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YouTube's relentless grind is causing an OG creator exodus. Jacksepticeye may be next.

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 05:06

Jacksepticeye — Jacksepticeye, one of YouTube's biggest gaming stars, says he has been considering retirement.
Jacksepticeye

culture, Media, jacksepticeye, YouTubers, gaming, games, content-creators

How the 'Oh-oh-oh Ozempic' commercial song made a musician $1 million

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 16:05

David Paton (right) and his band Pilot in 1975. — David Paton (right) and his band Pilot in 1975. Five decades later, their hit song "Magic" has become a key part of Ozempic's marketing campaign.
Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music

Media, Ozempic, Advertising, Music, weight-loss, weight-loss-drugs, pharma

AI bots are replacing Gen Z influencers. Maybe that's a good thing.

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 05:41

Genz's fading dreams of fame because of AI — Gen Zers want to be influencers. But the industry is getting more competitive — and flooded with AI.
Abanti Chowdhury/BI

Tech, Media, Careers, Discourse, AI, Influencers, Instagram

All the famous people who appear in the sexual assault lawsuits filed against Sean Diddy Combs

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 14:06

Sean Diddy Combs — Sean "Diddy" Combs has been hit by a series of lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault.
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Entertainment, Media, Law, Diddy, sean-combs, sexual-assault

Today's the day Warner Bros. Discovery can sell itself. Buyers may be hard to find.

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 14:04

David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, arrives at the Sun Valley Lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho — Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Media, Tech, ma, warner-bros-discovery, hbo, CNN, TV

Instagram makes more ad money than YouTube, new court filings reveal

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 17:31

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security Committee hearing titled Protecting Kids Online: Instagram and Reforms for Young Users, in Russell Building on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. — Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, whose business had more ad revenue in 2021 than YouTube.
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via

Tech, Media, Advertising, meta, Instagram, youtube, Antitrust

The mixed response to Jojo Siwa's rebrand shows just how hard it is for child stars to stay relevant

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 11:25

JoJo Siwa attends the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 01, 2024. — JoJo Siwa at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024.
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

culture, Media, jojo-siwa, YouTubers, Influencers, Music, musicians

Here's how much Disney pays its employees

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 08:51

Disney CEO Bob Iger — Disney CEO Bob Iger.
JC Olivera/Getty Images

Media, Advertising, Entertainment, disney, Salaries, salary-data, Hulu

I've been laid off 5 times. The first one was devastating — but I wouldn't have reinvented myself without them.

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 05:00

An illustration of a businesswoman holding a briefcase in one hand and balloons in the other, floating in the sky. A large hand holding a pair of scissors looms above her, poised to snip the strings of her balloons. — Betty Wong Ortiz has experienced five layoffs in the span of eight years.
Andry Djumantara/Getty Images.

Careers, contributor-2024, as-told-to, Layoffs, Media, Startups, Tech

Nelson Peltz might have scored $300 million after losing the Disney proxy war. But it was still a waste of time, expert says

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 21:11

Nelson Peltz — Reuters

Media, disney, proxy-fight, nelson-peltz, bob-iger, Analysis

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