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Steven Bartlett's Flightcast Adds Apple Podcasts Video Support, HLS Publishing For All Customers
47+ min ago (406+ words) Flightcast, the podcast hosting and analytics platform co-founded by "Diary of a CEO" creator Steven Bartlett and developer Rox Codes, has added full support for video on Apple Podcasts and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video publishing. The features are available…...
Tik Tok Taps 30 Global Creators For FIFA World Cup 2026 Coverage Program
40+ min ago (352+ words) Tik Tok and FIFA have selected 30 creators to serve as official correspondents during the FIFA World Cup 2026, deploying them across host cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States to deliver fan-focused coverage of the tournament. The "Creator Correspondents" program…...
Athlete Influencers Outperform Traditional Creators By More Than 2x, Per Report
42+ min ago (418+ words) Brands activating athlete marketing campaigns are generating more than twice the engagement of those working with traditional influencers, according to new proprietary data from Open Sponsorship, an athlete marketing platform that reports brokering more than 9, 000 deals since its 2015 launch. The…...
Report: AI's Role In Creator Monetization Shifts From Content Output To Fan Engagement
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (650+ words) A new report from creator platform Fanvue argues that artificial intelligence is reshaping how creators generate income, and that most are using it to solve the wrong problem. The report, titled "AI Monetization: How Creators Will Earn in 2026 and Beyond,…...
The 10 Fastest-Growing Australian Instagram Accounts Of April 2026
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (475+ words) Lily Jay led Australia's Instagram growth in April, adding 177, 000 followers through personality-driven lifestyle content as the platform's algorithm heavily rewarded Reels, generating high saves and shares. Independent creators claimed nine of the top ten spots, with women's health, outdoors adventure,…...
Nectar Social Raises $30 M To Scale AI-Powered Social Marketing Platform
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (324+ words) Nectar Social has closed a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, created in partnership with Anthropic. True Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), and Kinship Ventures also participated. Sisters Misbah and Farah Uraizee founded Nectar Social…...
Europe's Creator Economy Reaches 8. 6 Million Income-Generating Creators, Report Finds
3+ day, 11+ min ago (392+ words) For context, Goldman Sachs placed the global Creator Economy at $250 billion in 2023 and projected it would reach $480 billion by 2027, a roughly 14% CAGR. Audience data from the Reuters Institute's "2025 Digital News Report," covering 48 markets, found that 44% of adults aged 18 to 24 use…...
Meet Brandon Pleshek, The Third-Generation Janitor Who Turned Tik Tok Into A Tentpole Business
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1084+ words) The first video Brandon Pleshek ever posted to Tik Tok was a rug being vacuumed. No narration, no hook, no strategy. It got 30, 000 views in a day, and he thought the platform was broken. "I was like, "This is fake....
Spotify Expands Video Podcast Distribution As Apple Podcasts Integration Nears
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (525+ words) Spotify has expanded its video podcast distribution network through integrations with five hosting platforms and plans to support Apple Podcasts video distribution later this year, extending its push to make video podcasting easier to distribute and monetize across major listening…...
The Tamsen Show" Expands To Two Episodes Weekly As Brand Demand, Audience Growth Fuel Fwd. Network Renewal
3+ day, 13+ min ago (409+ words) Ad Large and its podcast division the fwd. network have renewed "The Tamsen Show," the podcast hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Tamsen Fadal, and expanded its release schedule to two episodes per week following…...