Influencer

Blake McGrath Built a Career on Perfecting Dance, But Social Media Taught Him to Let Go 

Blake McGrath, a professional dancer with more than two decades of experience, built his career the...

Platform

Twitch Relaunches ‘Stream Recaps’ With Permanent Home, Automatic Publishing

Twitch has rolled out a redesigned version of “Stream Recaps,” replacing an earlier iteration launched in...

Platform

LinkedIn CMO Shares 2026 Playbook for Top Voices, B2B Creators and AI Slop

LinkedIn Chief Marketing Officer Jessica Jensen joined host Jon Evans on the “Uncensored CMO” podcast for...

Influencer

‘TBPN’ President Says OpenAI’s Acquisition Was a ‘Marketing and Comms Play,’ Not a Distribution Deal 

Dylan Abruscato, President of the daily tech talk show “TBPN,” said OpenAI’s acquisition of the company...

Platform

YouTube Creator Zack London’s AI-Animated Feature Lands AGC International Distribution Deal

AGC International, the sales and distribution arm of Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, has added “Gods Don’t...

Commentary

Report Maps Political Influencer Industry Built on Untraceable Payments

The Center for Democracy and Technology and the Communication Technology Research Lab at the University of...

Commentary

One in 11 Meta Ad Files Used Synthetic Media, Almost None Disclosed, Study Finds

A new report from Resemble AI, a synthetic media detection company, has found that AI-generated or...

Commentary

Australia Plans to Sue Meta, TikTok and Three Other Platforms Over U-16 Ban Compliance

Australia’s government plans to sue Meta, TikTok and three other major platforms for failing to comply...

Talent Collectives

Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Manager Rebecca Dowell to Lead New Entertainment & New Media Division at Three Six Zero

Rebecca Dowell, who manages creators Amelia Dimoldenberg and Munya Chawawa, is spearheading a new Entertainment and...

Agency

BBC Studios Taps Audio Network Ozen.fm to Sell Podcast Ads Across Latin America

BBC Studios has appointed Ozen.fm as its exclusive local advertising sales representative for its podcast inventory...

Commentary

B2B Companies Are Invisible in Early-Stage AI Search, Report Finds

B2B buyers now ask AI chatbots for shortlists before they ever visit a vendor’s website, but...

Commentary

The Hollywood Reporter’s 2026 ‘Creator A-List’ Shows Influencers Moving From Red Carpet to Call Sheet

The Hollywood Reporter published its third annual “Creator A-List” on October 21, naming 25 influencers it...

Agency

Billion Dollar Boy Group Appoints Advisory Board as It Targets $100M in 2027 Revenue

Billion Dollar Boy Group (BDB Group), a global creator marketing group, has appointed a five-member Advisory...

Brand

Duolingo CMO Talks Risk, Trust, and Knowing When to Pull Back 

Manu Orssaud, Duolingo’s Chief Marketing Officer, told Jon Evans on the “Uncensored CMO” podcast that the...

Commentary

Over 90% of Brands Now Run Always-On Creator Programs, Study Finds 

Creator marketing has moved past the campaign model entirely, according to the fourth annual “Creator Marketing...

Platform

Substack Announces Rollout of Platform Podcast Sponsorships

Substack is bringing sponsorships to podcasts hosted on its platform, the company’s Head of Video, Zach...

Agency

Iris London Hires Ex-Publicis Creative Director Joe Goulcher to Lead Social, PR Work

Iris London has named Joe Goulcher, formerly Groupe Creative Director at Publicis Groupe, as its Social...

Influencer

‘Success Story’ Host Scott Clary Breaks Down How His Podcast Generates Over $1M a Year

Scott Clary, host of the “Success Story” podcast, laid out the mechanics behind his media business...

Platform

Spotify Names 2026 RADAR Creators Class, Spanning 47 Shows Across Eight Markets

Spotify has unveiled its 2026 RADAR Creators class, adding 47 podcasts across the United States, the...

Commentary

Top 10 Sales by Independent Creators on TikTok in September 2026

The top 10 independent creators selling on TikTok Shop posted nearly $11 million combined in September...