News

• On The Podcast: News outlets are slapping themselves to be “FIRST!”
• TikTok makeup artist Mikayla Nogueira talks authenticity in first episode of Digital Brand Architects podcast

  TikTok makeup artist Mikayla Nogueira is the first guest on 'Who's On Content?!,' the new podcast from Digital Brand Architects.

  
• YouTube is making it harder for people to find your embarrassing old videos

  The Creator Insider channel is back with another batch of YouTube updates. These ones concern channel filtering and timed reactions.

  
• Snap names its fifth class of Yellow accelerator startups

  Twice a year, Snap selects a handful of digital content-focused companies to receive mentorship from Snap executives, networking opportunities, and liquid capital, plus continuing guidance after the accelerator ends.

  
• YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki discussed dislikes, Shorts, Content ID, and NFTs on Ludwig’s podcast
• Smosh taps longtime casting director Lesley Wolff to lead on-air talent
• Jason Kilar is leaving WarnerMedia. What will be the former Hulu CEO’s next move?
• The latest YouTube Kids series asks a lot of ‘What If’ questions
• Teens love Emma Chamberlain, according to biannual survey of American youth
• ‘Saturday Night Live’ got Netflix to make a “short-ass movies” category
• Ahead of the midterm elections, President Biden is looking to drum up support on TikTok
• YouTube Millionaires: Champion cheerleader Kory Little grabbed viewers’ attention with gymnastic challenges. Now he’s in the market for his own athletic center.
• TikTok has commissioned a musical about TikTok
• Creators On The Rise: Jenna Sinatra and Will DeVane put a Gen Z spin on creating as a couple
• David Dobrik and Jeff Wittek had a falling out over Wittek’s eye injury. Now legal action is coming.
• xQcOW broke his Twitch viewership record and started a TikTok account
• Reels creators say their monthly payouts have been cut by as much as 70%
• Loaded locks in $20 million in new funding
• TikTok’s launching a “university” that gives creative agencies the inside scoop
• Logitech is launching a new ‘Creator Society’
• Creative Juice is flowing with a $15 million Series A and a $50 million boost to its investment fund
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 04/03/2022
• With stars like Hype House’s Jack Wright, Wheelhouse DNA moves into management
• Koji taps Paul Bakaus, Google’s former head of creator relations