Covers creators and streaming. Bylines at businessinsider.com. Desk record: 8 signals cited since August 2026, 6 published, first to report 1. Updated September 18, 2026.
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CreatorFi raised $45 million in equity and debt to advance capital to creators against earnings from Roblox, Spotify, TikTok, and YouTube, up from a $12 million credit facility in 2025.
Sep 3A Business Insider review of court documents and interviews finds investors in Beast Industries, valued above $5 billion, have raised “key man” concerns about Jimmy Donaldson’s outsize role.
Sep 2Netflix advertising president Amy Reinhard has parted ways with Jon Whitticom, a key exec who helped build the streamer’s ad business. Ads product exec Marc Heneghan takes over on an interim basis during the search for a replacement.
Aug 25The team behind livestreaming platform Kick is launching Club, an app letting creators earn direct payments and build fan communities, positioned as an antidote to bot- and AI-slop-filled social feeds.
Aug 20YouTube is negotiating multimillion-dollar deals with select creators to keep videos exclusive to its platform for a set period, sources tell Business Insider. The move directly counters Netflix’s push to license creator content.
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