YouTube is dangling multi-million-dollar exclusivity packages at its biggest stars, and threatening the ones who post to Netflix too. The two-platform truce may be over.
Spotify became the first audio service to cross 300 million paying subscribers, and its new Merlin deal shows how that scale will decide where creator money...
Forbes' 2026 podcaster ranking puts the top 20 at $638 million. An AI acquisition set the ceiling, and a reality-TV duo set a floor.
Forbes just crowned the Crime Junkie founder podcasting's highest-paid woman, a title long pinned on Alex Cooper. The number rests on a $150 million Tubi deal...
Acast's U.S. sales chief says a creator's YouTube and social following now counts as much as podcast downloads in ad buys. The same day, Comscore gave...
New Jersey native PlaqueBoyMax, born Maxwell Dent, has seen his meteoric rise to fame for streaming and music since 2022. Alongside this growing fame, Max has...
Darren Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed, crossed 50 million YouTube subscribers this week on January 20, 2026, which was his 21st birthday. The milestone marks...
