How London’s Electrify Rolls Up YouTube Channels Turning Creators Into Cash Cows

Despite billions in revenues, most influencers and their popular channels carry too much “key-person” risk for institutional investors. This UK firm has figured out how to turn viral videos into evergreen products.

Campaigns Are Moments. Communities Are Movements.

Marketing is shifting from rented attention to earned belonging. Here’s why communities and creators will define the next era of brand building.

Why Are Tech Companies Buying Creator Businesses?

OpenAI and HubSpot are spending millions on creator businesses. What are they really buying and why might an audience be worth more than the actual media company itself?

The Creator Brief: 6 Creator Economy Trends And Updates For 2026

From Disney and TikTok to LinkedIn’s Creator Marketplace, here are six creator economy developments to know from this summer.

Instagram Expands Instagram For TV To Samsung Smart TVs

Instagram for TV continues its investment in CTV by expanding to Samsung TVs in the Us.

Meta Partnership Ads Hit $10 Billion As Creators Outperform Brand Messages

Meta Partnership Ads hit a $10 billion run rate. Agentio’s analysis of $130 million across 65,000 ads shows why: creators beat brand-only ads on conversion and cost per customer.

Xfinity’s Vertical Reality Competition Series With Katie Feeney Will Be A Test For Emerging Creators

Xfinity’s ‘Best in Class’ puts college creators in a vertical reality competition, reimagining the genre and the traditional path of reality contestant to creator.

Popsicle Crowns Stassi Schroeder As The Flavor Feud Champ

Inside Popsicle’s Strategy For Pairing Stassi Schroeder, Drew Afualo And Ashlee Simpson

Webtoon’s Growth Is Slowing But Its Ambitions Are Growing

The mobile comics platform’s surprising recent financial performance sugarcoats some troubling market dynamics. Will new strategic moves pay off?

YouTube Doubles The Monetization Bar For New Creators

Starting February 1, 2027, new YouTube Partner Program applicants will need twice as many watch hours — or twice as many Shorts views — to share in ad revenue.