News

• On International Women’s Day, TikTok celebrates creators who “forge change”
• 86% of Spotify’s top shows are “always on.” A fresh podcasting hub serves those busy creators.

  Spotify shared some stats about its podcasts during its Play On event. Then it announced a reimagined podcast hub featuring polls and Q&As.

  
• Susan Wojcicki enters the Barbie world

  The former YouTube CEO is one of seven women tapped by Mattel to have one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls made in their likenesses to celebrate women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

  
• Spotify doubles up on video podcasts with Markiplier, Drew Afualo deals (Exclusive)

  The agreement will bring video versions of his podcasts Distractible (co-hosted with longtime friends and fellow content creators Wade Barnes and Bob Muysken) and Go! My Favorite Sports Team (co-hosted with longtime friend and fellow content creator Tyler Scheid) exclusively to Spotify.

  
• YouTube has dialed back its controversial monetization policy regarding profanity
• Night’s production arm wants to broaden creators’ content horizons
• FaZe Clan just signed its first all-female esports team
• Creators On The Rise: Austin Shapiro and Lexi Cohen are becoming YouTube Shorts’ “it” couple
• The Senate’s anti-TikTok proposal has Presidential support. Say hello to the RESTRICT Act.
• Twitch will permaban streamers who create, share, or promote deepfakes
• Gamers are calling out the International Olympic Committee’s misguided Esports Series
• It’s time to say goodbye to YouTube’s overlay ads
• Twitch relaxed its livestreaming exclusivity clause for creators. Will YouTube do the same?
• TikTok adds paywalled content with a new monetization option called ‘Series’
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 03/05/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/05/2023
• A group of YouTube contractors just earned a big win in their labor dispute with Google
• Anthony Padilla’s production company just signed Caroline Klidonas for a six-figure YouTube development deal
• Chipotle adds the TikTok-famous fajita quesadilla to its menu
• CJ So Cool gets frosty with his first original sneaker
• Zach King made $2,918 from 196 million views during the first month of YouTube Shorts ads
• A new NFT hub backed by Snoop Dogg wants to be a “one-stop shop” for creators
• Google terminates 6,285 YouTube channels to quash “coordinated influence operations” in China
• President Biden now has the authority to ban TikTok. But should he?