News

• ‘Drag Race’ offshoot ‘UNHhhh’ hits its 200th episode: “Trixie and Katya are back.”
• The Spy Ninjas theme park will turn a beloved YouTube franchise into a real-life video game

  Chad Wild Clay and Vy Qwaint are turning their YouTube franchise Spy Ninjas into a theme park in Las Vegas. It will open in the spring.

  
• Want TikTok to teach you science? A new feed has you covered.

  To celebrate Pi Day, TikTok has launched a new "STEM Feed" filled with science, engineering, technology, and math content.

  
• Jacksepticeye’s coffee brand gets a new CEO

  Top of the Mornin' Coffee has brought in former Vita Coco/Unilever exec and Ugly Drinks co-founder/CEO Hugh Thomas to help drive expansion and growth for the company.

  
• Jellysmack and pocket.watch are investing $25 million in creators making content for kids
• TikTok re-ups with the UFC for more exclusive livestreams
• YouTube TV adds split-screen feature just in time for March Madness
• Creator economy company Kajabi surpasses $5 billion in total payouts
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• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/12/2023
• Reddit taps ex-Twitter exec to “help content partners connect with their fan communities”
• Kai Cenat takes home Streamer of the Year at the 2023 Streamer Awards
• The Sephora x TikTok Incubator Program will teach beauty brands the potential of short-form video
• William Osman, Mark Rober, Code Miko headline upcoming gathering of YouTube engineers
• Meta is doing away with monthly Reels Play payouts
• TikTok is preparing to launch search ads
• The Miley Cyrus hit ‘Flowers’ is in nearly 600,000 Shorts, but its impact spans all YouTube formats
• Discord’s new AI features aren’t getting a warm welcome
• BuzzFeed’s ‘Worth It’ is coming to an end. The food show’s final season begins March 11.
• Spotter has spent $740 million on the creator economy. Colin and Samir took a look at that spending.
• Karl Jacobs joins Misfits Gaming as Co-Owner
• YouTube Millionaires: Eric Struk tries the world’s worst things so you don’t have to
• Reddit is separating its feeds for users who want to “Read” or “Watch”
• Tastemade takes on Manhattan with its first brick-and-mortar restaurant