Influencer

TikTok Cooking Creator Nara Smith Signs With CAA

Nara Smith, the TikTok creator known for cooking elaborate meals and recreating snack foods from scratch...

Platform

Meta Says It Removed Over 750,000 Suspected U-16 Accounts in Australia Since Ban Took Effect

Meta said that it has taken down more than 756,000 accounts it suspected belonged to Australians...

Talent Collectives

Digital Brand Architects Acquires Talent Management Firm V1sion Ventures

The talent management company Digital Brand Architects (DBA) is acquiring V1sion Ventures, a boutique talent-management firm...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of July 2026

Seven of the ten fastest-growing UK Instagram accounts in July 2026 had direct ties to the...

Commentary

Meta Partnership Ads Outperform Licensed UGC Across $130M in Ad Spend, Report Finds

Meta Partnership Ads delivered a 19% higher click-through rate, a 10% higher conversion rate, and a...

Platform

Spotify’s The Ringer Brings ‘Wise Guys’ to Twitch in New Front Against YouTube

Spotify-owned The Ringer began live-streaming its sports gambling podcast “Wise Guys” on Twitch this week, marking...

Influencer

Alex Cooper’s Unwell Lands $500M Valuation From Former Endeavor Executive’s Firm

WTSL, the investment firm led by former Endeavor executive Patrick Whitesell and Jason Lublin, has made...

Influencer

Sidemen’s Vikkstar Breaks Silence on KSI’s Exit, Says Group Had No Plan for It

Vikkstar, a founding member of the Sidemen, addressed KSI’s departure from the YouTube collective publicly for...

Platform

U.S. Federal Employees Can Use TikTok Again After Yearslong Device Ban Lifted

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded its ban on TikTok for executive branch...

Commentary

Sounds Profitable Names Ira Glass, Don Lemon Among First Speakers for Inaugural Business Summit

Sounds Profitable, the trade association for the podcasting industry, has announced the first speakers and participating...

Platform

Facebook Creator Studio Opens to Creators After Beta Test Showing Follower and Earnings Gains

Facebook has opened its rebuilt Creator Studio app to all creators using iOS in the U.S....

Platform

TikTok Orders U.S. Staff Back to the Office Five Days a Week Starting in September

TikTok will require most of its U.S. employees to work from the office five days a...

Platform

YouTube Raises Bar for New Creators to Join Partner Program, Tightens Shorts Payout Threshold

YouTube has announced changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) that will require new creators to...

Tech

Fox’s Red Seat Ventures Brings Video to Apple Podcasts, Starting With Jubilee Media’s ‘Surrounded’

Red Seat Ventures (RSV), the Fox Corporation creator-led media company, announced that its Speakeasy platform now...

Agency

Viral Nation Launches AI Discovery to Help Brands Win Recommendations From AI Search

Viral Nation, a social-first agency and technology company, has launched AI Discovery, a new offering built...

Tech

Podcast Monetization Platform Spreaker Adds WABC Radio, Red Apple Podcast Network

WABC Radio and the Red Apple Podcast Network have joined “Spreaker Prime,” the premium publisher program...

Brand

Custom Denim Brand Aligrace Launches Collection Collaboration With Beauty Influencer Tatyana Lafata

Aligrace Denim, a San Diego-based brand that reworks vintage Levi’s into custom-fitting silhouettes, has released its...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – August 11, 2026 – TikTok, Amazon, CHANEL, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for this week spans major platforms, luxury beauty, and global...

Commentary

67% of Creators Earn Under $10,000 a Year While Pay Still Favors Reach Over Engagement, Study Finds

CreatorIQ and Influencers.club have released “The State of Creators 2026,” finding that while brands say creator...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Instagram Accounts of July 2026

“Love Island USA’s” four-couple Season 8 finale sent three members of the final four couples rocketing...

Tech

Former Omnicom Media India Advisor Shashi Sinha Invests in Creator-Tech Platform Qoruz

Shashi Sinha, who stepped down as strategic advisor at Omnicom Media India in late July, has...

Platform

TikTok Star Lala Sadii Attached to Lead Disney Channel Series Inspired by Her Life

Lala Sadii, the TikTok personality and singer with more than 25 million followers on the platform,...

Tech

Korean Ecommerce Platform Cafe24 Becomes First Asian Company to Integrate YouTube Creator Partnerships API

South Korean ecommerce platform Cafe24 has become the first company in Asia to integrate YouTube’s Creator...

Platform

Whatnot Closes $545M Series G at $20B Valuation

Whatnot has closed a $545 million Series G funding round at a $20 billion valuation, Greycroft...

Brand

REACH Expands Creator Roster, Taps Creator Economy Veteran Luke Himmelsbach to Lead Brand Partnerships

REACH, a media conglomerate operating across creators, culture, entertainment, and technology, announced that it has expanded...