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• Twitch unbans Trump, former president now free on all major platforms
• Creators’ content is being scraped for AI. AsqMe wants to put them back in control–and bump their audience engagement, too.

  
• Management firm Night adds two new signees, including streaming star YourRage

  Talent management firm has brought on manager Camdyn Perry, who is bringing along clients YourRage and PlaqueBoyMax.

  
• Wendigoon and Evan Royalty’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R. film is the latest creator project to hit theaters

  In 2022, with Wendigoon and Royalty's script in hand, the quartet banded together to Kickstart funds from just over 3,400 backers. Now, at one hour long, the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. film is ready to premiere. 

  
• English soccer champ Manchester City wants young fans, so it’s dropping into ‘Fortnite’
• Netflix and YouTube “feed each other pretty nicely,” according to co-CEO Ted Sarandos
• The internet’s sports stars are teaming up at RDCWorld’s DreamCon
• Tana Mongeau’s allegations against Cody Ko resurface in D’Angelo Wallace video
• The Babish Culinary Universe is expanding with THC treats, a vacation rental, and a film script
• Creators should be able to license music from major artists. Lickd lets them do it for as little as $8 a song.
• YouTube creators get shut out at the Emmys
• Donald Trump has (somehow) become a staunch TikTok defender
• MrBeast and Mark Rober’s #TeamSeas has deleted 34 million pounds of trash from oceans and beaches
• MrBeast’s snack brand drops its NBA sponsorship after just one season
• VidCon Baltimore is cancelled, with VidCon saying it’ll dedicate “full efforts and resources” to Anaheim event
• Creators need stronger protections to combat an “evolving problem:” unauthorized AI training
• ‘Parasite’ distributor snags rights for YouTube critic Chris Stuckmann’s horror film
• Is TikTok pushing young voters towards the far-right?
• PBS embraces live edutainment on Twitch
• Here’s why VidSummit is going to be bigger than ever this year
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 07/14/2024
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 07/14/2024
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: A genre grab bag
• Ibai’s fourth influencer boxing event set a new Twitch record with 3.85 million concurrent viewers