Alexander Lee
Senior Entertainment Media Reporter at Digiday
writer with a heart of gold, a heart of iron, and a heart of flesh・gaming/esports guy @digiday・on here less these days, but still posting grimly through it all
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1 week ago |
digiday.com | Alexander Lee
At the moment, Kick boasts over 57 million total users, according to the representative, and is rapidly gaining market share against rival platforms such as Twitch. Although Twitch does not publicly share its total user count, the platform averaged over 2.5 million active users at any given time in 2023, according to a blog post by Twitch CTO Christine Weber. Third-party estimates put Twitch’s monthly user count at roughly 240 million. Kick is not done investing in its efforts to scale up.
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1 week ago |
digiday.com | Alexander Lee
With a potential economic recession on the horizon, content creators are adjusting their monetization strategies to rely less on individual fans and more on advertisers. As President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs — paused, as they are — threaten to upend the global economy, a recession is appearing increasingly likely.
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2 weeks ago |
digiday.com | Alexander Lee
The Atlanta Hawks have launched an official Creator Collective to create more sponsorship opportunities for interested brands.
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2 weeks ago |
digiday.com | Alexander Lee
Broderick, for example, estimated that revenue for his newsletter Garbage Day had increased by roughly 20 to 25 percent year over year since he left Substack in January 2024, though he didn’t provide exact figures. “The amount I was making at Substack was not enough to hire a full-time employee,” Broderick said.
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2 weeks ago |
digiday.com | Alexander Lee |Antoinette Siu
By Alexander Lee and Antoinette Siu • April 7, 2025 • As a Digiday+ member, you were able to access this article early through the Digiday+ Story Preview email. See other exclusives or manage your account.This article was provided as an exclusive preview for Digiday+ members, who were able to access it early.
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Video content continues to grow at a steady clip on @LinkedIn, according to numbers shared with @Digiday by the company — and brands are taking note, stepping up their spend on the platform. Check it out: https://t.co/iHpfM7Gqyx
RT @Techmeme: LinkedIn says short-form video is its fastest-growing content category, and total video viewership grew 36% YoY between Octob…
