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• Spotify has signed an exclusive podcast distribution deal with Emma Chamberlain
• Snap wants to turn the post-holiday lull into “a unique business opportunity.” Welcome to Q5.

  Snapchat sees a post-holiday lull for advertisers in December and January, and it wants to turn that period into the "fifth quarter."

  
• BuzzFeed steps into the metaverse, promising a “Mega Tasty” experience

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Kevin Tatar thinks college students should know how to KWOOWK

  When Kevin Tatar moved from his home country of Romania to the Netherlands to attend university, he was hit with a realization shared by many college students: It's really, really dang hard to feed yourself all the time.

  
• Spotify’s video podcasts have gone global
• YouTube’s new Creator Music service just got a big upgrade
• MrBeast partners with East Carolina University to train skilled workers for the creator economy
• With 112 million subscribers, MrBeast surpasses PewDiePie
• What will be monetized with Linktree’s new feature? Almost everything.
• Creators On The Rise: Kenny Beecham loves basketball. So he launched a newsletter about it–and got 35,000 subscribers in 6 months.
• Sophia the robot is officially a gamer
• Up next for The Try Guys: A deal with Jellysmack
• 29 creators and 40 musicians have been included in the #YouTubeBlack Class of 2023
• MrBeast was busy during World Kindness Day
• Stream team: For the World Cup, Spain’s coach heads to Twitch
• TikTok is once again inviting you to “Discover” its most influential voices
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 11/13/2022
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/14/2022
• David Dobrik’s pizza joint opens in Los Angeles with four-hour lines
• In the United States, it’s time to TikTok Shop
• Creators like Noah Beck and Flight are repping their favorite NBA teams with new merch
• Tumblr is selling “important blue checkmarks” that “may turn into a bunch of crabs at any time”
• It’s time to meet ‘Markiplier from North Korea’
• CAA signs Jaiden Animations (Exclusive)