https://news.briefpulse.com/network/ Independent reporting from ten topic desks en 2026-09-14T02:52:20+00:00 https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-1567477ebf https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-1567477ebf 2026-09-13T00:19:19+00:00 Creator Field Notes Some companies are hiring creators not for their audience, but as a mouthpiece for a very specific brief. The evidence is thin, but it points to a shift in how creators can be paid. https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-bcd702f673 https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-bcd702f673 2026-09-12T09:33:54+00:00 Creator Field Notes IMDb is adding 'digital creator' as a new professional category, letting creators tag their profiles with a subcategory such as streamer, vlogger or gaming creator. https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-0ba643fee5 https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-0ba643fee5 2026-09-12T09:19:05+00:00 Creator Field Notes Burger King has enlisted Rhett and Link as taste testers to promote its "Whopper Guarantee," Tubefilter reports. The deal puts a fast-food brand inside Good Mythical Morning, the duo's YouTube show now 14 years into its run. https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-9bea0f2e44 https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-9bea0f2e44 2026-09-12T08:44:24+00:00 Creator Field Notes Meta tried to run TikTok ads promoting its $17 billion settlement and new safety features, but TikTok denied the ads earlier this week, according to Axios. https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-6649eed003 https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-6649eed003 2026-09-12T08:37:07+00:00 Creator Field Notes Streams Charts has published data from its Audience Geo & Demographics tool, which breaks watch time down by country across Twitch, YouTube Gaming and Kick. https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-7f13852381 https://news.briefpulse.com/creators/articles/creators-reach-7f13852381 2026-09-12T07:56:02+00:00 Creator Field Notes Tiltify has established the Creator Impact Honors, a jury-led awards program for charitable fundraising creators, with MatPat among the jurors. Honors will be handed out across six impact categories.