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Tech
Podcast Analytics Provider Podstock Partners With Swedish PodX Group For International Expansion
January 13, 2026Podcast analytics company Podstock has formed a partnership with Stockholm-based PodX Group, marking Podstock’s first expansion...
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Platform
Amazon Launches Creator Brand Program In UAE Through Partnership With Creators HQ
January 13, 2026Amazon Ads and Creators HQ have launched the Amazon Creators Foundry, a program enabling UAE-based content...
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Agency
QYOU Media-Owned Chtrbox Expands To Middle East With Dubai Hub Under Former TikTok India Head
January 13, 2026Chatterbox Technologies Limited, known as Chtrbox and majority-owned by QYOU Media, has launched international operations, with...
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Commentary
The 15 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts Of December 2025
January 12, 2026Millie Bobby Brown gained 3.6 million Instagram followers in December 2025, outpacing Anthony Joshua’s 2.2 million...
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Commentary
Creator Economy M&A Deals Jump 17% In 2025 As Software And Agencies Lead Activity
January 12, 2026Creator economy merger and acquisition (M&A) activity reached a record high in 2025, with 81 deals...
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Strategy
How Wicked Saints Studios Turned A Mission-Driven Game Into A Creator-Embedded Campaign For Real-World Connection
January 12, 2026Wicked Saints Studios does not view creators as a marketing channel layered on top of a...
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Talent Collectives
From Brand Deals To Equity: How Friends In Reality Rethinks Creator Management
January 12, 2026Friends In Reality, a New York-based talent management company founded in 2024 by Devain Doolaramani, operates...
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Agency
Inside Kindly Collective’s ‘High-Trust’ Model For Wellness Creators
January 12, 2026Kirsten McNeill did not set out to build a talent agency, but after nearly a decade...
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Commentary
TheBurntPeanut Tops 2025 VTuber Rankings As Western Creators Gain Ground, Data Shows
January 12, 2026American streamer TheBurntPeanut accumulated 60.2 million hours watched in 2025 to lead all Virtual YouTubers, according...
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Influencer
Cattien Le’s Unscripted Path To Independence In The Creator Economy
January 12, 2026Cattien Le’s career has been shaped less by strategic ambition than by a steady accumulation of...
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Commentary
Creators Cite Algorithm Unpredictability As Top Challenge In 2026 Survey
January 12, 2026More than half of creators (51.7%) cite algorithm unpredictability as their biggest challenge, significantly outpacing concerns...
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Influencer
MrBeast Selects 20 Creators For Ghana Village Rebuild Campaign
January 12, 2026Twenty content creators from around the world will join YouTuber MrBeast in Ghana to rebuild a...
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Talent Collectives
Link Management Launches As Digital Creator Talent Firm With 50+ Client Roster
January 12, 2026Link Management launches as a digital creator talent firm representing more than 50 creators with a...
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Brand
Xiaomi Fires Staff, Strips Executive Bonuses After Influencer Deal Backlash
January 12, 2026Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has terminated employees and revoked executive bonuses following fan outrage over a...
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Influencer
Arizona Congressman Proposes Congressional Gold Medal For YouTuber Who Exposed Minnesota Daycare Fraud
January 12, 2026Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced legislation to award independent journalist Nick Shirley a Congressional Gold Medal...
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Technology
Gaming Network FGN Acquires Creatraction To Add Creator Marketing To Rural Broadband Gaming Platform
January 12, 2026FGN Inc. (Fiber Gaming Network) has acquired Creatraction in a deal that combines esports infrastructure with...
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Platform
Snapchat Launches Accelerator Program At 1 Billion Followers Summit
January 12, 2026Snapchat introduced its Snap Accelerator Program at the fourth edition of the 1 Billion Followers Summit...
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Platform
TikTok Becomes FIFA’s ‘Preferred Platform’ For 2026 World Cup Coverage
January 12, 2026TikTok has secured a first-of-its-kind “Preferred Platform” designation from FIFA for the 2026 World Cup, expanding...
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Commentary
Collabstr Report: TikTok Campaigns Plummet As Brands Pivot To UGC
January 12, 2026Brands cut TikTok-specific campaigns by 48% in 2025 while user-generated content (UGC) collaborations surged 133%, according...
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Commentary
The 15 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts Of December 2025
January 11, 2026Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri gained 237,585 Instagram followers in December 2025, leading a month dominated...
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Commentary
The 15 Fastest-Growing Canadian Instagram Accounts Of December 2025
January 9, 2026Immigration consultants, cosplayers, and charity-focused creators led Canadian Instagram growth in December 2025, with regulated immigration...
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Commentary
What The Creator Economy Needs More Of In 2026: Perspectives From 92 Experts
January 9, 2026After a year in which the Creator Economy’s growth also exposed its weak points, from measurement...
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Talent Collectives
Shira Lazar On Building Creator-Led Media And Why Mental Health Is Becoming A Core Industry Issue
January 9, 2026For more than a decade, Shira Lazar has operated at the intersection of media, technology, and...
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Talent Collectives
Creators 4 Mental Health Puts Data Behind The Creator Economy’s Most Overlooked Crisis
January 9, 2026Nearly one in ten content creators report experiencing suicidal thoughts connected to their work, almost double...
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Talent Collectives
Sounds Profitable Names Molly DeMellier As Head Of Communications Following Podcast Movement Merger
January 9, 2026Sounds Profitable has appointed Molly DeMellier as its first Head of Communications. The trade association created...

