News

• Are we getting a standalone version of Instagram Reels?
• MrBeast seeks funding at $5 billion valuation

  Top creator MrBeast is reportedly seeking an investment that would value his namesake company at $5 billion.

  
• Anthropic is training its AI by having it play Pokemon on Twitch

  Generative AI company Anthropic is honing its newest Claude model by having it join the fun of 'Twitch Plays Pokemon'.

  
• The most popular podcaster not named Joe Rogan is building a $250 million true crime network

  The Chernin Group has invested $40 million in Audiochuck, the company behind Ashley Flowers' hit podcast 'Crime Junkie'.

  
• Alix splits from Alex: Earle dropped from Cooper’s Unwell Network
• YouTube’s podcasts now reach one billion users per month
• Twitch streamers are getting “sponsorships from marquee brands” in their dashboards thanks to StreamElements
• Toy wonders: 75% of kids ask their parents to buy something after seeing it in an ad on YouTube
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Druski finds love while Ryan Trahan goes time travelling
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 02/23/2025
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/23/2025
• Have you heard? Will Smith meets xQc, YouTube changes color, and AMP gets into skincare
• British TV is blowing up online thanks to YouTube and Netflix
• Creators HQ picks 100 Founding Members to jump-start its Dubai makerspace
• Can creators make Facebook cool again?
• YouTube’s next anti-ad blocker move? Introduce cheaper Premium
• Twitch is using its “Battle of the Brands” to demonstrate the potential of its ‘Fortnite’ island
• Financial advice on TikTok is a volatile market
• Twitch is limiting streamers to 100 hours of Highlights. They’re not happy.
• With 54 million thumbs up, MrBeast’s YouTube Shorts hit becomes YouTube’s most-liked video
• In “State of Create” report, Patreon shows how “the TikTokification of the internet” is a double-edged sword
• Amazon shutters TikTok-style feed as it seeks new direction in ecommerce business
• Move over, Roblox: Rockstar wants ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ to be the next big creator platform
• RHEI introduces Made, a set of AI agents it says will “unlock creativity” by assisting creators with making content