Platform

Instagram Launches ‘AI Creator’ Labels to Flag Accounts That Regularly Use AI-Generated Content

Instagram has introduced a new account label for creators who regularly use artificial intelligence tools to...

Commentary

Brianna Doe on the One Thing CMOs Should Change About Creator Marketing Right Now 

The Influencer Marketing industry keeps having the same conversations. Creative freedom. Fair pay. Brand control. Brianna...

Strategy

The Creator Economy’s Regulatory Grace Period Is Over 

Australia banned children under 16 from social media in December. The UK launched a formal consultation...

Commentary

MENA Live-Streaming Audience Grows 5X in Four Years as Kick Seizes 81% Market Share

Kick has emerged as the leading live-streaming platform across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),...

Platform

Roblox to Raise Developer Exchange Rate for Games Aimed at 18+ Players as Adult Cohort Surges 

Roblox will increase its Developer Exchange (DevEx) rate by 42% for eligible in-game spend generated by...

Brand

DAZN Taps Creators for FIFA World Cup 2026 With Fan-First Content Push

DAZN has launched DAZN48, a global initiative that will recruit 48 soccer creators to produce social-first...

Commentary

YouTube Leads Ad Recall, Purchase Influence in U.S. Teen and Millennial Survey

YouTube outperformed competing platforms on ad recall, perceived ad quality, and purchase influence in a U.S....

Talent Collectives

Blink49 Studios Launches Creator Studios Division, Names Mickey Meyer as President

Toronto-based independent TV studio Blink49 Studios is launching a global “Creator Studios” division and has appointed...

Commentary

Weekly Creator Economy Job Radar – April 28, 2026 – MrBeast, CHANEL, and e.l.f. Beauty Hiring Across Beauty, Agency, and Creator Platforms

Creator Economy hiring continues in late April, with Beast Industries posting two roles spanning external communications...

Commentary

Bryan Barletta Is Merging Podcasting’s Biggest Institutions – Here’s Why

Podcasting has spent a decade building its own institutions. Bryan Barletta thinks it’s time those institutions...

Platform

Spotify Enters Fitness Market With Guided Workouts, Peloton Content for Premium Subscribers

Spotify has launched a dedicated fitness category on its platform, introducing guided workout experiences alongside a...

Platform

beehiiv Expands Creator Monetization Suite With Webinars, AI Podcast Analytics, and Metered Paywalls

Newsletter platform beehiiv has rolled out a suite of product updates, adding webinar hosting, AI-powered podcast...

Strategy

The Comment Section as the Campaign: Cure Media’s Tattoo Regret Play for La Roche-Posay

Most brands treat comment sections as a byproduct of content. Swedish creator-led marketing agency Cure Media...

Commentary

Who Actually Owns Podcasting? 25 Experts on the Organizational Design Problem Costing Brands Results

Podcast listenership in the United States has reached a record high, with 167 million Americans, 58%...

Commentary

SiriusXM Media Named Exclusive U.S. Audio Ad Representative for YouTube

SiriusXM Media and Google have announced a partnership that makes SiriusXM Media the exclusive advertising representative...

Agency

SAMY Named Barilla’s Global Influencer Marketing Partner

SAMY has secured a global Influencer Marketing partnership with Barilla Group, expanding the social-first agency’s growing...

Brand

Fashion Retailer Quince Sued Over Unauthorized Music Use in TikTok Influencer Posts

Universal Music Group and Concord Music Group filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against direct-to-consumer fashion retailer...

Agency

From a Facebook Page to a Billion-Strong Audience: How LADbible Outgrew Its Origins

In 2012, LADbible began as a Facebook page aimed at young men. Today, it operates multiple...

Commentary

Weekly Creator Economy Job Radar – April 21st, 2026 – Amazon, TikTok, Warner Music Lead Hiring Across Content, Influencer and Creator Partnership Roles

This month’s Creator Economy hiring is led by enterprise platforms and major media companies, with Amazon,...

Strategy

Why Opera GX Markets Its Browser Like a Challenger Run

The browser market is, by most measures, one of the most creatively inert categories in consumer...

Influencer

Gary Neville’s Media Group Acquires Mark Goldbridge’s YouTube Channels in Seven-Figure Deal

The Overlap, the sports media group co-founded by former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, has acquired...

Platform

Meta to Cut 10% of Workforce in May as Zuckerberg Accelerates AI Overhaul

Meta plans to lay off approximately 8,000 employees on May 20, representing roughly 10% of its...

Agency

Open World’s Justin Smith on Why the Gaming Industry’s Biggest Creator Marketing Problem Isn’t Budget

What does it mean to do creator marketing well in gaming when most brands still can’t...

Platform

YouTube Rolls Out Ad-Free Windows, New Live Tools to Boost Creator Earnings

YouTube has introduced four updates to its live streaming platform aimed at increasing creator earnings and...

Agency

Influencer Appoints North America President Jenny Penich as Global CMO

Creator marketing agency Influencer has named Jenny Penich as Global Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Penich,...