the food
• aceu signs with Loaded (Exclusive)
• YouTube’s banning clickable links from Shorts descriptions and comments
• TikTok says to label your AI content—or else
• Creators On The Rise: Sapphie the Pomsky is starring in her own children’s book
• Patreon’s paywalls can now be integrated with Spotify
• ‘Minecraft’ takes hard line on NFTs, other promotions with policy changes for creators
• The influencers of #BookTok are launching their own publishing imprints with help from Bindery
• The creator behind the animation channel GameToons is funding a graphic novel on Kickstarter
• Streamers on the Rise: The “mindful chaos” of iGumdrop’s streams
• A memorial service will honor Noodle the Pug of “No Bones Day” fame
• The Harlem Globetrotters’ content creation is getting a boost
• Host of ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast taps TikTokers Alix Earle, Madeline Argy for new media company