Creators
The UK just became the second English-speaking country to ban social media for under-16s. But lumping YouTube in with TikTok and Instagram has the creator industry asking whether lawmakers understand what YouTube actually is.
Tessa Rowan·
27d ago
3 sources
Creators
The new concert series films intimate album-release shows and streams them globally. For YouTube, it's a bid to own the moment when music culture is most alive.
Tessa Rowan·
27d ago
3 sources
Creators
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's landmark legislation would block TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and X for anyone under 16 in Britain. The business implications run deeper than the headlines suggest.
Tessa Rowan·
28d ago
3 sources
Creators
Bubbles, foldable gaming modes, and XR glasses connectivity signal that Google is building an ecosystem architecture — and the creator and gaming communities living inside Android are the real audience.
Nina Cross·
28d ago
3 sources
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Creators
Xbox's latest round of studio closures claims one of its most critically acclaimed acquisitions — and raises harder questions about what Microsoft's gaming strategy actually is.
Miles Hart·
28d ago
4 sources
Creators
The sports media veteran's hire signals Amazon is getting serious about monetizing creators — not just hosting them.
Tessa Rowan·
28d ago
2 sources
Creators
Studio Pro launches on iOS with batch editing and AI-assisted style matching — and a price tag that puts VSCO in direct competition with Adobe's creative suite.
Nina Cross·
29d ago
3 sources
Creators
London follows Canberra's lead with age-gating legislation that will force platforms to build verification infrastructure or exit a major market.
Miles Hart·
29d ago
3 sources
Creators
When a Verge writer built a backyard-tracking app with Gemini in five minutes, it wasn't just a fun experiment. It was a signal about where the creator economy is heading next.
Nina Cross·
33d ago
3 sources
Creators
Katie Dippold's Apple TV+ horror series began life as a Pawnee-set episode she ultimately decided 'felt more like a spoof.' That pivot tells you a lot about how IP incubates in writers' rooms.
Tessa Rowan·
33d ago
3 sources
Creators
The Darcos bill would flip the burden of proof in AI copyright cases — and the global creative industry is lining up behind it.
Grant Hollis·
38d ago
3 sources
Creators
The Latin music couple pivots from adult contemporary to children's entertainment, bringing in YouTube-native collaborators to build a new audience from scratch.
Miles Hart·
44d ago
3 sources
Creators
A $118M opening weekend buys you a lot of goodwill at A24. The YouTube-native filmmaker is moving toward a feature anthology, and the IP math finally makes sense.
Tessa Rowan·
45d ago
2 sources
Creators
Kane Parsons' feature debut doesn't just beat A24's opening weekend record — it laps it. Here's what the numbers actually mean for the distributor's business model.
Miles Hart·
46d ago
3 sources
Creators
Art Garfunkel, Jimmy Fallon, Busta Rhymes, and Kirk Franklin didn't just show up to celebrate Puth. They showed up to make the concert impossible to replicate on a screen.
Nina Cross·
46d ago
3 sources
Creators
Zineuskadi's Talentuaren Gunea returned May 29 with a slate that signals a generation of Basque filmmakers building toward series, genre IP, and international co-production — not graduation-reel glory.
Miles Hart·
46d ago
3 sources
Creators
As TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube rewire feeds around entertainment logic, marketers are abandoning the interruption model and building content operations that look a lot like studios.
Nina Cross·
46d ago
3 sources
Creators
Two of the most-watched political streamers in the U.S. were turned away at the border. The implications for creator-led media extend well beyond one trip to Oxford.
Tessa Rowan·
46d ago
3 sources
Creators
From TikTok's Creativity Program overhaul to YouTube's ad-share thresholds, the payout landscape is changing fast — and creators who built on a single platform's terms are finding out what that dependency actually costs.
Tessa Rowan·
47d ago
5 sources