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As creators become more adept at using Substack live video, they are finding that going live with a co-host helps them gain new subscribers.

"Shadow AI" refers to the use of AI tools that aren't officially company-approved. For newsrooms, that leaves serious implications.

The notion that Meta is planning a Reels-spin off has created many questions for creators, including speculation over the potential decrease in Reels viewership, as well as concerns about whether or not Meta will allow creators to port over their Instagram followings to the new app, should the decision go through.

In 2025, Roblox's relationships with creator studios have soured, according to studio creator representatives, four of whom told Digiday that they feel their relationship with Roblox has shifted from partner to competitor.

Apple News+ is a growing source of audience and revenue, according to publishers including The Atlantic, Dotdash Meredith and Newsweek.

YouTube’s short-form video push has created new opportunities for dance creators to make money on the platform, but some say it's too late.

News podcast listeners are more likely to use YouTube to watch videos and consume and find podcasts, compared to non-news podcast listeners, according to a report.

The publisher has increased its brand safe ad inventory by up to 20%, up from 16% just six months ago. 

Puck’s newsletters have grown into franchises, with its anchor journalists becoming franchise managers, the company’s CEO said on the latest Digiday Podcast episode.

Twitch is expanding its monetization and moderation tools, which creators see as an attempt to regain ground lost to competitors.

Nearly half of journalists surveyed in a new report said they are using generative AI tools not approved or bought by their organization.

As podcast subscription businesses mature, podcasters face a challenge that publishers have grappled with for years: churn. Here's how they're working to retain paying listeners.

Traffic getting sent to publishers’ sites from AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity is growing — for publishers with deals in place with those companies, but also for publishers trying to block their crawlers.

The Donald Trump administration’s tariffs, which impose an additional 10 percent duty on Chinese imports, have led to an increase in creators’ business costs.

Although it remains unclear whether Rockstar’s stance toward brands will soften for “GTA 6,” the game developer is certainly aware of “GTA’s” power as a distribution network, both for its own products and for outside advertisers.

Traffic declines and the economy: Those were the biggest challenges publishers faced last year, and they'll be on repeat again this year.

In the wake of Rooster Teeth’s shutdown last year, corporate ownership is starting to feel like more of a poison pill than a benefit for creator-owned media companies.

In light of BuzzFeed's plans to launch its own social media platform, the Media Briefing evaluates other media companies' past attempts to do the same.

Without a proper way to measure videos' effectiveness in growing incremental audiences, podcast orgs and publishers are drawing correlations between a podcast's video audience growth and overall audience growth.

Buyers eye discounts of as much as 20% as Google, The Trade Desk and others join its much-vaunted expansive rollout.