News

• YouTube, BBC kick off creator economy training program in the U.K.
• TikTok assembles global roster of Creator Correspondents for 2026 FIFA World Cup

  
• In the wake of iShowSpeed’s viewbot drama, what happens to the Twitch record books?

  iShowSpeed and Jynxzi recently hosted record-setting Twitch streams. But in the viewbot era, what's actually real?

  
• Stephen Curry is going back to school with a media venture that will highlight NIL talent

  Stephen Curry and Erick Payton's Unanimous Media has teamed with Hard Carry Media on a new sports content venture.

  
• YouTube is backing creators–and their ambitious shows–in a big way at Brandcast 2026
• A $120 million deal will give BuzzFeed a new owner — and a new CEO
• TikTok has the cure for your wanderlust: A vacation booked from the For You Page
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• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Who’s hungry?
• The Amazing Digital Circus finale hits $7.5 million in theater presales weeks before debut
• Tired of seeing ads on TikTok? That’ll be five bucks, please
• Disney is doubling down on short-form–and creator partnerships
• Have you heard? CoComelon workers go on strike while Dude Perfect joins the Savannah Bananas.
• Twitch is punishing streamers who use viewbots by capping their concurrent viewership
• Snapchat studies Chat ads as culture moves “from public feeds into personal conversations”
• YouTube and Netflix are on track to land multi-game packages for the 2026 NFL season
• The ACLU is using a YouTube Kids series to teach children about their inalienable rights
• OnlyFans rolls out category-specific hubs to helps its users discover new accounts to follow
• Creators 4 Mental Health taps Doctor Mike, Vivian Tu, and more to record positive messages for NYC commuters
• VTuber Mitama Sakumaru is working on “reality manifestation” tools for VTubers–like an iPhone program that avatar-ifies their hands in real time
• VidCon’s new title sponsor is an AI-powered creator monetization platform
• Fitness instructors are the “rockstars” of their industry. That’s why Les Mills spent 3 years making a YouTube docuseries to put them in the spotlight.
• Social media has political divides, but some feeds are more polarized than others