After a multi-year absence, the Influencer Marketing Conference & Expo (IMCX) is returning to Los Angeles in October with a format built around commercial outcomes rather than programming. Ismail ...

TikTok and creator agency Amplify have launched “The Next Episode,” an initiative designed to move brands beyond one-off short-form posts and into funding creator-led episodic series on the platform.

New York-based media monetization company Mission Media has introduced a “Quality Score” methodology within its Content Hub platform, intended to help advertisers and agencies evaluate podcast ...

Steven Bartlett’s creator holding company Steven.com and brand and entertainment platform Authentic have launched OBSN, short for “Obsession,” a venture designed to build media companies and brands ...

Roblox announced the winners of its 2026 Roblox Innovation Awards (RIAs) at the close of this year’s Roblox Developers Conference (RDC), with the horror-adjacent simulation game “Animal Hospital,” ...

Karan Aujla’s Australian tour turned into a visa-drama news story in August, and Tate McRae closed her Lollapalooza set covered in gold body paint, a moment that helped lift her streams 18% in the ...

Creator Economy and Influencer Marketing hiring for the week of September 15, 2026 spans global technology and consumer electronics companies, beauty conglomerates, and a broad slate of boutique ...

When a shopper asks ChatGPT which shampoo works best for a sensitive scalp, the answer doesn’t depend on which creator had the most followers last quarter. The AI reads trust and evidence. That ...