News

• Have you heard? Gooseworx beefs with YouTube, ‘PUBG’ gets creator network, and Steven He gets cast
• Turns out Gen Z doesn’t like video podcasts. Now what?
• Twitch is getting backlash for its bans (and unbans). CEO Dan Clancy stepped in to explain why things are “tricky.”
• Amid an executive exodus, TikTok is negotiating with burned-out employees
• Creators earned over $2 billion on Facebook in 2024. Stories monetization will take earnings even higher.
• YouTube wants brands to run campaigns on Shorts, where logged-in viewership is up 25% year-over-year
• As creators disrupt the skincare business, MoistCr1TiKaL’s cheeky soap brand is cleaning up
• Can old TV shows find a Netflix Effect on YouTube?
• Fixated, which reps creators like Sketch and the Botez sisters, lands $12.8 million funding round
• Substack passes 5 million paid subscribers. Welcome to the new world of journalism.
• Reddit is the internet’s fastest-growing social media site. Why?
• India’s YouTube obsession is turning rural villages into creator hotspots