Platform

YouTube Cracks Down On ‘Mass-Produced’ Content Monetization, Targeting Shorts Spam

YouTube is implementing stronger enforcement measures against “mass-produced or repetitive” content starting July 15, 2025. The...

Platform

YouTube Series To Simplify Ad Solutions For Southeast Asian Marketers

YouTube has launched a new creator series titled “Marketing Unfiltered” to highlight its Ad Solutions for...

Influencer

Creator CEO: Uptin On Building Content Businesses 

Uptin has a unique position in the creator economy. As both a content creator with 3.2...

Commentary

Report: YouTube Beats Spotify In Podcast Wars, Capturing Nearly 40% Of Consumers As Video Content Gains Popularity

YouTube continues to lead as the most used platform for podcast consumption, according to the latest...

Influencer

Aprilynne Alter Reveals How To Make A Killer YouTube Intro

Aprilynne Alter‘s workshop on YouTube intros packed the room beyond capacity at the Friday session at...

Influencer

MrBeast Removes AI Thumbnail Tool Following Creator Backlash

YouTube’s most-subscribed creator MrBeast has removed an artificial intelligence thumbnail generator from his analytics platform Viewstats...

Platform

YouTube Raises Minimum Age For Solo Live Streaming To 16, Requiring Adult Supervision For Younger Creators

YouTube is implementing new live streaming rules that will increase the minimum age for unsupervised broadcasting...

Commentary

YouTube Serves As News Source For Nearly Half Of Taiwan Users, Report Finds

YouTube serves as a news source for 46% of Taiwanese consumers, up from 38% in 2021,...

Brand

Hello Kitty, CoComelon To Join Forces In New Co-Branded Series For 2026

Moonbug Entertainment and Sanrio are partnering on a new co-branded series that will bring together “Hello...

Influencer

Toys and Colors Partners With Former NASA Engineer Mark Rober In New STEM Series On YouTube

Children’s content creator Toys and Colors is collaborating with former NASA engineer and YouTube personality Mark...

Agency

Animeta-Publicis Campaign Wins Bronze Lion At Cannes With 400M+ Views

Animeta Brandstar‘s collaboration with Publicis Groupe on the “Bassi vs Garnier Men Facewash” campaign has amassed...

Commentary

The Creator Economy’s Most Unlikely Fashion & Fitness Mogul Cassey Ho Started With A Goodbye Gift To 40 Gym Students

When Cassey Ho uploaded a 10-minute Pilates video to YouTube in 2009, she wasn’t trying to...

Platform

YouTube Looks Back At Two Decades Of Digital Entertainment

YouTube marks its 20th anniversary in 2025 with over 1 billion monthly active podcast users and...

Technology

YouTube Veteran, Award-Winning Producer Launch ‘Further Adventures’ Studio To Bridge Digital Creators, Indie Filmmakers

Image: BenStillman (left) & Steven Beckman (right) in New YorkCredit: Lalo Torres Steven Beckman, former YouTube...

Brand

Bonkers Toys Secures Exclusive Global License For YouTube Gaming Brand PrestonPlayz

Bonkers Toys has secured a worldwide exclusive Global Master Toy license for YouTube gaming creator PrestonPlayz....

Platform

YouTube Launches ‘Open Call’ To Streamline How Brands Hire Multiple Creators At Scale

YouTube has introduced “Open Call,” a new feature powered by YouTube BrandConnect that enables advertisers to...

Commentary

Creator-Led Fashion Event Expands At VidSummit 2025

Theorist and parent company Lunar X announced the return of “Creators in Fashion,” partnering with VidSummit...

Platform

YouTube Unveils VidCon 2025 Programming, Pays Homage 20 Years Of Partnership

YouTube announced its full slate of VidCon 2025 programming as the platform marks two decades as...

Commentary

Ryan Hashemi On What It Means To Build And Back The Next Wave Of Creator-Led Companies

While YouTube draws over 2.7 billion monthly active users and ranks as the most-watched streaming platform...

Influencer

How Aidan Weiss Of “Skip The Tutorial” Went From Bedroom Creator To Business Owner

Aidan Weiss launched his YouTube channel at age 15 from his bedroom with zero business plan....

Technology

Mario Joos Breaks Down The Science Behind YouTube Success

The multi-billion-view creators dominating YouTube aren’t just getting lucky with their content—they’re applying principles that can...

Platform

YouTube’s Economic Footprint Reaches $55 Billion In U.S. GDP Contribution

YouTube’s creative ecosystem contributed over $55 billion to the U.S. GDP and supported more than 490,000...

Brand

What Happens When YouTube’s Top Golf Stars Face PGA Tour-Level Competition?

While producing Netflix’s golf documentary “Full Swing,” Pro Shop Studios co-founder Mark Olsen discovered that millions...

Commentary

Podcast Advertising Sees Surge In YouTube Video Content As Performance Metrics Stabilize, Report Shows

Podcast advertising campaigns increasingly incorporate YouTube video components, with 64% of simulcast content now consumed on...

Brand

Electrify Video Partners: Scaling Creator Businesses Through Investment And Expertise

YouTube is on track to overtake Disney as the largest media company by revenue by the...