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...

Tech

Swedish Creator Marketing Platform Fluencify Raises $4.3M to Automate Campaign Management

Stockholm-based creator marketing platform Fluencify has raised an oversubscribed $4.3 million pre-seed round led by byFounders, with...

Tech

Indian Ad-Tech Group Wondrlab Launches Seven-Agent AI System to Run Influencer Campaigns

Mumbai-based marketing technology company Wondrlab has launched WondrAgents, a seven-agent artificial intelligence system designed to run...

Influencer

Piers Morgan Launches Weekly Soccer Show as His ‘Uncensored’ YouTube Slate Keeps Growing

Piers Morgan is turning his World Cup coverage into a permanent fixture on his YouTube network,...

Influencer

Podcaster Amanda Hirsch Apologizes for Polymarket Ad Tied to Lindsay Clancy Mistrial

Amanda Hirsch, host of the podcast “Not Skinny But Not Fat” and Hulu’s “Get Real,” apologized...

Platform

Swoveralls, DudeRobe Spent More Than $2 for Every $1 in TikTok Shop GMV During Four-Month Affiliate Push

Swoveralls and DudeRobe spent more than $2 to generate every $1 of TikTok Shop gross merchandise...

Influencer

Streamer N3on Described His 24/7 AI Stream as ‘Innovative,’ Then Said ‘It’s Not AI’ 

Kick streamer N3on pushed back on accusations that he “sold out” after announcing an always-on AI...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – September 8, 2026 – Nintendo, SKIMS, Substack, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for the second week of September 2026 spans video game...

Platform

Threads Rebuilds Creator Insights Dashboard With Plain-Language Performance Summaries

Threads has rolled out a redesigned insights experience for creators, adding plain-language summaries and new performance...

Commentary

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

Marvel’s D23 publicity cycle was the dominant verified theme among August 2026’s fastest-growing U.S. Instagram accounts,...

Influencer

Innovative Artists Entertainment Signs Luxury Lifestyle Creator Skyelar Chase

Skyelar Chase, a digital creator known for luxury lifestyle content, has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment...

Platform

Roblox Creator Activity Generated $752M in U.S. GDP in 2025, Up 69% From 2024, Study Finds

U.S. Roblox creators generated a gross domestic product impact of $752 million in 2025, a 69%...

Platform

TikTok Withdraws From House China Committee Hearing on Algorithm Oversight

TikTok has pulled out of a September 15 roundtable with the House Select Committee on China,...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – September 7, 2026 – IBC2026, IAB Creator Marketing Growth Summit, FinCon, and More

This issue’s Creator Economy calendar spans ten events from September 9 through September 20, 2026, anchored...

Talent Collectives

Outshine Talent Promotes Caroline Shin Sixt to SVP, Launches New Division

Outshine Talent has promoted Caroline Shin Sixt to Senior Vice President, expanding her role to include...

Brand

Disney Adds Dude Perfect, Dhar Mann and The Try Guys to ‘Created in LA’ Lineup

Disney and creator Jon Youshaei announced a new round of speakers to “Created in LA,” the...

Commentary

UNESCO Report Finds South African Content Creators Face Widespread Online Harms, Minimal Formal Training

UNESCO has published a new research report, “Behind the Screens in South Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, and...

Tech

Klook Opens Single-Link Creator Storefront to Full Network of 30,000 Travel Creators

Klook has rolled out its “Kreator Shops” feature, a consolidated affiliate storefront for travel content creators,...

Influencer

YouTube Travel Creator Drew Binsky Signs Deal With Netflix

Netflix will begin streaming a curated collection of Drew Binsky’s travel documentaries on September 19, marking...

Brand

How Unilever Turned World Cup Creator Hubs Into a 2.5B-Reach Content Engine

Unilever Personal Care’s “House of Fresh” creator activation during the FIFA World Cup 2026 drew more...

Strategy

Liberia’s Health Ministry Recruits Beauty Pageant Influencers to Counter HPV Vaccine Misinformation

Liberia’s Ministry of Health enlisted social media influencers, including pageant queen Goretti L. Itoka and contestants...

Influencer

Amelia Dimoldenberg Ends ‘Chicken Shop Date’ After 12 Years, Turns to Scripted TV & Film

Amelia Dimoldenberg is ending “Chicken Shop Date” after 12 years, the YouTube creator announced in an...