YouTube now draws twice the U.S. TV watch time of any other platform, Nielsen's Gauge shows
YouTube's dominance of living-room screens keeps expanding, which shapes how creators plan long-form and TV-oriented content.
Tubefilter · +14 outlets
Netflix ousts chief content officer, pledges premium originals push as stock hits two-year low
A leadership shakeup at the streamer follows weak Q3 earnings and lowered profit projections, with implications for the creators and studios selling to it.
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YouTube adds automatic security that blocks suspected hacked channels from uploading or streaming
Channel hijacking has been a persistent problem for creators, and platform-level lockdowns could reduce the fallout and recovery time after account takeovers.
Dexerto · +4 outlets
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion after New Mexico court finds Facebook misled users on data privacy
The penalty adds to mounting legal costs that Meta says weighed heavily on its most recent quarterly earnings.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Ibai to bring Twitch-born influencer boxing event La Velada del Ano to Netflix
The move tests whether a spectacle built on Twitch viewership records can translate to a mainstream streaming audience.
Tubefilter · +6 outlets
Meta's nearly $10 billion legal costs drag on Q3 earnings
Litigation expenses are now a material line item for the company's results, alongside the New Mexico privacy judgment.
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H3 podcast goes on hiatus as Hila Klein accuses Ethan Klein of a six-month affair
The couple's public split pauses one of YouTube's longest-running creator shows and raises questions about the channel's future.
Dexerto · +13 outlets
GTA 6 fuels 22% jump in PlayStation 5 sales, Bloomberg reports
Console demand is spiking ahead of Rockstar's November 19 release date.
Bloomberg.com · +2 outlets
YouTube publishes study arguing creators embrace generative AI
The platform's own survey lands as AI tools are woven deeper into creator workflows and audiences grow wary of synthetic content.
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Mass Effect 5 trailer leaks online a day after EA shutters BioWare and cancels the game
The leak compounds an already bruising week for the studio's fans and former staff.
Dexerto · +5 outlets
Nintendo pulls SmileBASIC 4 from eShop after researcher uses it to jailbreak Switch 2
The removal follows a claimed exploit that let a hacker run custom content such as Hatsune Miku in Mario Kart on the new console.
Dexerto · +6 outlets
YouTube channel operator arrested in India after finance influencer's suicide amid cyberbullying claims
The case spotlights accountability for harassment campaigns that spread through creator platforms.
Dexerto · +1 outlets
Getty Images files for bankruptcy amid AI competition and mounting debt
The filing follows a failed merger with Shutterstock and pressure from generative image models.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Discord doubles Nitro upload limit to 1GB and adds server organization features
Bigger file caps strengthen Discord's position as a hub for creator communities that share clips, art, and project files.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Extreme Reach opens creator pay platform to handle taxes and union paperwork for creators and brands
The ad-industry payments processor is extending its infrastructure into the creator economy's back office.
Tubefilter · +1 outlets
Shigeru Miyamoto becomes first game industry figure to receive Japan's Order of Culture
The honor marks mainstream institutional recognition of video games in Japan.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Gen Z and Gen Alpha rank YouTube among their top storytelling platforms, UCLA study finds
The finding reinforces Hollywood's growing reliance on YouTube-native talent as a pipeline for traditional productions.
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Valve composer says Half-Life 3 codename HLX aloud at GameSoundCon, sparking fan frenzy
A stray on-stage reference renewed speculation about Valve's long-rumored project.
Dexerto · +1 outlets