Agency

SAMY Named Barilla’s Global Influencer Marketing Partner

SAMY has secured a global Influencer Marketing partnership with Barilla Group, expanding the social-first agency’s growing...

Brand

Fashion Retailer Quince Sued Over Unauthorized Music Use in TikTok Influencer Posts

Universal Music Group and Concord Music Group filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against direct-to-consumer fashion retailer...

Agency

From a Facebook Page to a Billion-Strong Audience: How LADbible Outgrew Its Origins

In 2012, LADbible began as a Facebook page aimed at young men. Today, it operates multiple...

Commentary

Weekly Creator Economy Job Radar – April 21st, 2026 – Amazon, TikTok, Warner Music Lead Hiring Across Content, Influencer and Creator Partnership Roles

This month’s Creator Economy hiring is led by enterprise platforms and major media companies, with Amazon,...

Strategy

Why Opera GX Markets Its Browser Like a Challenger Run

The browser market is, by most measures, one of the most creatively inert categories in consumer...

Influencer

Gary Neville’s Media Group Acquires Mark Goldbridge’s YouTube Channels in Seven-Figure Deal

The Overlap, the sports media group co-founded by former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, has acquired...

Platform

Meta to Cut 10% of Workforce in May as Zuckerberg Accelerates AI Overhaul

Meta plans to lay off approximately 8,000 employees on May 20, representing roughly 10% of its...

Agency

Open World’s Justin Smith on Why the Gaming Industry’s Biggest Creator Marketing Problem Isn’t Budget

What does it mean to do creator marketing well in gaming when most brands still can’t...

Platform

YouTube Rolls Out Ad-Free Windows, New Live Tools to Boost Creator Earnings

YouTube has introduced four updates to its live streaming platform aimed at increasing creator earnings and...

Agency

Influencer Appoints North America President Jenny Penich as Global CMO

Creator marketing agency Influencer has named Jenny Penich as Global Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Penich,...

Platform

Kick Hits 100M Users but Co-Founder Warns Milestone Masks Deep Platform Flaws

Kick has reached 100 million users, a milestone co-founder Bijan Tehrani marked with measured candor.  “100M...

Platform

Ex-OnlyFans CEO Launches Vylit, an 18+ Creator Platform Positioned Between Social Media, Adult Content

Ami Gan, former CEO of OnlyFans, has publicly launched Vylit, an 18+ creator platform she co-founded...

Commentary

Five Social Video Patterns to Know Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026

Social video intelligence and measurement platform Tubular Labs has published new research outlining social video audience...

Commentary

LinkedIn Engagement Shifts Toward Clicks as Visible Metrics Decline, Study Finds

Likes, comments, and shares on LinkedIn fell across the board in 2026, but a new study...

Tech

InfluenConnect™ Wants to Be the Skyscanner of Global Influencer Marketing

When a global brand wants to book an influencer in Japan or Singapore, it often doesn’t...

Platform

YouTube Premium is Raising U.S. Subscription Prices

YouTube is increasing subscription prices for its Premium and Music tiers in the United States, joining...

Platform

Spotify’s Prompted Playlist Feature Now Surfaces Podcasts Alongside Music

Spotify is expanding its Prompted Playlist feature to include podcasts, extending a tool previously limited to...

Commentary

Top 10 Sales by Independent Creators on TikTok in March 2026

March 2026 brings a near-complete reshuffle to TikTok Shop’s independent creator rankings. Two creators who did...

Strategy

Syracuse University Wants to Be Where the Creator Economy Goes to College

Higher education has been slow to adapt to the Creator Economy. Most universities still treat content...

Platform

Patreon Reports Podcasters Earned $629M on Platform in 2025, Up 33% Y-o-Y

Patreon reports that podcasters earned more than $629 million on its platform in 2025, a 33%...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts of March 2026

Oscar Piastri added over 200,000 Instagram followers in March 2026, the largest gain among Australian accounts...

Tech

Video Startup Livid Raises $10M From StreamYard Founders, Targets Vimeo Users With New Hosting Platform

A new entrant is positioning itself as an alternative in the video hosting market following recent...

Commentary

Japanese Streaming Market: YouTube Gaming Dominates, Kick Surges, VTubers Rival Human Streamers

Stream Hatchet’s latest report on Japan’s livestreaming market finds YouTube Gaming capturing nearly 60% of all...

Agency

Open Influence Names Julie Levitas Greenhouse VP of Partnerships in New York

Open Influence has appointed Julie Levitas Greenhouse as Vice President of Partnerships, based in its New...

Tech

Fox’s Red Seat Ventures Launches Creator Hosting, Distribution, and Monetization Platform Speakeasy

Red Seat Ventures, a division of Fox Corporation’s Tubi Media Group, has launched Speakeasy, a new...