Tech

Triton Digital Adds Demographic Targeting to Its Podcast Ad Platform

Triton Digital has launched Demos+ Demographic Targeting, a new capability that lets advertisers target podcast content...

Talent Collectives

Tiltify Launches Creator Impact Honors, Judged by Eight-Person Jury Including MatPat, McKinsey’s Monica Khan

Tiltify, a creator-driven fundraising platform, has launched the Creator Impact Honors, a new annual awards program...

Talent Collectives

Arcade Signs Max Fosh, Fallow Chefs, and Four Other Acts Ahead of Europe’s First Creator Media Upfront

Arcade, the management company behind YouTube supergroup The Sidemen, has signed six new creators and creator...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of August 2026

Tom Holland added 1.9 million Instagram followers in August as “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” overtook “Avengers:...

Commentary

Affluent Shoppers Trust Creators Nearly 5x More Than Celebrities, YouTube Anchors Luxury Purchase Journey, per Report

Affluent U.S. consumers say they trust content creators far more than celebrities when researching a luxury...

Tech

Fox’s Red Seat Ventures Adds AI Ad-Targeting Tool to Speakeasy Podcast Platform

Red Seat Ventures, the Fox Corporation creator media company, has integrated Barometer, an AI-powered brand suitability...

Brand

NFL Partners With Deestroying, Zach King, Dhar Mann for 2026-2027 Season Creator Slate

The NFL is expanding its creator partnerships for the 2026-2027 season, lining up dozens of creators,...

Commentary

Majority of Shoppers Want Creator Reviews Folded Into AI Recommendations, Study Finds

New research from the IAB finds that 56% of consumers prefer AI shopping recommendations that draw...

Commentary

New York’s AI Disclosure Law Draws First Complaints as California, Hawaii Follow Suit

New York’s first-in-the-nation law requiring advertisers to disclose the use of AI-generated “synthetic performers” is generating...

Platform

YouTube Expands Live Reaction Feature ‘Watch With’ to More Creators

YouTube is expanding its test of “Watch With,” a feature that lets eligible creators broadcast live...

Platform

Twitch Reports 8.6B Hours of Gaming Content Watched Jan-Sep 2026

Twitch viewers watched more than 8.6 billion hours of gaming content on the platform between January...

Commentary

Wimbledon Rules Out Influencer Accreditation Following US Open Disruptions

Wimbledon will not create an accreditation category for influencers or content creators, a move that comes...

Platform

TikTok Expands Ad Placements Across Europe, Launches Newsletter to Grow Livestreaming

TikTok is extending its “Out of Phone” advertising program with six new partners across the UK,...

Commentary

IMDb Adds ‘Digital Creator’ Category, Drops Film & TV Credit Requirement

IMDb has added “Digital Creator” as a professional category on IMDb and IMDbPro, opening the platform...

Brand

Alo Yoga Taps Actor-Singer-Racer Wang Yibo as Global Brand Ambassador

Alo Yoga has named Chinese actor, singer and racer Wang Yibo as its newest global brand...

Tech

Chris Paul, Genius Sports Launch Athlete-Led Sports Media Company With Words + Pictures

Genius Sports, NBA All-Star Chris Paul and Words + Pictures have announced the launch of a...

Tech

Flightcast Adds Video Ad Delivery Across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and RSS

Flightcast, the video-first podcast hosting platform co-founded by “The Diary of a CEO” host Steven Bartlett...

Tech

Acast Hires TikTok Europe Ad Executive Liv Sandberg as EVP, Europe

Acast has appointed Liv Sandberg, currently TikTok’s Regional General Manager for Global Business Solutions across Central...

Commentary

Top 10 Highest Revenue TikTok Shops In August 2026

Shark Home jumps from No. 10 to No. 2 on TikTok Shop’s August revenue ranking, an...

Tech

Empyre Founder Jake Cass Wants to Turn Fan Clipping Into a Licensed Revenue Stream for Creators

Jake Cass founded Empyre to put a license agreement between creator content and the fans who...

Agency

How Pubity Group Turned Eight Years of Social Publishing Into a Global Creative Business

Kit Chilvers and Iyrah Williams, co-founders of Pubity Group, spent years posting to Instagram before formalizing...

Platform

Roblox Previews 10 Third-Party Studio Games for Fall, From Esports Shooters to AAA-Style Racing

Roblox is bringing 10 new games from independent and incubator-backed studios to the platform this fall,...

Brand

Streamer TenZ to Host Coinbase’s New ‘VALORANT’ Tournament for a Bitcoin Grand Prize

“VALORANT” streamer TenZ will host Coinbase One Shot, a new 1v1 tournament running best-of-one matches across...

Agency

The Digital Dept. Turns Its BRANDEdit Showroom Into a Fashion Week Café for 150 Creators

The Digital Dept., the Influencer Marketing subsidiary of Dolphin Entertainment, will stage its BRANDEdit gifting suite...

Talent Collectives

Podcast Network Goalhanger Sells 26,000 Tickets at Inaugural London Festival

UK independent podcast producer Goalhanger sold 26,000 tickets across 22 shows for the inaugural “The Rest...