News

• Have you heard? YouTube restores Dr DisRespect’s monetization and Alix Earle brings skinny jeans back
• NFL doubles down on creator spotlights with a Kai Cenat vs IShowSpeed Super Bowl pre-game

  In an announcement video, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (who showed up to speak at YouTube's Brandcast in 2023, btw) rings up IShowSpeed.

  
• Khaby Lame vows to “see all the world and its problems” as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

  
• On the Podcast: Hollywood ballin’?

  NFL careers are bright and short. The average player getting drafted out of college can expect to make around $800,000 a year in pro ball. For most of them, that shakes out to career earnings of about $2.8 million. That's a decent chunk of change--but these guys know it won't sustain them forever. So, when they hang up their jersey for the last time, they're already looking for the field where they can score their next touchdown.

  
• TikTokers are using Shop keywords to band together against ICE
• The Paul brothers teased a Jake v. Logan boxing match, but they gave us a Max reality show instead
• Creators have turned golf content into an arms race. A top-ranked player thinks it’s hurting the sport.
• YouTube cozies closer to the NFL, replacing TikTok as Super Bowl tailgate sponsor
• Meta continues pushing Instagram Reels as Q4 2024 results beat expectations
• Viva Las Vegas: MrBeast is launching a resort experience on the Strip
• Spotify wants to beat YouTube at video podcasts. So it’s giving out its own gold and silver creator plaques.
• Outside of the United States, TikTok is still making Shop happen
• With Tax Day on the horizon, a startup wants to be the creator economy’s CPA-in-a-box
• Trump administration to creators: “You will be allowed to apply for press credentials to this White House.”
• The NFL is turning ex-players into “media moguls” on YouTube
• Kick wants viewers to use new rewind feature to make sure they “never miss that moment”
• Tinder hopes to match with Gen Z by borrowing some credibility from TikTokers
• The rise of AI bot DeepSeek reminds the U.S. government that it can’t contain Chinese tech forever
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/26/2025
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/26/2025
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Cheaters, consoles, and ‘Lethal Company’
• ShopMy cashes in on influencer campaigns, affiliate marketing with $77.5 million funding round
• TikTok still bodies other platforms when it comes to short-form watch time
• Nickelodeon takes on CoComelon with first original animated series on YouTube