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GigaStar Opens FINRA Broker-Dealer Trading for YouTube AdSense Shares. Company Says $100K Cleared.
Channel Revenue Tokens sold under Reg CF can move after a 12-month hold. FINRA BrokerCheck lists GigaStar Securities as a digital-asset ATS.
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YouTube Will Auto-Label Undeclared Brand Deals. Age and Country Gates Open on Declaration.
Declared paid promotions unlock per-market age and locale limits. Automated labels for undeclared branded content are scheduled for the coming months — with no published go-live date.
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YouTube Added Amazon Tags. Commissions Pay Two AdSense Cycles Later.
Eligible U.S. creators can tag products in Shorts, long-form and livestreams. Amazon still decides whether the account stays in good standing. Studio shows a daily total, not the video or the SKU.
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YouTube Offers Creators Millions to Stay Off Netflix, Talks Unclosed
Bloomberg reported timed exclusives plus marketing and brand-deal penalties. No contracts signed. This is not a Partner Program change.
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YouTube Counts a View From the First Frame From August 24
The public number under a video is no longer the figure that pays the Partner Program. YouTube did not say how much counts will rise.
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YouTube Stops Shorts Pay Below 10 Million Views From February 2027
YouTube did not say how many of the more than 3 million YPP channels it claims currently sit under the Shorts floor.
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MrBeast Court Docs Put Sponsor Segments at Around $2.5 Million
Business Insider reports Beast Industries had $91 million in contracted brand deals heading into 2025, including T-Mobile and Amazon commitments.
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YouTube Ad Revenue Reached $11.1 Billion in Q2
Ad sales rose 13% from a year earlier. Alphabet pointed to World Cup-related strength alongside direct response, brand advertising and living-room viewing.
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YouTube Gives Partner Creators Custom Shorts Thumbnails
The upload control is starting with YouTube Partner Program channels; Ask Studio can now generate and revise thumbnails only for long-form videos.
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YouTube Turns Creator Playlists Into TV-Style Shows
Shows may surface in search, Recommended shows and Continue watching, giving serialized creator videos a presentation designed for bigger screens.
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YouTube’s U.S. Creator-Economy GDP Estimate Passed $60B in 2025
The 2025 U.S. report puts the ecosystem above 540,000 full-time-equivalent jobs, compared with 490,000 in YouTube's 2024 estimate.
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Good Mythical Morning Comes to Netflix and Stays on YouTube
New episodes of Good Mythical Morning, Mythical Kitchen and Last Meals will reach Netflix and YouTube on the same day starting September 7.
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YouTube Affiliate Videos Clearly Disclosed Paid Links 12.2% of the Time
A 2 million-video YouTube study found 146,800 affiliate videos; 45.5% had any disclosure and 12.2% clearly told viewers about compensation and the linked relationship.