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Itâs Friday and this weekâs YouTube rankings have raised an unexpected question: is Shiba Cat the new Doge?
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Virtual creators are finally getting their moment in the sun (so to speak)
One of Twitchâs rising stars is teaming up with Mythic Talent to introduce a brand-new creator celebration: The VTuber Awards. Filianâa VTuber who claims approximately 600,000 followers on Twitchâannounced the upcoming event in a tweet posted on Wednesday:
âIt's been a dream of mine to bring the entire Vtubing community together. This show is going to be BIG.â
The virtual creator will emcee The VTuber Awards in December on her personal account, where sheâs previously collaborated with big shots like Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. Filianâs latest partnerâMythic Talentâis an industry heavyweight in its own right. Since being founded by a group that includes OTK co-owners Asmongold and TipsOut, the full-service management firm has signed popular VTubers Shylily and Veibae, and worked with brands like Amazon, Sony, and Prime Gaming.
Although we donât know yet which categories Filian and Mythic Talentâs production will include, itâs possible that The VTuber Awards wonât be the first rodeo for some nominees. Both the Streamy Awards and Streamer Awards honored virtual stars during their most recent ceremonies, with CodeMiko winning VTuber of the Year at the former show and Ironmouse earning the equivalent prize at the latter.
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HEADLINES IN BRIEF đ°
Viral Nation is launching new machine-learning features that will help companies determine if creator- and user-generated videos contain copyrighted content. (Tubefilter)
âSimon & Schuster is teaming up with content marketing agency Rocket to launch a Brighton-based creator house that will play host to six BookTokers. (Tubefilter)
âEpic Games is changing the way creator payouts are calculated in order to âreward creators for the time players spend in their islands.â (Venture Beat)
âTwitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has reportedly resigned from her position at the company. (TechCrunch)
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This creator will turn your favorite show into a bone-chilling monstrosity
Freddie has always âhad a fascination for monsters.â The animatorâwho runs a YouTube channel called Broken Finger Paradiseâloves the lack of uniformity that comes with designing villains. Heroes are often portrayed with the same broad-shouldered, cookie-cutter look, but monstersâŠ
âThereâs been a million ways someone has drawn a dragon, and itâs never boring to see a new interpretation of what a dragon can look like.â
That monstrous originality is exactly what Freddie captures on his channel, even when heâs riffing off of existing characters like SpongeBob and Garfield. Itâs also why more than 1.6 million subscribers now tune in to watch his videos.

Freddieâs views hit a major peak in January. Data from Gospel Stats.
Freddie says he first âstarted meddling with animation and artâ when he was just 12 years old, and continued studying both subjects all the way through college. By the time the pandemic rolled around, the creator had discovered the wonderful world of creepypasta-style fan art (and specifically creepypasta-style Garfield fan art) on Reddit.
Posting his work on TikTok was an obvious next step, but Freddie needed some convincing. He originally considered the platform âa waste of timeâ and went into it expecting next to nothing. Instead, his videos did so well that other users started cross-posting them onto YouTube. So, Freddie made his own channelâand things âtook off from there.â
Fast forward to 2023, and that animation hub has now generated more than 1 billion views.
In fact, the creatorâs Short alone claims over 82 million views.
And on TikTok? Freddieâs account has attracted a whopping 1.2 million followers.
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XSET is joining forces with Glytch to set up its very own esports stadium
XSET is gearing up for a major collaboration. The gaming organization will embark on a 1-year partnership with Glytchâa company that plans to build 32 esports stadiums over the next eight yearsâin order to create an IRL entertainment destination of its own.
That co-branded XSET/Glytch stadium will offer much more than the occasional esports tournament. In addition to hosting live events led by XSETâs esports teams and other affiliated creators, Glytch Advisory Board Member Jordan Rambis says the stadium will function as âan immersive entertainment destinationâ with arcade games, food, and drinks.
Glytchâs partnership with XSET doesnât end there.
The company also plans to sponsor both XSETâs esports squads and an eight-episode series that will spotlight members of the organizationâs Apex Legends and Valorant teams. Those original videos will be promoted across XSETâs social channels, including YouTube, Instagram Reels, Twitter, and TikTok.
XSET CEO and co-founder Greg Selkoe expressed the orgâs excitement over those upcoming sponsorships in a recent statement:
âGlytch is going to reshape esports and gaming with their venues across the country, so itâs incredibly exciting for us to partner with them to build awareness within our community. Itâs important for us to build a partnership that positively affects and represents our esports teams.â
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Kick just poached a big-time Twitch streamer
After receiving his fourth ban from the Amazon-owned platform, BruceDropEmOff (aka Bruce Ray Condones) has declared his decision to leave Twitch in favor of Kick. The star streamer isnât leaving quietly: Condonesâ announcement video includes everything from creator cameos to an abominable snowman and a space-time vortex.
That flashy exitâand Cordonesâ undeniable talent for entertainmentâcould be a major boon for Kick. According to Streams Charts, the streamerâs last Twitch broadcasts reached a peak audience of nearly 80,000 concurrent viewers.

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