Technology

YouTube Veteran, Award-Winning Producer Launch ‘Further Adventures’ Studio To Bridge Digital Creators, Indie Filmmakers

Image: BenStillman (left) & Steven Beckman (right) in New YorkCredit: Lalo Torres Steven Beckman, former YouTube...

Technology

Tim Stokely On Applying OnlyFans Experience To Helping Creators Build Sustainable Careers On Subs.com

Platform

Meta Unveils New AI Ad Tools At Cannes, Boosts Creative Automation While Investing $15B In Scale AI

Meta unveiled new AI advertising tools at Cannes Lions 2025 in light of a $14-15 billion...

Commentary

Forbes Top 50 Creator Earnings Exceeds $850 Million In 2025

The top 50 social media creators earned a combined $853 million between April 2024 and April...

Influencer

From Fan To Featured Creator: Samantha Eve’s VidCon Moment

When Samantha Eve posted a TikTok video comparing cheating boyfriends to math tests in 2019, she...

Brand

Google To Cut Ties With Scale AI Following Meta Investment

Google, Scale AI's largest customer, plans to terminate its relationship with the data-labeling startup following Meta's...

Commentary

Famesters Report: Influencer Marketing Emerges As Key Driver For Mobile App Growth In 2025

Influencer marketing has emerged as a central strategy for mobile developers amid shifts in how users...

Platform

YouTube’s Economic Footprint Reaches $55 Billion In U.S. GDP Contribution

YouTube’s creative ecosystem contributed over $55 billion to the U.S. GDP and supported more than 490,000...

Platform

Finnish Livestreaming Platform Noice Announces Shutdown After Six Years, $26 Million Raised

Finnish games livestreaming platform Noice is shutting down operations six years after its founding, with CEO...

Platform

TikTok Hits 30M Monthly UK Users As Platform Announces £140M Investment, 500 New Jobs

TikTok announced it now has more than 30 million users across the UK each month, making...

Platform

Meta Eyes $10+ Billion Investment In AI Data Company Scale AI

Meta is in talks to make a multibillion-dollar investment into artificial intelligence startup Scale AI, with...

Commentary

Podcast Advertising Sees Surge In YouTube Video Content As Performance Metrics Stabilize, Report Shows

Podcast advertising campaigns increasingly incorporate YouTube video components, with 64% of simulcast content now consumed on...

Brand

V10 Entertainment Acquires Ex-YouTube Executive’s Content Firm, Towerhouse, To Boost Digital Strategy

Platform

RedNote Valuation Jumps To $26 Billion As Chinese Platform Gains Momentum With U.S. Investors

RedNote’s valuation has surged to $26 billion in recent market transactions, up from its previously reported...

Agency

Launchd Acquires Influencer Agency Huume from IZEA

Launchd, a company enabling brand partnerships, has acquired influencer talent management agency Huume from IZEA in...

Commentary

Sprout Social Report: Gen Z Prefers Social Platforms For Search, Driving New Shopping Behaviors

Social media has surpassed traditional search engines as the primary information source for Gen Z, according...

Platform

Twitch Unveils New Mobile-Focused Features, Monetization Options

Twitch announced major product updates at its tenth anniversary TwitchCon in Rotterdam amid shifts in the...

Agency

Podcast Strategy Meets Digital Marketing: Inside Moburst’s Acquisition Of Kitcaster

Moburst’s April acquisition of Kitcaster—its second acquisition in five months—aims to expand the company’s service offerings...

Commentary

The CGA Rider Explained: The Standardized Protection Document For The Creator Economy

After 18 months of development and industry consultation, the Creators Guild of America (CGA) released the...

Technology

FLORA Raises $6.5 Million To Build AI-Native Creative Production Platform

FLORA announced a $6.5 million seed round led by Mike Volpi at Hanabi Capital.  The investment...

Influencer

Steven Bartlett Takes Co-Ownership Of Creator Platform Stan As Company Hits $30M In Revenue

Steven Bartlett, an entrepreneur and host of the "The Diary of a CEO" podcast, has joined...

Platform

Meta Reorganizes AI Teams To Accelerate Product Development As AI Race Heats Up

Meta is restructuring its artificial intelligence teams to expedite product development amid intensifying competition with rivals...

Platform

YouTube CEO: ‘India’s Creator Economy Will Have Global Implications’

India's creator economy is on track to generate over $100 billion in revenue by 2030, with...

Commentary

Over 80% Of Content Creators Now Use AI Tools, With Multimodal Approaches Dominating, Research Shows

A new report released by Wondercraft and supported by VEED, Luma AI, and ElevenLabs reveals that...

Commentary

Creator Ventures Raises $45 Million Fund II To Back Consumer Internet Startups

Sasha Kaletsky & Caspar Lee (Source: Creator Ventures) Creator Ventures announced the closing of a $45...