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• Cocomelon gets its kicks with Puma partnership
• Studio71 expands Facebook network through pacts with Trevor Wallace, Ronda Rousey, Donut Media

  Studio71 is expanding the size of its Facebook network by signing top creators Trevor Wallace, Ronda Rousey, and Donut Media.

  
• Creators On The Rise: Chris Staples goes from Harlem Globetrotter to content creator

  Chris Staples is a former Harlem Globetrotter, a world Slam Dunk Champion, has two Guinness World Records for slam dunking, was a contestant on The Bachelorette, is currently acting in Hollywood--and, oh, by the way, he's also making a go of doing the content creator thing, too.

  
• Disguised Toast is asking a big question: “Is it actually possible for esports to be profitable?”

  Disguised Toast has qualified for a big 'Valorant' series with his esports organization DSG, which is working with gamers like Kyedae.

  
• For the owner of Bored Ape Yacht Club, the metaverse looks Gucci
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 03/26/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/26/2023
• Karl Jacobs teams up with ‘Roblox’ star to launch new game studio
• A soccer league catered to Twitch drew a crowd of 90,000 and entertained millions more online
• In front of Congress, TikTok’s CEO was a pariah. In China, he’s a hero.
• More than 100,000 YouTube channels are linked to stores
• Zigazoo started as TikTok for kids. Now Gen Z is getting in on the fun.
• An Indian creator with 30 million YouTube subscribers is becoming a playable video game character
• YouTube’s getting rid of Simsim, but says it’s still investing in ecommerce
• YouTube Millionaires: Cleaning, organizing, couponing, creating…Kallie Branciforte does it all. But first, she needs some coffee.
• Here are three big takeaways from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s Congressional testimony
• ‘Fortnite’ is giving 40% of its revenue to creators
• Fiverr publishes 10-step guide to the $100 billion creator economy
• Creators come to D.C. with a message for politicians: “TikTok is not a children’s dancing app”
• As FaZe Clan’s stock price crashes, some of its founding members (and MrBeast) are sounding off
• Gamer management firm Loaded adds Chris “Chopper” Hopper as COO (Exclusive)
• Creators On The Rise: Skaya Siberian is a “part-time wolf, full-time princess”
• WME signs TikTok star Leo Gonzalez
• NBA stars have big style. A new web series challenges them to keep their outfits under $300.