Tech

Collabios Built a European Creator Marketplace Around the Laws Most Brands Haven’t Read

When a European influencer campaign violates local disclosure law, the fine usually lands on the brand....

Influencer

Miranda McKeon on Building a Brand on What the Wellness Industry Refuses to Say

At 19, Miranda McKeon was mid-sentence on a path that looked nothing like the one she...

Influencer

Eleanor Neale on Building a True Crime Channel by Resisting the Click 

Most true crime creators are rewarded for the click. Eleanor Neale built one of YouTube’s most...

Platform

YouTube Lists 17 Creator Partnerships API Partners as Advertiser Access Remains Controlled

YouTube has made part of its Creator Partnerships partner ecosystem more visible to advertisers, with a...

Platform

Meta Rolls Out ‘Plus’ Subscriptions Across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Meta has launched subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp globally, offering users paid access to...

Platform

Twitch Rolls Out Dual Format Streaming, 2K Resolution at TwitchCon Rotterdam

Twitch announced a series of platform updates at TwitchCon Rotterdam on May 30, including simultaneous horizontal...

Influencer

Audiochuck’s True-Crime Podcast ‘The Deck’ Begins Streaming on Tubi

Red Seat Ventures, a division of Fox Corporation’s Tubi Media Group, has announced that “The Deck,”...

Agency

Social Factor Champions Human Moderation as Brands Scale Live, Social Commerce

At this year’s Coachella, nine YouTube livestreams ran simultaneously for 14 hours a day. Behind the...

Platform

TikTok Shop Expands to Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Poland

TikTok Shop will launch in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Poland on June 15, extending its...

Influencer

From Radio Co-Host to DIY Creator, Erika Ver Wants Her Brand to Outlast Influencer Culture

When Erika Ver lost her radio job in early 2020, she had no clear next step....

Platform

TikTok Shop Ireland Opens to All Businesses

TikTok Shop Ireland has opened its platform to all Irish businesses, ending an invite-only model that...

Platform

Screeny Tests Creator Audiences as a New Demand Engine for Movie Theaters  

Screeny, a platform that brings creator premieres into cinemas, is testing whether online fandom can translate...

Commentary

UK Podcast Viewers Turn to Smart TVs as Living Room Consumption Rises

A new survey from Signal Hill Insights and FlightStory finds that smart televisions have become the...

Commentary

Brands Face Copyright Liability for Influencer Music Use as Platform Gaps Leave Exposure Unmanaged

A legal theory advanced in Sony Music’s 2023 lawsuit against beauty brand OFRA Cosmetics is drawing...

Platform

X Cracks Down on Content Theft in Creator Revenue Share Program

X is taking action against large accounts that have been copying and reuploading content from smaller...

Influencer

Donut Media Expands Beyond YouTube With Exclusive Tubi Deal for ‘HiLow’ Series

Donut Media, the American automotive digital content brand, is bringing its flagship YouTube series “HiLow” exclusively...

Strategy

How a Veteran YouTuber Covered Ukraine’s Front Lines With No Budget, No Crew, and a Backpack

In late 2025, Justin Taylor spent two weeks on the Ukrainian front line, sleeping in houses...

Strategy

The Founder Who Sold Wondery to Amazon Thinks Hollywood Is Sleeping on a $100B Medium

Film needed decades to mature into a global industry. Television needed decades to be treated as...

Talent Collectives

Goalhanger Is Treating Digital Creators Like Tech Founders – Here’s Why

The podcast industry is no longer short of money. What it has historically been short of...

Commentary

UK Podcast Listeners Recall Ads at Near-Parity With Broadcast TV, New Study Finds

Podcast advertising in the United Kingdom reaches a larger, more commercially responsive audience than previously measured,...

Commentary

James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems Acquires New York Magazine, Vox, and Podcast Network From Vox Media

James Murdoch’s investment holding company, Lupa Systems, has agreed to acquire New York Magazine, Vox.com, and...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – May 19, 2026 – TikTok, JPMorganChase, and Coty Expand Influencer Divisions, Boston Celtics Seeking Creator Academy Consultant 

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring spans financial services, luxury beauty, legacy media, gaming publishing, and...

Platform

Twitch Adds New Community-Driven Monetization Tools for Eligible Creators

Twitch announced three new monetization features designed to increase creator earnings through community participation: Creator Badge...

Platform

X Unveils ‘Creator Connect,’ an AI Matchmaking Tool for Brand-Creator Campaigns

X has launched “Creator Connect,” an AI-powered solution that matches brands with creators on the platform...

Commentary

For Practitioners, By Practitioners: Influencer Marketing Infrastructure Is About More Than Just Scale  

What happens when the influencer industry starts to scale based on technology that was not built...