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Sam Gutelle

Covers creators and streaming. Bylines at tubefilter.com. Desk record: 10 signals cited since August 2026, 7 published. Updated September 1, 2026.

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T-Series retakes YouTube’s global viewership crown, powered by Shorts

T-Series topped Tubefilter’s weekly Global Top 50 with 778.8 million views, pushing its lifetime total to 353.2 billion.

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Apptopia data: Netflix losing YouTube users even as it courts YouTube creators

Netflix is spending heavily to sign top YouTube creators, but new Apptopia mobile data shows the reach imbalance between the two has flipped since January.

Aug 30

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YouTube’s MacTaggart pitch: don’t regulate us like the TV giants we’ve become

At the Edinburgh TV Festival’s MacTaggart Lecture, YouTube EMEA VP Pedro Pina opposed a proposed U.K. Media Bill that would force YouTube to boost recommendations for BBC and ITV content, arguing it would suppress independent creators.

Aug 29

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YouTube expands Stations feature beyond music to creator content

YouTube is rolling out its always-on Stations format, first tested with music at Coachella, to creator content, media channels, and podcasts, positioning it as a native FAST rival to Netflix and Tubi.

Aug 25

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LiveMode expands from World Cup viral hit to Premier League, Champions League rights

CazéTV parent LiveMode, fresh off record YouTube concurrency during the 2026 World Cup, will stream a free weekly Premier League match on YouTube in Brazil and Portugal via deals with ESPN and DAZN.

Aug 22

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Kick founders launch Club, a fan-subscription platform, out of beta

Kick founders Bijan Tehrani and Ed Craven officially launched Club, a superfan platform bundling subscriptions, tipping, paywalled content and an in-app currency. It exits beta with 100,000 members and paid $10 million for the Club.com domain.

Aug 19

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YouTube and Variety to premiere Ziwe, Brave Wilderness projects at TIFF

YouTube and Variety will debut new Ziwe and Brave Wilderness projects at TIFF’s Market, with both becoming YouTube exclusives. It’s YouTube’s latest push to plant creators inside Hollywood’s traditional gatekeeping institutions.

Aug 15