VidCon

• Have you heard? Financial Audit’s expansion, YouTube’s creator analysis, and Netflix’s next generation
• Have you heard? PewDiePie drops vlogs, Spy Ninjas spends $25 million, and Jason Kelce gets a YouTube show

  This week, PewDiePie nixes the vlogs, Spy Ninjas splashes $25 million, and YouTube gets some new celeb programming.

  
• Have you heard? Saluting Patriotic Kenny, visiting 30 NBA arenas, and meeting a new shark

  Patriotic Kenny passed away, Justin Leusner visited all 30 NBA arenas, and a creator encountered a rare type of shark.

  
• VidCon’s new title sponsor is an AI-powered creator monetization platform

  Rather than YouTube or TikTok, an agentic AI creator monetization platform called POP.STORE will be the title sponsor for VidCon 2026.

  
• Tickets are on sale for VidCon Anaheim 2026, which will be held from June 25-27
• VidCon’s new owner says it’s “the Super Bowl for creators,” but doesn’t have concrete plans to pump it up
• Have you heard? Kai Cenat takes streamers to school, Joe Rogan gets knocked, and TED has its own TikTok
• Have you heard? Michelle Khare gets into the Emmys, Jordan Howlett gets real with brands, and Dems get on Twitch
• Have you heard? Smosh steps toward Just For Laughs while iDubbbz steps away from Creator Clash
• Have you heard? Alix Earle’s haircare hack, DrLupo’s chess cheat, and the VidCon Hall of Fame
• YouTube’s 20th anniversary celebration will include a title sponsorship at VidCon Anaheim (Exclusive)
• Have you heard? ‘Squid Game’ hits the Champs Elysees, Hawk Tuah has a crypto problem, and NPC Miles Morales gets real