Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – June 15, 2026 – TikTok Bootcamp, Cannes Lions, VidCon, Africa Creative Market, and More

The week of June 15 opens in Dubai with a TikTok content creation program before a...

Commentary

Livestreaming Viewership Grows Across Platforms in Q1 2026 as Kick Posts Steep Y-o-Y Gains

Livestreaming recorded broad growth across major platforms in the first quarter of 2026, with total hours...

Tech

Amaze Targets Content-to-Commerce Gap With Dual VidCon Activation

Amaze Holdings, Inc. is attending VidCon 2026 with two separate activations designed to demonstrate how creators...

Commentary

How NewGen’s AI Platform Multiple Removes the Manual Work Behind Global Creator Campaigns 

Running a creator campaign across multiple markets used to mean hiring several multilingual staffers, weeks of...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – June 8, 2026 – OnePay, Rare Beauty, Mirage, and More

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring in the week of June 8, 2026, extends across fintech,...

Agency

Accenture Song Goes All-In on Social With Acquisition of Leading Creator Agency Whalar

Accenture Song has agreed to acquire Whalar, the independent creator and social agency, from its parent...

Platform

Roblox Partners With Mental Health Organizations to Expand Youth Well-Being Support

Roblox announced new mental health partnerships and platform features in May, coinciding with Mental Health Awareness...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – June 8, 2026 – VidCon, Cannes Lions, Craft + Commerce, and More

The mid-June calendar brings a mix of in-person and virtual events targeting independent creators, brand marketers,...

Platform

YouTube Brings Creator Premieres Format to Europe, Pitching German Creators as Prime-Time TV Alternative

YouTube held its first European Creator Premieres event in Berlin on June 2, bringing approximately 70...

Platform

Snap Names Anmol Malhotra Global Head of Content and Partnerships

Snap Inc. has promoted Anmol Malhotra to Global Head of Content and Partnerships, giving him oversight...

Commentary

YouTube Daily Usage Surpasses Netflix Worldwide

YouTube overtook Netflix in average daily minutes per user in 2025, reaching 99.1 minutes per day...

Tech

How Wicked Saints Is Using Real-World Quests to Turn Games Into Brand Activation Channels

Brands entering gaming are used to a particular trade-off: high engagement, near-zero conversion. Roblox, Minecraft, and...

Agency

Glossary Artists Signs Psychologist-Podcaster Dr. Patrice Le Goy and Creator-Dietitian Ayat Sleymann

Glossary Artists, the independent talent management firm founded by former TalentX and YMU Entertainment executives, has...

Platform

Minecraft Launches Affiliate Program With impact.com to Pay Creators for Marketplace Sales

Minecraft has launched its first affiliate program, giving creators, publishers, educators, and other partners a way...

Influencer

Inside The Sorority Girlz, a Creator Collective Turning Group Chat Support Into Brand Leverage 

The mental health check-in arrives in the group chat without warning. Someone drops a GIF of...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar, June 2, 2026: Meta, Coca-Cola, TikTok, Duolingo, and More

Major platforms and consumer brands are driving Creator Economy hiring in early June, with Meta, TikTok,...

Strategy

From 800 Attendees to 32,000: How Dream Con Became a Creator-Led Pop Culture Platform

Eight years ago, four organizers behind Dream Con spent a full year planning an event in...

Commentary

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Debuts on Twitch With ‘Talk with the People’ Series

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched a Twitch livestream series called “Talk with the People”...

Influencer

YouTube Franchise Spy Ninjas Commits $25 Million to Content Expansion, Hires Former Jubilee Media COO

Qlay Co., the parent company behind the YouTube franchise “Spy Ninjas,” announced it is investing $25...

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...

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...

Commentary

Creator Economy Job Radar – May 19, 2026 – TikTok, JPMorganChase, and Coty Expand Influencer Divisions, Boston Celtics Seeking Creator Academy Consultant 

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring spans financial services, luxury beauty, legacy media, gaming publishing, and...

Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – May 27, 2026 – SXSW London, TwitchCon Europe, Hollywood Creator Summit, and More

The final days of May and the first week of June 2026 bring a concentrated run...

Commentary

VidCon Returns to Anaheim for 15th Annual Event With Twitch, Snap, Spotify Execs, Debut Brand Match Accelerator

VidCon will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on June 25-27, 2026, for its 15th annual...

Influencer

MrBeast Hosts Invite-Only Advertiser Event During TV Upfronts Week in Push for Larger Brand Deals

Beast Industries hosted a breakfast for top brand and advertising executives at Penthouse 45 in Manhattan...