Talent Collectives

Propagate Content Acquires Creator-First Affiliate Agency Sway Social

Propagate Content, the independent studio founded by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens, has acquired Sway...

Commentary

UK Regulators Demand Stricter Age Verification for U-13s From Facebook, TikTok, YouTube

UK media regulator Ofcom (Office of Communications) and data watchdog the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) have...

Agency

FiveTwoNine, Billion Dollar Boy, and Patreon Relaunch Creator Fund to Send 20 Creators to Cannes Lions 2026

FiveTwoNine and Billion Dollar Boy have relaunched The Creator Fund in partnership with Patreon, selecting 20...

Agency

From Casting to Creator Infrastructure: How Holy Marketing Is Turning Influencer Campaigns Into Owned Media

Most brands still treat Influencer Marketing like a media buy: select a creator, rent their audience...

Tech

COY Creator’s Matt Silk Presents Case for Creator-Owned Media Businesses

Most creators with millions of followers don't own them. Their audiences live on platforms they don't...

Agency

The Operator Behind the Creator: How Pylo is Turning Attention Into Owned Businesses

Most creators earning six figures are still one brand contract away from zero. According to Pylo...

Agency

Vue Creator Management: An Agency Treating Affiliate Strategy as a Full-Time Job

Most creators know how to post. Fewer know how to turn those posts into a sustainable...

Commentary

Singapore Podcast Ads Draw Higher Engagement, Lower Saturation Than Other Digital Media, Report Finds

Podcast advertisements in Singapore outperform other digital media formats on consumer engagement, ad saturation, and brand...

Tech

Fox Entertainment Taps Billy Parks to Lead Creator Studios Division

Fox Entertainment has hired Billy Parks as head of Fox Creator Studios, the company's digital-first division...

Tech

Libsyn Launches Audience Network as Creator Payouts Hit Record High

Liberated Syndication Inc. (Libsyn) has launched the Libsyn Audience Network (LAN), a new solution designed for...

Tech

Narcity Media Launches Self-Serve Instagram Story Distribution Tool for Brands

Canadian digital media company Narcity Media has launched Boost, a self-serve product on its Locals.tv creator...

Platform

Meta Acquires AI Agent Social Network Moltbook, Taps Founders for Superintelligence Labs

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social network designed for AI agents, and will bring its founders...

Platform

Google.org, YouTube Commit $20M to Teen Digital Wellbeing With Open-Source Curriculum

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, and YouTube announced a $20 million global initiative at YouTube's...

Strategy

Why Most Brands Still Misunderstand Creator Marketing, According to Consultant Lauren Simpson

For many brands, creator marketing still sits on the margins of their marketing strategy. Campaigns launch,...

Strategy

Shake Content’s Dani Markovits: Founders Who Ignore LinkedIn Are Ceding Their Best Acquisition Channel

B2B marketing has a trust problem. Paid acquisition costs are rising, AI is flooding every channel...

Tech

Basa’s Adam Schlossman: Creator Marketing’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Discovery, It’s What Comes After

Adam Schlossman believes Influencer Marketing has matured into a core media channel, but the operational infrastructure...

Platform

YouTube Surpasses Disney to Become World’s Largest Media Company, Research Shows

YouTube generated an estimated $62 billion in revenue in 2025, surpassing The Walt Disney Co.'s media...

Platform

YouTube Expands AI Likeness Detection to Government Officials, Journalists, and Political Candidates

YouTube has announced the expansion of its likeness detection technology to a pilot group of government...

Commentary

The 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Instagram Accounts of February 2026

Figure skater Alysa Liu added 6.6 million Instagram followers in February 2026, powered by a gold...

Commentary

Patreon CEO Says He’s ‘Both Amazed and Furious’ at AI, Calls for Creator Compensation Framework

Patreon co-founder and CEO Jack Conte published a long-form video statement outlining his position on artificial...