Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of May 2026

Ella Bright added 3.1 million Instagram followers in May, driven by the Prime Video release of...

Commentary

Why POP.STORE Is Betting VidCon 2026 Will Change How Creators Think About Business

Creator burnout has a structural cause. Most creators spend more time managing their business than building...

Brand

Overtime, Fox One Launch ‘Race to Glory’ Creator Competition Series Around FIFA World Cup

Fox One and social-first sports media company Overtime have partnered on an unscripted short-form digital series...

Brand

Rhino USA Is Building a Texas Content Campus to Scale TikTok Shop Creator, Live Commerce Strategy

Rhino USA, a truck and towing gear brand, is developing a 182-acre property in Central Texas...

Commentary

LinkedIn Launches Audience Reach Metric to Help Creators Track Content Discovery

LinkedIn has begun rolling out a new analytics metric that shows creators what percentage of their...

Platform

Snap Names Anmol Malhotra Global Head of Content and Partnerships

Snap Inc. has promoted Anmol Malhotra to Global Head of Content and Partnerships, giving him oversight...

Agency

Glossary Artists Signs Psychologist-Podcaster Dr. Patrice Le Goy and Creator-Dietitian Ayat Sleymann

Glossary Artists, the independent talent management firm founded by former TalentX and YMU Entertainment executives, has...

Influencer

How Luke Elsman Made Gym Humor Commercial for Brands Like Gymshark, Helimix, and Ghost 

A few years ago, a mentor told Luke Elsman that no major brand would ever want...

Commentary

Macao Launches Initiative to Help Local Brands, Influencers Expand Globally

Macao’s Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) has launched the “MARCA✦MACAU Macao Signature” initiative, a program...

Tech

Creator Entertainment Platform Punchup Live Adds Podcast Tool Integrating Subscriptions, Live Ticketing

Punchup Live has launched a podcast tool that combines podcast subscriptions, premium content, and live event...

Commentary

Over 90% of Creators Use AI as Licensing Gaps Persist, Report Finds

Nearly all content creators now use artificial intelligence tools in their work, while concerns about intellectual...

Tech

Sprinklr Acquires ViralMoment to Expand Social Listening Into Video, Visual Intelligence

Sprinklr has acquired the assets of ViralMoment, an AI-powered social video intelligence and analytics company, expanding...

Commentary

‘Internet People’ Founder Myriam Roche on Building the Archive France’s Creator Economy Never Had

France’s Creator Economy is roughly 20 years old. Until recently, no one had tried to document...

Commentary

Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring 24 Debut Ranks Among Top 5 Sports Streams of 2026

The 2026 ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring attracted 759,480 peak concurrent viewers and ranked fifth among all...

Influencer

The Creator Who Treats Honesty as Infrastructure: Carly Weinstein’s Mental Health Media Play 

For over a decade, Carly Weinstein has been telling the internet things most people only say...

Tech

Bedford Launches Creator Economy Program Advised by Top YouTube Creators

Bedford has launched a Creator Economy training program for executives, entrepreneurs, and corporate teams, with several...

Commentary

California Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Steyer Faces Complaint Over Undisclosed Influencer Payments

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) is investigating Tom Steyer’s gubernatorial campaign over allegations that it...

Platform

Meta Launches ‘Forum,’ a Reddit-Like Platform Built on Facebook Groups

Meta has released a standalone app called “Forum,” a dedicated platform for Facebook Groups that positions...

Tech

After Vimeo Price Hikes, Livid Courts Creators and Small Businesses Weighing Alternatives

When Bending Spoons acquired Vimeo in late 2025, some small business customers received notices of price...

Influencer

Meet Roxy Couse, the Corporate Insider Making Personal Branding a Strategy for Visibility 

Roxy Couse was already doing the work. Three lateral moves and years of filling gaps no...

Influencer

How Phaith Montoya Turned Rock Bottom Into a Mental Health Movement

In 2020, Phaith Montoya was newly graduated, newly single, newly jobless, and newly alone in a...

Commentary

VidCon Names Markiplier, Philip DeFranco, Michelle Phan, and Cassey Ho as 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees

VidCon has announced the second annual class of its Hall of Fame, naming creator and filmmaker...

Commentary

The Podcast Show Kicks Off 5th Edition With Creator Economy Stage, International Programming

The Podcast Show is opening its fifth annual edition on May 20 at London’s Business Design...

Tech

Fohr’s Bet That Influencer Marketing Can Be as Predictable as Any Other Media Buy  

Every time Fohr ran an influencer campaign, it felt like a trip to the casino. Bets...

Platform

TikTok Taps 30 Global Creators for FIFA World Cup 2026 Coverage Program

TikTok and FIFA have selected 30 creators to serve as official correspondents during the FIFA World...