Commentary

Creator Economy Event Calendar – June 1, 2026 – MAD//Fest, Open Sauce, Affiliate World Europe, and More

June and July 2026 bring a mix of virtual and in-person events targeting Creator Economy professionals,...

Commentary

‘Internet People’ Founder Myriam Roche on Building the Archive France’s Creator Economy Never Had

France’s Creator Economy is roughly 20 years old. Until recently, no one had tried to document...

Commentary

VidCon or Cannes Lions? 18 Creator Economy Leaders Weigh the Festival Trade-Off

VidCon and Cannes Lions are increasingly competing for attention from the same Creator Economy teams, but...

Commentary

Europe’s Creator Economy Reaches 8.6 Million Income-Generating Creators, Report Finds

Europe’s Creator Economy now counts 8.64 million income-generating creators, according to a new quarterly report published...

Brand

How Thai Randolph’s NILE & Co. Aims to Build Legacy Brands From Creator Influence 

The Creator Economy has proven it can build attention quickly. Thai Randolph is betting the next...

Tech

POP.STORE Signs as VidCon Anaheim 2026 Title Sponsor to Launch Agentic AI Commerce Platform

POP.STORE, a creator monetization platform and subsidiary of CommentSold Group, will serve as the official title...

Strategy

The Creator Economy’s Regulatory Grace Period Is Over 

Australia banned children under 16 from social media in December. The UK launched a formal consultation...

Commentary

Syracuse University Launches Creator Economy Minor

Syracuse University will offer a minor in the Creator Economy beginning in fall 2026, marking the...

Strategy

After Media and Commerce, Bia Granja Says Creators Are Coming for Hollywood IP

The Creator Economy has spent two decades moving through media distribution and retail. Industry veteran Bia...

Talent Collectives

FiveTwoNine’s Creator Fund Is Bringing Missing Creator Economy Voices to Advertising’s Grand Stage

For years, Cannes Lions has declared itself the home of creativity. But when Becky Owen looked...

Talent Collectives

Blink49 Studios Launches Creator Studios Division, Names Mickey Meyer as President

Toronto-based independent TV studio Blink49 Studios is launching a global “Creator Studios” division and has appointed...

Talent Collectives

Sidewalker Daily’s Nina Zadeh Spent a Decade on the Brand Side. Now She Teaches Creators to Fight Back

A few years ago, Nina Zadeh sat across a negotiating table from a creator and got...

Commentary

Weekly Creator Economy Job Radar – April 28, 2026 – MrBeast, CHANEL, and e.l.f. Beauty Hiring Across Beauty, Agency, and Creator Platforms

Creator Economy hiring continues in late April, with Beast Industries posting two roles spanning external communications...

Commentary

POSSIBLE 2026 Debuts Creator Economy Academy as Issa Rae, Kinigra Deon, and CreatorIQ Join Speaker Lineup

POSSIBLE Conference returns to Miami Beach today and will run until Wednesday (April 29), introducing a...

Commentary

International Creator Day 2026: American Influencer Council Flags Labor Policy Gap for Creator Workforce

The American Influencer Council (AIC) has released its fourth annual International Creator Day Trend Report, arguing...

Talent Collectives

From Viral to Viable: Heather Weiss Besignano on Reframing PR for the Creator Economy

Heather Weiss Besignano has built her career on visibility, but not the fleeting kind. As founder...

Agency

Publicis Groupe Acquires UK Social Agency Fabric Social

Publicis Groupe has announced the acquisition of Fabric Social, a UK-based social-first creative agency, for an...

Commentary

Druski, Colin & Samir, Keith Lee Lead Creator Economy Wins at 30th Annual Webby Awards

The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) has announced the winners of the 30th...

Tech

How Future Today Plans to Move the Creator Economy From Phones to Living Rooms

When Vikrant Mathur and Alok Ranjan co-founded media tech company Future Today in 2006, the rest...

Influencer

The HGTV Star Who Fought for Every Credit She Has Is Now Building a Brand Nobody Can Take From Her

Alison Victoria picks up the phone from Las Vegas, where it’s 75 degrees and sunny. Inside...

Talent Collectives

NAB Show Launches Content Creator VIP Program Ahead of 2026 Event

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has launched a Content Creator VIP Program for its 2026...

Strategy

Syracuse University Wants to Be Where the Creator Economy Goes to College

Higher education has been slow to adapt to the Creator Economy. Most universities still treat content...

Strategy

POSSIBLE 2026 Puts the Creator Economy at the Center of Marketing’s Biggest Conversation

Christian Muche co-founded POSSIBLE in Miami Beach in 2023 to bring inspiration, connection, and real business...

Commentary

Creator Economy Rocks Announces ‘HollyTube’, a Curated LA Immersion Bridging Hollywood, Creator Industry

Creator Economy Rocks, an intelligence platform focused on the Creator Economy, has announced “HollyTube,” a four-day...

Agency

HardScope Wants to Be the Infrastructure Layer the Creator Economy Is Missing

Around 5% of the global digital ad market flows into the Creator Economy, even though youth...