Tech

PodcastOne Partners With Listener.com To Deploy AI Analytics Across Major Podcast Platforms

Publisher and podcast sales network PodcastOne has entered a multi-year partnership with AI analytics platform Listener.com...

Influencer

Alix Earle To Star In Netflix Reality Series Documenting Life Beyond Social Media

Influencer Alix Earle will star in an unscripted reality series for Netflix set to release in...

Influencer

Milan Mathew: Building A Creator Business Rooted In Culture, Discipline, And Community

When Milan Mathew left a full-time corporate role designing mobile apps for oil and gas companies,...

Talent Collectives

Creator Management Firm UnderCurrent Talent Acquires Next Step Talent

UnderCurrent Talent has acquired independent management firm Next Step Talent, expanding its creator roster to nearly...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts Of 2025

Millie Bobby Brown added 7.2 million followers in 2025, leading a list dominated by “Stranger Things”...

Tech

Acast, Perfect Day Media Ink Ad Sales Distribution Deal

Acast announced a partnership with Swedish podcast company Perfect Day Media, granting the former exclusive responsibility...

Commentary

Social Media-Driven Home Decor Purchases Cost Americans An Estimated $8.7B Yearly, Study Finds

Americans spend an estimated $8.7 billion annually on trend-driven home decor purchases that are abandoned within...

Strategy

CNN Adds Lemonada Media Video Podcasts To Streaming Service

CNN has launched a streaming partnership with Lemonada Media, bringing video versions of multiple Lemonada podcasts...

Influencer

Fashion Influencer Jayda Cheaves Signs With Wasserman For Representation

Fashion influencer and social media star Jayda Cheaves has signed with Wasserman for representation, per The...

Technology

Tech Company SuperAwesome Acquires Starglow Media To Expand Into Kids & Family Audio Content

SuperAwesome has acquired Starglow Media, an independent ecosystem of kids’ and family audio content. The deal...

Platform

Amazon Launches Creator Brand Program In UAE Through Partnership With Creators HQ

Amazon Ads and Creators HQ have launched the Amazon Creators Foundry, a program enabling UAE-based content...

Strategy

How Wicked Saints Studios Turned A Mission-Driven Game Into A Creator-Embedded Campaign For Real-World Connection

Wicked Saints Studios does not view creators as a marketing channel layered on top of a...

Agency

Inside Kindly Collective’s ‘High-Trust’ Model For Wellness Creators

Kirsten McNeill did not set out to build a talent agency, but after nearly a decade...

Commentary

Creators Cite Algorithm Unpredictability As Top Challenge In 2026 Survey

More than half of creators (51.7%) cite algorithm unpredictability as their biggest challenge, significantly outpacing concerns...

Influencer

Arizona Congressman Proposes Congressional Gold Medal For YouTuber Who Exposed Minnesota Daycare Fraud

Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced legislation to award independent journalist Nick Shirley a Congressional Gold Medal...

Platform

TikTok Releases 2026 Marketing Calendar For Small & Medium Businesses

TikTok has launched region-specific marketing calendars for 2026, providing small and medium businesses with seasonal planning...

Technology

DAX US Partners With DISQO For Real-Time Brand Lift Measurement In Digital Audio

Digital advertising exchange DAX US has partnered with cross-platform measurement company DISQO to provide brand lift...

Commentary

Tourism New Zealand’s $9.4M Influencer Spend Draws Scrutiny Over Transparency

Tourism New Zealand spent more than $9.4 million on influencer marketing campaigns between January 2024 and...

Influencer

AI-Generated Streamer Neuro-sama Becomes Twitch’s Most-Subscribed Channel

AI-generated VTuber Neuro-sama has become Twitch‘s biggest channel, surpassing all human Twitch streamers with over 162,000...

Brand

Eyewear Brand Warby Parker Taps Creator Nathaniel Drew For ‘See With Intention’ Campaign

Warby Parker announced a partnership with filmmaker and digital creator Nathaniel Drew to launch the “See...

Strategy

Turning Black Friday Into Culture: How FINESSE Uses Internet Icons To Rewire Commerce

Fashion e-retailer FINESSE approaches the creator economy less as a marketing channel and more as an...

Influencer

Toni Bravo Built A Creator Business By Knowing Exactly Who She Is

Before she became known as the internet’s unofficial “CEO of Blush,” Toni Bravo was simply following...

Influencer

FaZe Clan Loses Six Influencers As Contract Negotiations With HardScope Collapse

Six influencers departed FaZe Clan on Christmas Day after failed contract negotiations with new management, marking...

Commentary

Creator Economy Takes Center Stage At February 2026 Industry Gatherings

February 2026 brings a packed calendar of industry events as platforms, brands, and creators convene across...

Platform

TikTok Shop Introduces Digital Gift Cards As E-Commerce Push Continues

TikTok Shop has launched digital gift cards in the United States, expanding its e-commerce capabilities as...