News

• It’s time to Dual Stream: Twitch unites vertical and horizontal formats at TwitchCon Europe
• ‘The Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ are box office smashes. What’s next for creators in Hollywood?

  'The Backrooms' broke box office records for A24 while 'Obsession' received rave reviews. Are creator-led horror films the next big thing?

  
• Killer Dinner took the Try Guys into a new era–one where they’re producing “the best shows we’ve ever made”

  "The last couple years have been really wonderful in terms of shows we've been making," Habersberger says. "They're the best shows we've ever made. Unlocking new cast members has allowed us to tell more stories, and expanded the types of stories we can tell."

  
• KSI’s 13-year run as a member of the Sidemen has come to an end

  Creator, musician, athlete, and businessman KSI has announced that he is departing the Sidemen after spending 13 years with the group.

  
• Jordan Matter, Michelle Khare, and Samir Chaudry are strategic advisors at a new creator education startup
• YouTube says Premium subscribers are “podcast super-users.” So it’s giving them more exclusive listening features.
• Have you heard? PewDiePie drops vlogs, Spy Ninjas spends $25 million, and Jason Kelce gets a YouTube show
• Netflix and Spotify just paid $100 million to take Jay Shetty’s podcast off YouTube
• What’s on the menu for the Sidemen? A cooking competition split between YouTube and Prime Video.
• Meta officially offers perks for paying subscribers across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
• The first film festival for microdramas will hit New York City this fall
• Explicit deepfakes are a monumental problem. Paris Hilton just published a TikTok series to combat them.
• Creators sit behind YouTube’s “Brand Deal Desk” to explain the secrets of their sponsorships
• After forging his own path, how far can Stephen Colbert go on YouTube and TikTok?
• YouTube is making AI labels easier to read (and applying them automatically)
• Netflix enters a new frontier with real-time syndication of ‘The Breakfast Club’
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Movie moments
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/24/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/24/2026
• At Cannes, ByteDance brings generative AI films into the market
• UMG’s new TikTok and Spotify deals are what we should expect in the age of AI
• Have you heard? Saluting Patriotic Kenny, visiting 30 NBA arenas, and meeting a new shark
• YouTube is starting to test a “Top Fans” distribution option limited to the uppermost 1% of viewers
• MrBeast’s build kits are in the (Kids) Club at a Lowe’s location near you