Collective Voice appointed Amani Richardson as its new Creator-in-Residence (CIR) as the company reports a 42% increase in creator retention since launching the CIR program in March 2025. The creator monetization platform, which serves 140,000 creators and 22,000 brands, also noted a 35% lift in affiliate linking activity across its network. Richardson succeeds Chan
A high-profile incident at TwitchCon San Diego spotlights growing safety concerns for content creators at live events, particularly women, as the platform faces criticism over its security protocols, as NBC News reports. Popular Twitch streamer Emily-Beth Schunk, known online as Emiru, reported being assaulted during a fan meet-and-greet on Friday, October 17, the f
Influencer, the global creator marketing agency founded by Caspar Lee and Ben Jeffries, announces two strategic senior appointments to strengthen its leadership team as the company expands its end-to-end services. Emily Eldridge joins as Director of Commerce and Anastasia Evans as VP of Growth, both bringing experience from TikTok and other major platforms. Anastasi
The main aim of the initiative is to counter incorrectly applied bans during COVID.
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Google completed an aquifer storage system in The Dalles on October 22, 2025, transferring ownership and 100 million gallons annual capacity to the city.
Collage of business owners and \"25\" in the center
Colombian creator Luis “Westcol” Villa‘s Stream Fighters 4 establishes a new viewership benchmark for Kick, drawing 4.6 million concurrent viewers during its October 18 broadcast from Colombia. The boxing event surpassed the previous iteration’s 1.7 million viewership mark, with Westcol’s channel accounting for approximately 4 million of the total audience. The even
Arcade, the management company behind creator collective The Sidemen, announced the appointment of Pete Cory as Chairman following investment from Lumina Media. Cory brings more than 35 years of experience in media, advertising, and technology to the role, most recently serving as Managing Director for YouTube’s EMEA Partner Development division (Europe, Middle East
Pocket.watch greenlighted a new original series called “Rabbit Hole” to be licensed by Hulu, the company announced this week. The production includes 10 half-hour episodes for its debut season, featuring collaborations between major digital creators. The show will premiere exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. in 2026. The series assembles 12 digital talents with a […]
Creator marketing platform #paid, which powers campaigns for leading brands, announced YouTube as the title partner for its 2025 Creator Marketing Summit. The partnership builds on the companies’ ongoing collaboration and brings together top marketers, brand leaders, and macro creators from across North America. Bryan Gold, CEO at #paid, highlights the significance
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced a significant restructuring of its 2026 events calendar, creating a dedicated fall week that brings together creator-focused marketing platforms. The new arrangement positions the IAB Podcast Upfront within a broader marketplace that includes gaming, audio, and digital creator showcases. Starting September 2026, the
ShopMy raises $70 million in a funding round led by Avenir, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Menlo Ventures. The investment values the company at $1.5 billion and includes strategic backing from industry figures including Sofia Richie, Gregg Renfrew, and Aimee Song. The New York-based company, founded in 2020, operates wh
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Another option to help spice up your IG chats.
YouTube continues to provide a valuable pathway for creative talent.
OpenX appointed five senior executives on October 23, 2025 to scale its curation platform OpenXSelect across product, marketing and operations.
Deezer's Q3 2025 revenue reached €131.4m while detecting 30,000 daily AI-generated tracks, with subscriber growth accelerating to 9.7% and partnerships revenue declining 14.2%.
STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Platform economics are getting messy… The good, the bad, and the lucrative: Reddit appears to have had its most profitable quarter ever. Ad revenue reached $465M—up 84%—and user visits jumped 21%. AI licensing deals are printing money, and everything looks rosy… except there’s one tiny problem: Bots are swarming
The report has been stuck on Sunday, October 19th but Google said it will catch up.
If someone with less skill and less dedication than you took over your job, could they degrade the quality of your work? It’s not difficult to make a list of twenty things that could be done to make it late, expensive or defective. Here’s the hard question: If someone with more skill and dedication took […]
Streaming service announces second price increase within 18 months, affecting 236 million global premium subscribers with individual plans rising 8.3%.
So now, you'll be able to find that video of the thing that you want to show somebody, but you didn't save.
TikTok says that the EU regulations are not being applied fairly across all digital platforms and providers.
Maybe. Probably. A lot remains uncertain.
Organizations and brands can choose their quadrant. It’s tempting to want the best of all four, but it’s going to take effort and focus. All of these terms are relative choices, not absolute judgments. Where does your offering fit in?
Meta brings new AI tool to Instagram, Edits gets spooky, Snapchat expands Gen AI lens, and more social media news.
The European Commission has accused Meta and TikTok of breaching transparency requirements under the Digital Services Act (DSA), claiming both companies failed to provide researchers adequate access to public data. This marks the latest regulatory challenge for the technology companies in the European Union, where they already face other investigations and fines. In
Creator Television, the creator-led streaming network owned by ad-tech company Sabio Holdings, launched its ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) offering on Plex and Xumo Play platforms. The expansion marks the network’s debut in the AVOD space following earlier distribution deals for its free ad-supported television (FAST) channels. The new AVOD service becomes avai
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