Platform

Spotify Gets First Gated Video Podcast Subscriptions as Supporting Cast Launches Distribution API Integration

Supporting Cast, a podcast subscription platform, has announced that it has become the first subscription hosting...

Commentary

Brands Face Copyright Liability for Influencer Music Use as Platform Gaps Leave Exposure Unmanaged

A legal theory advanced in Sony Music’s 2023 lawsuit against beauty brand OFRA Cosmetics is drawing...

Agency

Influencer Taps Former TikTok Europe VP Stuart Flint for Advisory Board

Creator marketing agency Influencer has appointed Stuart Flint, former VP of Europe Sales at TikTok, to...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – May 26, 2026 – Amazon, Patreon, and Influential Hiring Creator Management, Talent Partnerships, and Influencer Roles

Creator Economy hiring activity in late May spans platform companies, talent agencies, and consumer brands as...

Agency

The Internal Politics of TikTok Shop: Why Brands Resist a Channel Already Outperforming E-Commerce Teams

Many brands still treat TikTok Shop as a pilot program. Itai Winter thinks that approach is...

Talent Collectives

Goalhanger Launches Ventures Arm to Back Creator-Led Media Businesses

Goalhanger has launched Goalhanger Ventures, a new investment and partnerships division focused on backing creator-led media...

Platform

X Cracks Down on Content Theft in Creator Revenue Share Program

X is taking action against large accounts that have been copying and reuploading content from smaller...

Commentary

Southeast Asian Creators Accuse Influencer Marketing Platform Partipost of Withholding Campaign Payments

Singapore-based Influencer Marketing platform Partipost is facing public criticism from content creators across Southeast Asia who...

Commentary

EU Council Creator Access Plan Raises Transparency Questions From Journalist Group

The Council of the European Union is opening parts of its high-level meetings to content creators,...

Commentary

IAB UK Launches Creator Training Program as Brand Investment in Influencer Partnerships Rises

IAB UK has launched a Creator Qualification, an industry-backed training program designed to help content creators...

Commentary

California Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Steyer Faces Complaint Over Undisclosed Influencer Payments

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) is investigating Tom Steyer’s gubernatorial campaign over allegations that it...

Influencer

Donut Media Expands Beyond YouTube With Exclusive Tubi Deal for ‘HiLow’ Series

Donut Media, the American automotive digital content brand, is bringing its flagship YouTube series “HiLow” exclusively...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – May 25, 2026 – VidCon, Cannes, Craft + Commerce, and More

June 2026 brings Creator Economy, Influencer Marketing, and sponsorship programming to cities across North America and...

Strategy

How a Veteran YouTuber Covered Ukraine’s Front Lines With No Budget, No Crew, and a Backpack

In late 2025, Justin Taylor spent two weeks on the Ukrainian front line, sleeping in houses...

Strategy

The Founder Who Sold Wondery to Amazon Thinks Hollywood Is Sleeping on a $100B Medium

Film needed decades to mature into a global industry. Television needed decades to be treated as...

Talent Collectives

Goalhanger Is Treating Digital Creators Like Tech Founders – Here’s Why

The podcast industry is no longer short of money. What it has historically been short of...

Platform

Universal Music Group, TikTok Ink Multi-Year Global Licensing Deal

Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok have signed a new multi-year strategic licensing agreement, expanding on...

Commentary

Disney+ Closes Gap With Netflix and Prime Video as Creator Push Accelerates

Disney+ posted its strongest annual market share gain in the U.S. subscription streaming market during the...

Platform

Meta Launches ‘Forum,’ a Reddit-Like Platform Built on Facebook Groups

Meta has released a standalone app called “Forum,” a dedicated platform for Facebook Groups that positions...

Commentary

40% of Brands Are Invisible on TikTok and Refluenced Says Smaller Creators May Be the Fix

Gen Z is quietly replacing Google with TikTok for product discovery, and most brand influencer strategies...

Tech

Alex, Leila Hormozi Sign With CAA to Expand Speaking, Podcasting, and Brand Partnerships

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed Alex and Leila Hormozi, co-founders and managing partners of private...

Tech

After Vimeo Price Hikes, Livid Courts Creators and Small Businesses Weighing Alternatives

When Bending Spoons acquired Vimeo in late 2025, some small business customers received notices of price...

Influencer

Meet Roxy Couse, the Corporate Insider Making Personal Branding a Strategy for Visibility 

Roxy Couse was already doing the work. Three lateral moves and years of filling gaps no...

Tech

Digital Content Studio Theorist Partners With Creator Tech Startup Uscreen to Launch Fan Membership Platform

Theorist, a Raleigh and Los Angeles-based digital production studio, has launched TheoryVerse, a fan society and...

Influencer

How Phaith Montoya Turned Rock Bottom Into a Mental Health Movement

In 2020, Phaith Montoya was newly graduated, newly single, newly jobless, and newly alone in a...