Influencer

WME Signs YouTube Horror Filmmaker Evan Royalty Amid ‘SCP’ Franchise Buzz

WME has signed Evan Muir, the filmmaker and digital creator known professionally as “Evan Royalty,” with...

Strategy

5X Media’s Alon Shtruzman & Scott Einbinder Launch Microdrama Studio

5X Media's Alon Shtruzman and Scott Einbinder have launched New Short Media, a vertical storytelling studio...

Strategy

BuzzFeed Studios, muVpix Team Up for 100-Title Microdrama Slate

BuzzFeed Studios has entered a partnership with vertical-drama studio muVpix to produce more than 100 microdrama...

Platform

TikTok Tests AI Likeness Detection Tool, Following YouTube’s Playbook on Deepfakes

TikTok has begun testing an opt-in tool that scans the platform for AI-generated content using a...

Influencer

Drew Afualo’s ‘The Comment Section’ Podcast Moves to Acast, Adds YouTube

New York Times bestselling author and creator Drew Afualo is moving her weekly podcast “The Comment...

Commentary

77% of Video Podcasts Show No Brand Sponsorship Activity, Report Finds

A new report from MillionPodcasts finds that 77.1% of active English-language video podcasts carry no detectable...

Influencer

Lola Torres Built a Fashion Business by Choosing Affiliate Income Over Brand Deals

Ask Lola Torres what she does for a living, and she will tell you she is...

Influencer

Connor DeWolfe Built His Creator Career Inside a Single Niche and Never Looked Back

Twelve hours after a video about "ADHD superpowers" went viral, Connor DeWolfe's comment section was already...

Talent Collectives

Reign Maker Group Acquires Hyphen, Bets Equity Will End Creator Management’s Poaching Cycle 

In June, Reign Maker Group, the Los Angeles-based Creator Economy holding company co-founded by Jonathan Chanti...

Tech

MovieMe Is Rebuilding Streaming Around Time Instead of Views

Most streaming platforms pay creators based on how many people watched. MovieMe pays them based on...

Platform

Snap Reaches Settlement in Social Media Addiction Lawsuit, Leaving Meta as Sole Remaining Defendant

Snap has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging its platform harms the mental health...

Commentary

France Becomes First EU Country to Ban Social Media for U-15s

France’s parliament adopted legislation on July 21 banning social media access for children under 15, becoming...

Tech

AI Agent Robin Partners With Talent Agency Marketplace Zano to Automate Brand Deal Negotiations 

Robin, an AI agent built for talent agencies, has partnered with Zano, a marketplace connecting brands...

Influencer

YouTube Creator Alejo Igoa Signs With WME

Alejo Igoa, a Latin digital creator with 120 million YouTube subscribers, has signed with WME for...

Brand

Gymshark Faces Proposed Class Action Over Alleged Undisclosed Influencer Marketing

Gymshark is facing a proposed class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...

Commentary

Quince Tops Podcast Advertiser Rankings for Third Time in 2026, Research Finds

Podcast advertisers among the top 15 brands spent an estimated $60 million in June 2026, with...

Platform

Meta Adds Parental Supervision Tools to Threads

Meta will roll out parental supervision tools to Threads in the U.S. starting next week, giving...

Talent Collectives

American Influencer Council Launches Health Coverage Guide for Creators With Solo Health

The American Influencer Council (AIC), a nonprofit trade association representing career creators, has released a free...

Platform

Pinterest Relaunches Inclusion Fund for Sixth Year, Opens Applications Across 10 Countries

Pinterest is bringing back its Inclusion Fund for a sixth consecutive year, opening applications for creators...

Agency

Publicis Groupe’s Influential Australia Names Two Group Directors as Agency Expands

Influential Australia, Publicis Groupe’s influencer and social marketing agency, has appointed Kelson Ong and Erin Hunter...