Commentary

BuzzFeed Sold to Byron Allen as Company Eyes Free Streaming Video, AI Expansion

Byron Allen is acquiring a majority stake in BuzzFeed for $120 million and will assume the...

Commentary

The One Shift Separating Creators Who Build Lasting Businesses from Those Who Chase the Algorithm

Most creators treat content as output. Nick Jacklin treats it as intellectual property, and he thinks...

Platform

TikTok Launches Ad-Free Subscription Tier for UK Users

TikTok has announced that it will introduce a paid, ad-free subscription option for UK users aged...

Agency

Source Golf Is Building a YouTube Creator Network to Chase Premium TV Ad Budgets

Television ad budgets are large, structured, and still built around premium audiences. Top YouTube channels already...

Commentary

Creator-Brand Deals Remain Mostly One-Off as YouTube Leads in Long-Term Partnerships, Report Finds

The Influencer Marketing Factory’s “Brand Deals Report 2026” found that one-off creator partnerships remain the dominant...

Tech

Creator Agency No Logo Launches AI Talent Agent to Bring Representation to Independent Creators

Creator agency and technology company No Logo has launched Lola, an AI-powered talent agent designed to...

Commentary

AI Search Visibility Index: Talent Management Agencies, May 2026

Talent management agencies are increasingly being discovered through AI search, with a small number of firms...

Agency

AnyMind Group Launches Exclusive Influencer Community in Thailand

AnyMind Group has launched its "AnyMind Exclusive Influencer Community" program in Thailand, targeting long-term creator development...

Influencer

Beauty Creator Golloria George Signs With UTA for Global Representation

Beauty and lifestyle creator Golloria George has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA) for global representation...

Tech

Cameo’s TikTok Partnership Targets the Gap Between Creator Fame and Creator Revenue

TikTok’s algorithm is optimized for one thing: keeping users inside the app. For Cameo, a marketplace...

Commentary

From Wire Services to Viral Clips: The White House Briefing Room’s Shift Toward Creator Media

The Trump administration has restructured access to the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, creating a...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – May 10, 2026 – Cannes Film Market, The Podcast Show, and TikTok Shop Lead a Creator-Heavy Fortnight

The coming weeks bring a dense schedule of Creator Economy, social commerce, and podcasting events concentrated...

Agency

NewGen Bolsters U.S. Talent Department With Two Senior Hires From Kinetic Group, Bad Moon Talent

Creator agency NewGen has added two senior hires to its New York office, expanding a U.S....

Platform

OnlyFans Valued at $3.15B as Parent Company Sells 16% Stake to Architect Capital

Fenix International Ltd., the U.K.-based parent company of OnlyFans, has sold a 16% minority stake to...

Platform

TikTok Nears $400M Settlement With DOJ Over Children’s Privacy Violations

The Trump administration is finalizing a $400 million settlement with TikTok to resolve a 2024 Department...

Agency

Social First, Commerce Second: Chad Hetherington’s Bet That TikTok Shop Is This Decade’s Amazon 

Commerce channels rarely look inevitable at first. Amazon’s marketplace model spent years moving from one online...

Agency

The Influencer Channel You Can’t Rush: How Superbloom’s Lily Comba Turned Brand-Side Experience Into an Agency Edge 

Lily Comba spent nearly a decade running influencer programs from inside consumer brands before she built...

Platform

Twitch Introduces New Enforcement Measures Targeting Persistent Viewbotting

Twitch is rolling out a new enforcement mechanism designed to penalize streamers who persistently inflate their...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing UK Instagram Accounts of April 2026

Football player Michael Olise added nearly 1.9 million Instagram followers in April 2026, making him the...

Commentary

AI Search Visibility Index: TikTok Shop Agencies, May 2026

TikTok Shop agencies are increasingly being discovered through AI search, with visibility concentrated among the top-ranked...