Talent Collectives

Goalhanger Selects Six Creators for Inaugural ‘Accelerator’ Cohort

Goalhanger, a London-based podcast and media company, has named six creators for the inaugural cohort of...

Technology

RHEI Launches AI Tool to Convert Long-Form Videos Into Multi-Platform Content

RHEI, a Vancouver-based media technology company, has launched Made Multi-Platform, an AI-powered workflow that converts a...

Platform

LinkedIn Now Lets Marketers Lock In Colors, Fonts, and Voice for AI Ad Generation

LinkedIn has begun rolling out a brand kit feature within Campaign Manager that allows marketers to...

Tech

Hummingbirds Launches In-Store Purchase Tracking for Creator Campaigns at Target, Walmart, and More

Hummingbirds, a community-powered retail platform, launched Offers, a product that ties creator-driven content directly to verified...

Platform

Amazon Launches Creator Hub on Fire TV, Targeting 500 Creators by 2027

Amazon is launching a dedicated Creator Hub on Fire TV this summer, creating a new section...

Brand

Forbes Launches Creator Network to Pair Brand Credibility With Social-First Storytelling

Forbes has announced the launch of Forbes Creator, a social-first network designed to produce original content...

Commentary

Snap Brings AI Agents to Ads With New Campaign Tools, Creator Network

Snap Inc. has introduced a suite of AI-powered advertising capabilities, covering campaign setup, creative production, shopping...

Commentary

Creative Quality Drives Nearly Half of All Incremental Advertising Sales, Research Finds

Creative impact accounts for nearly 50% of incremental sales generated by advertising, making it the single...

Brand

Albertsons, P&G Debut Scripted Series in Push to Evolve Retail Media Beyond Display Ads

Albertsons Media Collective and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are launching a scripted short-form series set inside...

Platform

Snap Promotes Emma Wakely to Head of Sports & Media as Platform Deepens Creator, AR Push

Snap Inc. has promoted Emma Wakely to Head of Sports and Media, placing her in charge...

Platform

TikTok Unveils Symphony Agent, Custom Creator Networks at Cannes Lions 2026

TikTok announced a suite of AI-powered advertising tools and a new creator collaboration feature at the...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – June 23, 2026 – Procter & Gamble, Athleta, Whatnot, Edelman, and More

This week’s Creator Economy hiring activity is led by major consumer goods companies and a global...

Talent Collectives

At Cannes Lions, B2B Brands Are Finally Ready for Expert Creators

For most of its history, Cannes Lions belonged to consumer brands, celebrity talent, and the agencies...

Platform

TikTok Adds Post-Publish Keyword Management Tool for Creator Videos

TikTok has quietly launched a feature that allows creators to add or block keywords on videos...

Commentary

Communities Become Strategic Business Tool as Brand Marketers Shift Focus From Growth to Experience, Research Finds

Community platforms are moving from optional brand extensions to core business infrastructure, according to new research...

Agency

LBG Media Acquires UK Social Agency Uncovered in £26M Deal

LBG Media plc, the media company behind LADbible and SPORTbible, acquired 75% of UK social-first creative...

Brand

Polymarket Reportedly Paid Creators to Post Fake Betting Videos Showing Fabricated Wins

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has published an investigation finding that prediction market platform Polymarket paid...

Commentary

Triton Digital May 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker: iHeart Audience Network Holds #1 With Over 66M Weekly Downloads

Triton Digital has released its “May 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker,” covering the period from May 4...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – June 22, 2026 – Cannes Lions, VidCon, and Creator Events From France to California

The last full week of June concentrates Creator Economy programming across Europe and North America, anchored...

Commentary

What Accenture Song’s Whalar Acquisition and CAA’s $250M Creator Fund Signal for the Industry: 30 Professionals Respond

Within the span of a week in June 2026, two transactions placed institutional capital at the...

Commentary

Music Licensing Gaps Widen as Brands Scale Content Across Platforms, Research Shows

Brands are producing more content, distributing it across more channels, and doing so faster than ever....

Influencer

MrBeast, James Patterson Set September Release Date for Thriller Novel ‘The Most Dangerous Games’

MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and author James Patterson revealed the cover and release date for their co-authored...

Tech

Ad Tech Company PubMatic Launches Programmatic CTV Marketplace for Indie Creator Publishers

PubMatic has launched a Creator Marketplace, establishing what the company describes as the first programmatic connected...

Commentary

TV & Film Podcasts Outperform Broader Entertainment Category in Ad Sales Data, Report Finds

Oxford Road released its latest ORBIT rankings, identifying 15 Entertainment & Media podcasts that outperform a...

Tech

AnyMind Group Launches Video Tool to Blend AI-Generated and Creator Content for Social Commerce

AnyMind Group, a business process as a service (BPaaS) company operating across marketing, e-commerce, and digital...