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YouTube Ad Sales Keep Growing at Healthy Clip, Rising 13% to $11 Billion in Q2
YouTube’s advertising business continued its strong growth in the second quarter of 2026, with parent company Alphabet reporting a 13% year-on-year rise in ad sales to $11.06 billion, beating Wall Street expectations of $10.8 billion. The results underline YouTube’s position as one of the world’s largest entertainment platforms and form part of a broader blockbuster…
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Trump’s Homeland Security chief joins TikTok with cringe video… despite government’s own warnings about ‘Chinese espionage’
The US Secretary of Homeland Security has launched an official account on TikTok, despite the American government’s own longstanding warnings that the Chinese-owned platform poses an espionage and data-security risk. The move has drawn criticism given that federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security itself, have banned TikTok from government-issued devices over fears that…
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Miami Heat post, then unlist YouTube livestream for “LeBron Introductory Press Conference”
The Miami Heat briefly published, then unlisted, a YouTube livestream titled “LeBron Introductory Press Conference,” fuelling speculation that free agent LeBron James could be poised to join the club. The post came amid weeks of intense media scrutiny over James’s next move, with the veteran star still unattached to a team as speculation mounts across…
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HALESTORM Shares Pro-Shot Video Of Cover Of OZZY OSBOURNE’s ‘Perry Mason’
Halestorm has released a professionally filmed live video of their cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Perry Mason”, marking the first anniversary of his death on 22 July 2026. The performance was recorded at BP Pulse Live in Birmingham, Ozzy’s hometown, and the band described it as a way to honour the “Prince of Darkness” on what…
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WME Signs Evan Royalty, Filmmaker Behind Viral ‘SCP’ YouTube Shorts
Talent agency WME has signed Evan Muir, the filmmaker and digital creator known online as Evan Royalty, best known for his work on YouTube’s “SCP” horror shorts. The agency intends to help him grow his presence across film and television while developing original intellectual property and franchise opportunities, reflecting Hollywood’s growing appetite for creator-driven horror…
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Skyrim and Stardew Valley mods weren’t enough: rotund icon Jimothy the viral raccoon invades D&D as a Wizards-approved “cryptid” who is “hurling garbage and making friends”
Jimothy, an internet-famous rotund raccoon that has already found its way into Skyrim and Stardew Valley as fan-made mods, has now been given an official nod from Wizards of the Coast, appearing as a “cryptid” creature in Dungeons & Dragons material. The move reflects how deeply internet meme culture has permeated even long-established tabletop franchises,…
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Gym issues groveling apology to Sikh man after ordering him to leave because of kirpan knife he carries as part of his beliefs
A gym in Canada issued a full apology to a Sikh man, Gurpartap Sangha, after staff ordered him to leave over the kirpan, a small ceremonial knife carried by baptised Sikhs as one of the faith’s five articles of faith. The incident, which Sangha recorded and shared online, sparked a wider debate about religious accommodation…
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Johnny Knoxville Joins ‘Mt. Mystic’ Comedy Series
Johnny Knoxville has joined the cast of Mt. Mystic, a mockumentary comedy series being developed from a YouTube pilot, and will also serve as executive producer. The casting comes shortly after the release of Jackass: Best and Last, billed as the final film in the Jackass franchise, and adds another high-profile name to a project…
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Zack London’s AI-generated anthology film to screen in cinemas
AI-focused YouTuber Zack London, known as Gossip Goblin, is bringing his AI-generated anthology film “Gods Don’t Give Gifts” to cinemas for a limited release, in what he describes as an experiment testing whether online audiences will pay to see AI-made work on the big screen. The four-part anthology explores humanity’s attempts to overcome limitations such…
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Comedian Brian Bates Sets New Special ‘Worried’ With Nate Bargatze’s Nateland Entertainment
Comedian Brian Bates will release a new stand-up special, Worried, on Nate Bargatze’s Nateland Entertainment YouTube channel on Friday 24 July 2026. Filmed at The Lab at Zanies in Nashville, the hour-long set sees Bates draw on his lifelong overthinking and people-pleasing tendencies to explore getting married and becoming a first-time father later in life,…