🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

In today's newsletter, Slow Ventures has launched a $60 million fund to invest in creator-first businesses. Why they're leading a new type of investment in the space and what to expect as more money flows into the creator economy likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/the-new0-new…

Last week I traveled to Frisco, Texas, to tour Dude Perfect's new headquarters. What they're doing there—thanks to a $100 million-plus investment—tells me a lot about how the creator business will evolve as it enters its third decade likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/dude-perfect…

Scoop: I got my hands on an investor pitch deck for Emma Chamberlain's Chamberlain Coffee that shows a tough 2024 for a startup still finding its way. Lots of exclusive financials and behind-the-scenes intel for you likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/inside-emma-…

Last fall, Chamberlain Coffee went looking for between $5-$10 million at a $33 million pre-money valuation but the investor deck didn't tell a strong growth story. I report exclusively on the influencer-led company's tough 2024 likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/inside-emma-…

Next week, Max is dropping a new docuseries about Logan Paul and Jake Paul. I talked to EP Andrew Fried about how he tackled telling the behind-the-scenes story of these "formidable media personalities." likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/jake-and-log…

Today a group of top YouTubers will present their upcoming programming slates to CMOs at an event with Spotter. Here's my spotlight on the company. cutting big checks to creators & acting as their Hollywood consiglieri likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/ad-dollar-du…

Dhar Mann, Cassey Ho, some of the MomTok moms and more creators are lined up to speak at VidCon this summer. Check out my newsletter this week for the list of names: likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/webtoon-wher…

The web comic network WEBTOON has over 163 million users and its top creators net over $1 million on the platform. Natalie Jarvey speaks to Webtoon’s David J. Lee and David Madden as the company adapts its hits for Hollywood. Plus exclusive @vidcon bit.ly/3E3Eurr

Every week, Natalie Jarvey interviews creators who are catching her eye. This week: how Nurse John lucked his way into TikTok fame and how his hilarious content helped him stay there likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/webtoon-wher…

Cocomelon, Blippi, Ms. Rachel - the biggest kids franchises today start on YouTube. So why aren't more entertainment co.'s experimenting there? Take a look at "Kid Cowboy," the newest show from Nick Jr. that streams exclusively on YouTube likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/the-next-paw…

Here's something cool! Like and Subscribe News was shortlisted for a Publisher Newsletter Award! Proud of this barely 4-month-old newsletter and excited to keep telling stories that resonate publishernewsletters.com/2025/en/page/s…

lol sure

This week I interviewed Nick Viall about how he went from The Bachelor to podcast mogul. “I’ve been acting like The Viall Files has been competing with the top 1% of podcasts ever since it existed,” he told me. “Now I feel like I actually am.” likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/nick-viall-h…

News: A Cocomelon movie is in the works and will be distributed by Universal Pictures in 2027

LOL

YouTube’s Emmy play isn’t subtle: “We’ll keep doing this until we get there.” But it’s not just about trophies—it’s about higher CPMs, deeper respect, and redefining what counts as TV. Natalie Jarvey charts YouTube's Emmy takeover: likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/youtube-stor…

After 10+ years on Twitch and YouTube, Valkyrae knows the streaming game better than most. At WebSummit Vancouver, she tells Like and Subscribe News' Natalie Jarvey what’s next for the industry

Broke a little news on today's Web Summit Vancouver panel with RAE. The second series from Hihi Studios is coming soon to Webtoon