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• Children who ‘Love Diana’ can now watch their favorite kid creator on Hulu
• Will the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike ignite a creative surge online?

  As of May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America is officially on strike. Will this work stoppage produce another 'Dr. Horrible'?

  
• Streamers on the Rise: bbjess gets all her weird out on Twitch

  Piso4 grew up in a cornfield. And, as a young, queer kid living in the Midwest, they didn't have a lot of support from their community. So, like many queer millennials and Gen Z'ers, they turned to the internet.

  
• Snapchat is bringing ads to its short-form Spotlight format

  At its 2023 NewFronts presentation, Snapchat unveiled several new ad formats, including one that will arrive on its Spotlight format.

  
• More ads are coming to YouTube Shorts
• On the Podcast: Do Originals even work?
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 04/30/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 04/30/2023
• Twitch donates $40,000 to kick off St. Jude’s annual gamer fundraising month
• TikTok puts a spotlight on its #APIFamily of Asian and Pacific Islander creators
• VShojo loses 3 top VTubers, including one who says new contracts didn’t make “financial sense”
• Facebook Watch sunsets originals as Meta’s Head of Development and Programming departs
• Chipotle’s creator-inspired menu additions set sales records
• Podcasts are now live on YouTube Music — and background listening is available for free
• YouTube’s monthly newsletter invites readers to ‘Try A Trend’
• Team Whistle assembles short-form squad to publish original content on Reels, Shorts, and TikTok
• With Sunday Ticket on the horizon, YouTube is going deep at the NFL Draft
• Submissions are now open for the 2023 Streamy Awards
• MrBeast’s Feastables brand launches Karl Jacobs gummies that are out of this world
• YouTube Millionaires: Demir doesn’t fear ‘The Walking Dead.’ Especially not when it brings him 250 million views a month.
• MKBHD sneaks in a shoe collab with Atoms
• YouTube contractors in Texas have officially voted to unionize. Will Google recognize them?
• YouTube announces new ad products to help brands reach Gen Z through music
• In LinkedIn’s latest original series, business leaders remember the challenges they’ve faced