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Kai Cenat launches Streamer University event for creators – 1 million apply
Social media star Kai Cenat is making good his promise to launch a “Streamer University”. In a lavish 3-minute video inspired by Harry Potter’s Hogwarts, Cenat invited aspiring content creators to “Enroll Now”. Within minutes, around one million people are reported to...
YouTube challenges Shorts ‘myths’ ahead of annual Brandcast event
As YouTube prepares for its annual Brandcast event, the Google-owned platform has doubled down on YouTube Shorts, sharing insights into why the platform can be so effective. Advising brands and creatives not to get caught in “the myth trap”, the platform has shared...
Thomas & Friends YouTube channel to drop lost pilot episode
A previously unseen episode of iconic children’s series Thomas & Friends is being released today on the brand’s YouTube channel (1800 BST). A reconstructed version of the show’s pilot, Down The Mine, the episode is being released to celebrate the 80th anniversary...
YouTuber MrBeast looks set to make more Beast Games for Amazon Prime Video
Reports emanating from the US suggest Amazon Prime Video is preparing to greenlight two more series of MrBeast’s big budget entertainment series Beast Games, which become the platform’s most watched unscripted series ever in 2024. After Deadline revealed that the...
NASA+ launches FAST Channel on Amazon Prime Video
US space agency NASA’s on-demand streaming service, NASA+, has launched a FAST channel on Prime Video, providing a new way for viewers to watch the agency’s aeronautics, human spaceflight, science, and technology missions unfold on screen. As the agency continues with...
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Kai Cenat launches Streamer University event for creators – 1 million apply
YouTube challenges Shorts ‘myths’ ahead of annual Brandcast event
Thomas & Friends YouTube channel to drop lost pilot episode
YouTuber MrBeast looks set to make more Beast Games for Amazon Prime Video
NASA+ launches FAST Channel on Amazon Prime Video
