📢 || Where To Grow, Shroud Hits $1M, Rooster Teeth Returns, + Streaming from Space

Hello, and welcome to this week's recap! This week, there are tons of stories covering every leading platform, as well as some interesting studies and developments in the creator space, including the first Twitch stream from space (on the ISS). There are also some great game keys and interesting opportunities, and if you're feeling Canadian patriotism lately, there is an opportunity for creators with Instagram!

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Now, let's jump into the news!

Platform Updates

🟪 TWITCH

• In a Fast Company interview, CEO Dan Clancy says YouTube, Facebook, and Kick copied Twitch with their live streaming offerings.
• NASA plans to stream on Twitch from the ISS on Wednesday, February 12.
• New Global Emote: SimsPlumbob (Appears to have been removed already.)
• Twitch introduced new cover art for Music, ASMR, Sports, Science & Technology, and Special Events.

🟥 YOUTUBE

• Research by Digital I says long-form content is gaining more viewing time than shorter content.
• YouTube is buying ads on TikTok to poach creators.
• Communities have now expanded to even more creators.
• Thanks to YouTube, you can now get a free three-month subscription to Repurpose. The service converts TikTok content into YouTube Shorts.
• YouTube had $10.5B in advertising revenue in Q4 2024.

⬛ TIKTOK

• TikTok is adding a calendar system for upcoming Live events.
• Donald Trump's new Sovereign Wealth Fund idea suggests that they may buy TikTok. However, the fund will likely not be funded before the deadline.
• If you are an American who deleted TikTok from your Android device, you may soon be able to download an official Android Package Kit (APK) through TikTok.
• TikTok appears to be expanding the test of a Dislike button.

🟦 TWITTER X

• Morgan Stanley is aiming to sell $5.5B of TwitterX's debt.

⏹️ DISCORD

• A new Discord Redesign is starting to be released to some users.
• The Monthly Patch Notes released included improvements to the Android app, improved privacy settings, and many bug fixes.

🔲 OTHERS

• Kick has entirely rewritten its Community Guidelines. You can see all the differences here.
• Spotify and UMG entered into a partnership to restructure monetization. It sounds like subscriptions will soon only give access to some content; you'll need add-on subscriptions to access other content.
• Rumble introduced a new Creator Dashboard.