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Commentary
The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of June 2026
July 16, 2026FIFA World Cup 2026 kicked off on June 11, pushing the tournament’s official Instagram account up...
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Agency
Podean Acquires TikTok Shop Partner Social Commerce Club
July 16, 2026Podean, an independent global marketplace marketing agency, has acquired Vancouver-based Social Commerce Club (SCC), a TikTok...
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Influencer
How ‘The Stella Show’ Is Adapting to the Tween Gap After Growing to 7 Million YouTube Subscribers
July 16, 2026This summer, Stella Wallace walked onto a stage at VidCon and explained to a room of...
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Strategy
Invisible Narratives Has Access to $300 Million to Prove Creator Economy IP Is the Next Hollywood
July 16, 2026The Creator Economy is worth an estimated $250 billion. Hollywood is worth roughly $1.5 trillion. The...
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Platform
TikTok Set to Cut Around 300 Jobs in Ireland as Part of Global Trust & Safety Overhaul
July 16, 2026TikTok is proposing to cut approximately 300 jobs at its Irish operation, where the company employs...
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Platform
X Launches ‘Mentions Boost’ for Advertisers
July 16, 2026X has introduced “Mentions Boost,” a new tool that lets Premium Business subscribers instantly amplify any...
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Commentary
UK Sets Midnight Curfew and Default Autoplay Restrictions for 16 and 17-Year-Olds on Social Media
July 16, 2026The UK government will require social media platforms to impose default overnight curfews and switch off...
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Commentary
YouTube Overtakes Spotify as UK’s Top Podcast Platform, Research Finds
July 16, 2026YouTube has edged out Spotify to become the most-used podcast platform in the United Kingdom, according...
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Influencer
Netflix Signs Celebrity Chef Nick DiGiovanni to Bring YouTube Content to Streaming Platform
July 16, 2026Netflix has struck a deal with celebrity chef and YouTube creator Nick DiGiovanni to bring his...
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Talent Collectives
How an Investor is Applying a Traditional PE Playbook to Creator Management
July 15, 2026When Nicholas Blake reviewed investment opportunities in and around the Influencer Marketing space from a private...
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Influencer
Beauty Creator Emmy Combs on Building a Platform Where Difference Comes First
July 15, 2026The first time Emmy Combs attended VidCon as a creator, she came hoping to meet others...
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Brand
Colin & Samir Partner With Lexus on Four-Part YouTube Creative Series
July 15, 2026Creator duo Colin & Samir have partnered with Lexus to produce “Colin & Samir Start Over,”...
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Commentary
Podcast Hosts Now Twice as Influential as Social Media Stars, Report Finds
July 15, 2026Weekly podcast consumers rate podcast hosts as more influential than any other media figure, including social...
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Talent Collectives
Building Trust Beyond the Feed: Inside FARQ’s Creator Retreat
July 15, 2026FARQ just ran its fourth annual creator retreat, the first time the talent agency has put...
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Brand
WWE Enters Microdrama Market With ReelShort Original Series
July 15, 2026WWE is producing an original live-action microdrama with ReelShort, pairing wrestlers Drew McIntyre, Joe Hendry and...
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Agency
Former TikTok Exec Rema Vasan Named Global President of Social and Creator at WPP Open X
July 15, 2026WPP has appointed former TikTok executive Rema Vasan as Global President, Social and Creator for WPP...
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Platform
TikTok’s Madonna Livestream Draws Record 2.1M Viewers for Album Launch
July 15, 2026Madonna’s exclusive TikTok LIVE broadcast on July 2 became the biggest standalone artist livestream in the...
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Tech
Podrophenia Launches as New Creator-Led Podcast Studio Backed by Elvis Duran, Paul Heyman
July 15, 2026Radio host Elvis Duran has partnered with WWE personality Paul Heyman and production company MCM Studios...
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Commentary
Michigan Paid Over 50 Influencers More Than $500,000 for ‘Pure Michigan’ Tourism Campaign
July 15, 2026The Michigan Economic Development Corporation paid more than 50 influencers over $500,000 combined over the past...
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Commentary
Q2 2026 Livestreaming Sets Record 31.4B Hours Watched as World Cup Lifts YouTube
July 15, 2026The global livestreaming industry generated 31.4 billion Hours Watched in the second quarter of 2026, the...
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Influencer
British TV Presenter Holly Willoughby to Launch YouTube Lifestyle Show
July 15, 2026Holly Willoughby has confirmed that her new YouTube show, “Together,” will launch by the end of...
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Commentary
Clio Creators Names Inaugural Awards Jury, Taps Dhar Mann & Hannah Stocking to Lead Creative Council
July 14, 2026Clio Creators, the Creator Economy awards program launched by the Clios in partnership with YouTube and...
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Talent Collectives
Former Wheelhouse CSO Ed Simpson, Content Partners Launch Wonderloom Media, Acquire True Crime Channel ‘Dr. Insanity’
July 14, 2026Content Partners, an independent owner of studio-distributed film and television assets, and media executive Ed Simpson,...
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Strategy
What a Former TikTok Shop Manager Learned From $14M in Live Sales
July 14, 2026Live shopping on TikTok has moved from novelty to an established commercial channel. But according to...
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Technology
As Generative AI Floods Content Feeds, EditWithAva Is Betting on Editing the Real Thing
July 14, 2026Everyone building AI video tools right now is racing toward the same destination: synthetic footage that...

