Influencer

Independent Podcaster Joe Budden Launches True-Crime Podcast

Joe Budden, the independent podcaster behind “The Joe Budden Podcast” and the Joe Budden Network, is...

Tech

FirstLook Launches Creators.gg to Connect Gaming Creators With Studios

Player relationship and marketing platform FirstLook has launched Creators.gg, a free platform designed to connect creators...

Platform

KICK Opens to Advertisers After Three Years of Creator-First Growth

KICK has launched KICK Ads, opening its platform to advertisers for the first time since its...

Agency

Publicis Groupe Names Jarred Trembath Head of Influential in Sub-Saharan Africa

Publicis Groupe Africa has appointed Jarred Trembath as Head of Influential, Sub-Saharan Africa, tasking him with...

Tech

Financial Analytics Platform Kixmon Launches Profit-Tracking Tool for TikTok Shop Creator Campaigns

Financial analytics platform Kixmon has launched a TikTok Shop Creator Profit Tracker, a dashboard that consolidates...

Platform

Spotify Tests Podcast Ad Skip Button to Make Experience More Intuitive

Spotify is testing a feature that lets Premium subscribers skip podcast ad breaks with a single...

Commentary

The EU AI Act and the Creator Economy: Beyond the Deepfake-Labeling Headline

The European Union’s AI news this month is being told as a simple story: as of...

Commentary

China Penalizes Over 1,800 Livestreaming Accounts in Crackdown on Vulgar Content

China‘s internet regulator has punished more than 1,840 accounts as part of an intensified campaign against...

Platform

YouTube Terminates Wave of ASMR Creator Channels, Citing ‘Sexually Gratifying’ Content Policy

YouTube has removed the channels of several Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) creators for allegedly violating...

Tech

Streamlabs Launches Mobile Feature to Combat IRL Streaming Dropouts

Logitech G’s Streamlabs has launched Network Boost, a mobile feature for Streamlabs Ultra subscribers designed to...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – August 4, 2026 – Universal Music Group, L’Oréal, LTK, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for the first week of August spans music, beauty, consumer...

Agency

Persephonica, Podcast Company Behind ‘Bad Chat’ & ‘Political Currency,’ Signs Exclusive Sales Deal With Acast

Persephonica, the UK podcast company behind “Bad Chat” and “Political Currency,” has signed an exclusive partnership...

Commentary

Top 10 Highest Revenue TikTok Shops in July 2026

Shark Home falls from No. 3 to No. 10 in July, shedding more than half the...

Commentary

Top 10 Products Sold on TikTok Shop in July 2026

medicube’s PDRN Pink Collagen Volume Multi Balm holds No. 1 for a fourth straight month in...

Commentary

Influencer Marketing Budgets Rise as Follower Count Loses Its Grip on Discovery, Report Finds

More than 75% of marketers say their Influencer Marketing budgets increased over the past year, while...

Influencer

Jake Paul’s MVP Merges With PFL to Form Combined Boxing & MMA Company

Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) is merging with the Professional Fighters League (PFL), bringing the...

Influencer

Twitch Streamer ExtraEmily Launches 15-Episode Hulu Series

ExtraEmily, an IRL Twitch streamer with more than 950,000 followers, has debuted her 15-episode series “Creator...

Tech

Razer Buys StreamElements to Expand Its Creator Tools Ecosystem

Gaming hardware brand Razer has acquired the assets of StreamElements, the cloud-based tools platform, from Live...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – August 3, 2026 – Gamescom, GIMA, DMWF North America, and More

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans seven events across the United States, Germany, Australia, and the...

Platform

Snapchat Stops Rewarding Fully AI-Generated Videos on Spotlight

Snapchat will no longer recommend fully AI-generated videos on Spotlight, the platform’s discovery feed for original...

Commentary

24 Creator Economy Experts Explain Why U-16 Social Media Bans Are a Wake-Up Call for Brands 

Youth social media regulation is accelerating around the world. Lawmakers in the United States, Canada, the...

Platform

Whatnot in Talks to Raise Funding at $20B Valuation

Whatnot, the Los Angeles livestream shopping marketplace, is in talks to raise a new funding round...

Commentary

Skift to Launch Creator Summit as Travel Brands Rethink How They Value Influencer Partnerships

Travel industry media company Skift will hold its first Creator Summit on September 22, 2026, in...

Commentary

Nearly Half of Brands Have Mispriced Creator Deals, Survey Finds

Forty-five percent of brands have mispriced a creator partnership, paying either more or less than fair...

Brand

Comcast’s Xfinity Launches Vertical Reality Series Pitting College Creators for a Six-Figure Brand Deal

Comcast’s Xfinity, its broadband, TV, and mobile service brand, has launched “Best in Class,” a seven-episode...