News

• At TwitchCon, TikTok-style vertical live streaming arrives for Twitch users
• TikTok has its sights set on the U.K. Can it maintain promising revenue growth across the pond?

  As TikTok fights regulatory battles in the US, its business in the UK is growing, with revenue increasing 50% year-over-year.

  
• DOGE cut decades-old climate science departments. So 200 scientists are sharing their research on YouTube.

  
• Tribeca Festival’s Creator Economy programming promotes digital voices who are “up next”

  The Tribeca Festival is continuing to build up its slate of creator-oriented programming through an "Up Next" showcase.

  
• Have you heard? Stokes Twins hire a CEO, OnlyFans seeks a sale, and Baby Shark eyes an IPO
• Some streamers think breaking Twitch’s rules guarantees them big money on Kick. Kick’s CEO says nope.
• Influencer boxing event Creator Clash looks to move past iDubbbz drama with new venue, date
• Heads up for the extremely online: Sydney Sweeney is selling her bathwater
• Can brick-and-mortar stores help Meta sell its wearable devices?
• Kai Cenat’s Streamer University hit 27 million hours of watch time, with Amazon and Netflix (maybe) salivating
• A trusted financial firm wants creator businesses to bank on Karat
• 20 years of YouTube: In 2010, we hid our kids and our wives (but not our excitement)
• The “sad beige influencer” lawsuit ended in dismissal with prejudice. Does that mean creators can’t sue?
• CAA taps longtime creator operative Brent Weinstein to “lead multiple business areas”
• CoComelon caper: Disney nabs the rights to the world’s biggest kids show at Netflix’s expense
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Forever chemicals, Kickstarter tech, court
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels • Week Of 05/25/2025
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/25/2025
• Have you heard? Kai Cenat takes streamers to school, Joe Rogan gets knocked, and TED has its own TikTok
• Creators accuse Twitch of “double-taxing” their income with supposed community-centered feature
• Disney’s suing YouTube to keep it from poaching a key exec. Will that actually work?
• Google’s Veo 3 AI model is scary good at generating videos. Creators and viewers should be prepared.
• Creator-investor Caspar Lee levels up his venture capital firm with $45 million fund
• For the first time, brands are spending the biggest chunk of their budgets on YouTube’s connected TV ads