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• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 06/18/2023
• Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox just bought Smosh

  Anthony Padilla is reuniting with Smosh--and he, along with Smosh co-founder Ian Hecox, are buying the digital comedy brand from Rhett & Link.

  
• Jellysmack, All Def owner Culture Genesis pledge $25 million for underrepresented creators

  Jellysmack is making a commitment to creators from underrepresented backgrounds by teaming with All Def owner Culture Genesis.

  
• Loaded brings in former 100 Thieves advisor Irina Shames (Exclusive)

  
• Digital media company Candle Media caters to #BookTok as part of production deal with TikTok
• Kick signs $100 million deal with xQc, signs Amouranth, gets one million new users
• YouTube is coming to Montreal this fall with a pop-up for Quebecois creators
• YouTube’s fight against medical misinformation has come to the U.K.
• YouTube’s favorite treasure hunter is diving into The Weather Channel
• On the Podcast: Logan Paul and KSI did it
• Twitch is letting some streamers go back to a 70/30 split. But are its requirements “unobtainable”?
• KSI’s Misfits Boxing series is coming to Nashville with a novel “survivor tag” format
• Millionaires: BookTok helped Ayman rekindle her love of reading. Now she uses her platform to boost authors.
• Twitch has launched shoppable streams. Now third-party brands like Refinery29 are joining the fun.
• Can the U.S. government regulate TikTok without banning it? The Senate is giving it a try.
• Beauty creator Raye Boyce joins growing talent lineup at Kensington Grey Agency
• Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan want to get Trending with Gen Z
• PewDiePie is rebranding, and Amaze is helping him pick his new direction (Exclusive)
• Jellysmack acquires Rick Lax’s creator development community Network Media LLC (Exclusive)
• Meta is coming to VidCon with monetization updates for Facebook and Instagram Reels
• 20% of 18-to-24-year-olds use TikTok as a news source
• Creators on the Rise: Gianna Christine posts over 200 times a day on Snapchat
• Ryan’s World is a lot bigger than one kid. Pocket.watch is putting the brand’s superhero in the spotlight.
• Streamers on the Rise: Sylvee takes her chat to Disney World with a streamer’s dream “IRL backpack”