News

• Mark Rober is creating a science curriculum for schools, and he’ll give it to teachers for free
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: MrBeast, Mrwhosetheboss, and some 3D-printed nuggs

  This week, we've got the usual right next to the unusual: MrBeast in the #1 spot (and the #2 spot), but Jesser coming in third with a sponsor we don't typically see. Follow that up with Mrwhosetheboss getting things rich, and as for the closer? You'll just have to wait and see.

  
• Drops are on the way: Kick deepens relationships with developers

  Kick, like Twitch, is working with developers and publishers to deliver rewards to viewers who watch games on stream.

  
• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/02/2025

  AI is being used in a lot of different ways, some of which lead to a sloppier form of YouTube Shorts content than what the others produce.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/02/2025
• The Next Wave of Fandom: Meeting Fans Where They Are
• Podcasts are selling products, but some brands are still holding back (to the tune of $1 billion)
• Have you heard? Ms. Rachel is a woman of the year, Kat Abughazaleh faces feds, and platforms protest Australian ban.
• Whatnot announces a funding round north of $200 million for the second time this year
• Reaction creators need to license lots of fresh content. Collab lets them do it with zero upfront payment.
• After becoming Hollywood’s creator darlings, Racka Racka is coming to a VR headset near you
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Trick or treat
• On Meta earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg claims Reels “has an annual run rate of over $50 billion”
• Sorry kids, no more mowing down NPCs: YouTube’s new Community Guidelines age-restrict some video game violence (and also NFTs)
• How hyped are you for Netflix’s new feature? Vote now on your phones.
• YouTube reorganizes product teams in search of “faster decision making and execution”
• Shorts now make more money for YouTube than long-form videos
• On TikTok, some creators will be able to keep “up to 90%” of their Subscription earnings
• Tubi promised to bet on creators, so it’s distributing a film slate headlined by Kinigra Deon
• Twitch is getting VTubed for the holidays (and beyond?) with its first Hololive collab
• Nascar drivers are racing against streamers on Twitch
• High resolutions and splashy landing pages: YouTube is giving its TV app a makeover
• If you want to “create for YouTube Shorts,” fire up the Adobe Premiere mobile app
• Slow Ventures backs Steven Bartlett at $425 million valuation to help the business podcaster build a bigger brand