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Need Career Advice? Ex-UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer Is Dishing It Out on Twitch
I talk to the former agency chief about his new hustle and successor David Kramer’s beef with ‘Variety.’ Plus, what’s next for Good Good Golf
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15 Creators, Deals Up to $10M: Inside YouTube’s War to Fend Off Netflix
I have the scoop on terms as ‘scared shitless’ execs offer deals to Brittany Broski and Kareem Rahma, and Hulu joins the 7-figure fray
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‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’: How Swinging, Scandal, Soda = Big Bank
I talk to EP Lisa Filipelli about the Hulu hit’s influencer lives, the way they make money and the show’s lucrative ‘halo effect’ on their #MomTok brands
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YouTube Stormed TV. Now They Want Its Emmys Too
Inside the company’s campaign to convince voters — and advertisers — that their stars and shows stand on the same ground as Hollywood’s A-list
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Creator War: Netflix is Coming for YouTube. And Vice Versa (Sorry, H’wood)
I reveal the coming showdown between the #1 and #2 streamers, what Netflix is looking to buy NOW, and how Amazon, Peacock and Hulu are joining the action
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Nick Viall: How I Spun ‘Bachelor’ Into a $30M Podcast Empire
The reality TV alum and rising media mogul reveals the key decisions that drove an 8-figure outcome
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Creator Money is Growing 5X Faster Than Hollywood’s. Here’s How to Get Yours
The inside scoop on growth areas from int’l to touring to podcasting, as top talent and reps tell me about today’s fees and how to become a millionaire
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Jobs! Talent Ditches Hollywood for the Creator Economy
Everyone from Dude Perfect to Dhar Mann is hiring legacy execs, writers and producers from film and TV — if they’re willing to take the pay cut
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‘The Next Paw Patrol Will be Born on YouTube’: Nickelodeon Shifts Strategy
Exec Ashley Kaplan and creator Freddy Wexler take me inside the inside the launch of ‘Kid Cowboy’ as the TV net’s first original to debut on the free streamer
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Where Creators Make $1M a Year and Sell Shows to Netflix & Tubi
Webtoon’s David J. Lee and David Madden explain its IP business captivating Gen Z (and Margot Robbie). Plus: VidCon news and a spotlight on Nurse John
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The Food Blogger Mistaken for an OnlyFans Star by AI, and the Hell That Followed
‘I wouldn’t wish it upon any other creator out there’: Claire Scott reveals her Kafka-esque battle to get reinstated on search. Plus: the TikTok bid frenzy
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Ad Dollar Duel! MrBeast, Top Creators Take Aim at TV $ Through This Startup
I talk to the president of Spotter, whose Thursday showcase is a first-of-its-kind Upfront for the likes of Dude Perfect and Kinigra Deon and their libraries
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Jake & Logan Paul: Secrets of the Producer Who Shaped Their Outrageous Story for TV
As streamers court creators, Andrew Fried shares how the ‘formidable’ and ‘frustrating’ princes of the manosphere somehow ended up on Max
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Exclusive: Inside Emma Chamberlain’s Fundraising Scramble to Keep her Coffee Buzz Going
I got my hands on investor docs that reveal how much she was trying to raise as market trends and logistical snafus complicate a growth story
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Star Chef Confession: How I Got ‘Trapped’ Losing Money on YouTube
Carla Lalli Music tells me about tough choices as production quality increases on the platform — and taking a break from her 230,000+ subscribers
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Dude Perfect Got $100M in PE Money. This is What They’re Doing With It
Their YouTube channel dwarfs every sports league’s. Now I visit the quint at their new HQ as they reveal big plans for their next trick: Grow even more
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The New Creator Business VC Rush — and Slow Ventures’ $60M Bet
More investors want in on YouTubers’ bevvies, beauty lines and more. How big are the checks, who’s getting them and what Covid’s 5th anniversary has to do with it
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