Stories By Dragomir Stojkov
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Commentary
Creators Close Sponsored Video Deals at Nearly 3x What Brands First Offer, Data Shows
October 21, 2026Brands opened negotiations for a single sponsored video at a median of $433, while deals negotiated...
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Platform
Instagram’s Mosseri Says Platform Needs Better Tools to Stop AI From Copying Creators’ Work
October 21, 2026Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the platform needs to do more to prevent AI tools from...
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Commentary
Curiosity-Gap Openings Dominate Top Creator Videos, but Visual Spectacle Runs Furthest, Data Shows
October 21, 2026Nearly a third of top-performing creator videos open with a curiosity gap, the most common hook...
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Commentary
Creators Now Rival Search for Gen Z Product Discovery, Small Accounts Convert as Well as Famous Ones, Survey Finds
October 21, 2026A new Morning Consult survey of 6,283 U.S. adults finds that 67% of Gen Z and...
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Strategy
Axel Springer Launches Creator Platform, Starting With BILD’s Paul Ronzheimer
October 21, 2026Axel Springer has launched “Axel Springer Creators,” a new initiative that lets journalists develop and grow...
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Technology
Raptive Launches AI-Powered Dashboard to Guide Publisher Growth Decisions
October 21, 2026Raptive, an ad management platform for independent publishers, has launched “Raptive Compass,” a dashboard that pairs...
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Influencer
Soccer YouTuber Eman SV2 Launches ‘Frenzy,’ a Content, Commerce and Live Events Company
October 21, 2026Eman SV2, the football creator with more than 6 million YouTube subscribers, is launching Frenzy by...
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Talent Collectives
WPP-Backed Purple Goat Launches Antidote, a Talent Agency for Disabled Creators
October 21, 2026Influencer Marketing agency Purple Goat has launched Antidote, an independent talent agency representing disabled, neurodivergent, and...
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Brand
SharkNinja Launches Two Creator Programs for Employees, Consumer Fans
October 21, 2026SharkNinja is formalizing the fan activity already surrounding its products into two dedicated creator programs: “First...
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Influencer
‘Giggly Squad’ to Become First Female-Hosted Podcast to Play Madison Square Garden
October 21, 2026Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo’s podcast “Giggly Squad” will record a live show at Madison Square...
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Agency
ShopMy Backer Inspired Capital Closes $450M Fund, Points to Creator Commerce as a Core Bet
October 21, 2026Inspired Capital has closed its fourth fund at $450 million, bringing the New York venture firm’s...
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Brand
Creator Mikayla Nogueira’s Beauty Brand Closes Series A Led by Silas Capital
October 21, 2026POV Beauty, the skin prep brand co-founded by beauty creator Mikayla Nogueira and industry veteran Ani...
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Brand
NBA Expands Creator Access, TikTok ‘Tap to Watch’ Links Ahead of 2026/27 Season
October 21, 2026The NBA has announced a set of digital upgrades for the 2026/27 season, expanding its “Tap...
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Platform
LinkedIn Rolls Out Network Feed, Creator Dashboard and Paid Consultations in Push Toward Side-Hustle Economy
October 21, 2026LinkedIn is introducing a new feed for connections, a redesigned creator dashboard, and paid consultation tools...
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Platform
AliExpress, YouTube Launch Global Affiliate Partnership
October 21, 2026AliExpress and YouTube have announced a global strategic affiliate partnership that gives eligible creators access to...
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Platform
TikTok Execs Were Warned About Child Sexual Exploitation, Suicide Content Risks and Took Limited Action, Court Records Show
October 21, 2026Newly surfaced court depositions show TikTok employees repeatedly escalated concerns about child sexual exploitation, suicide content,...
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Platform
Spotify Rolls Out Paid Memberships for Podcast Creators
October 20, 2026Spotify is rolling out “Memberships,” a new feature that lets podcast creators sell exclusive content and...
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Talent Collectives
UTA Creators Division Promotes Seven Agents to Senior Roles
October 20, 2026United Talent Agency (UTA) has elevated seven agents within UTA Creators, the division representing the agency’s...
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Influencer
iShowSpeed Is ‘Too Big’ for ‘Streamer of the Year,’ Says Fellow Nominee Joe Bartolozzi
October 20, 2026Streamer and TikToker Joe Bartolozzi argued this week that Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. no longer fits...
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Commentary
Creator Economy Job Radar – October 20, 2026 – Google, Blizzard, Etsy, and More
October 20, 2026Creator Economy hiring for the week of October 20, 2026 spans gaming, consumer technology, and legacy...
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Platform
Meta Adds Audio Links, Trending Insights and Reference Reels to Edits, Drops Series Linking
October 19, 2026Meta is rolling out a new set of creation tools across its Edits app and Instagram...
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Commentary
Report Flags ‘GTA VI’ Launch Window as a Risk for Creator and Paid Campaigns on Competing Titles
October 19, 2026A new risk assessment from Open World Research and Data Analytics advises brands running creator and...
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Commentary
Malaysian Nano Creators Post Higher Engagement Than Mega Influencers Across Platforms, Report Finds
October 19, 2026Influencer Marketing platform SushiVid has published data showing an inverse relationship between follower count and engagement...
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Platform
Meta Imposes New Scraping Terms on Business Accounts, Raising Publisher Concerns
October 19, 2026Meta’s updated commercial terms, taking effect October 30, will authorize the company to deploy web scrapers...
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Commentary
More Than Half of Podcast Listeners Say Ad Load Is Too High, Favor Host Reads, Free Membership Tiers, Study Finds
October 19, 2026“The Podcast Study 2026,” a survey of 1,205 podcast listeners conducted by Strategic Solutions Research and...
