Creator Economy

Los Angeles – November 05, 2026 -- ISO, a new talent representation company with a roster of more than 90 livestreamers, gamers, artists, VTubers and lifestyle creators, has launched with initial capital from Influence Media Partners, its sole institutional backer.

The company targets talent that built audiences on the internet and now moves those audiences across content platforms, music, products and live events. Its clients include PlaqueBoyMax, Jasontheween, Ironmouse, Kyedae and RDCWorld. On the brand side, ISO builds creator strategies and executes campaigns for Electronic Arts, Discord, Underdog and Icenova.

Montreal – November 04, 2026 -- Stay22, an intent monetization company for creators and digital platforms, has facilitated more than US$2 billion in travel bookings through its technology as it marks its 10th anniversary and launches a refreshed brand.

The company says it has grown 100x since 2019. Its network has more than tripled to over 10,000 active creators and publishers, up from approximately 3,000 in 2024.

Platform generates over 10,000 bookings a day across 220 countries and regions

Creators and publishers on the platform now produce more than 10,000 bookings per day, or over 3.6 million annually. Travelers book stays in more than 220 countries and regions. Stay22's technology loads on more than 8 billion web pages each year.

The company works with more than 13 major suppliers, including Booking.com, Expedia Group and Trip.com. Trip.com recently joined and added more than 1.7 million properties.

SINGAPORE – November 01, 2026 -- Creator videos linking TikTok users to Codashop have drawn 1 billion views since the mid-June 2026 launch of a partnership between digital content distributor Coda and TikTok Gaming, with click-through averaging above 5% and about 5% of clicks converting to purchases.

Direct purchase links go live in five Southeast Asian markets

TikTok users in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines can now link directly to Codashop to buy game top-ups, gift cards and other digital goods. Creators can feature Codashop-listed content in livestreams and short-form videos. Publishers gain a route to consumers at the point where they discover games.

LOS ANGELES – October 30, 2026 -- Italian actor Michele Morrone has joined creator platform Subs.com as both a content creator and part owner of the company, the second major celebrity arrival after Megan Fox's debut on the platform.

Subs.com pairs celebrity ownership with creator-controlled pricing

Morrone, known for Netflix's 365 Days franchise and the film The Housemaid, will offer fans exclusive content and music through his page. The size of his stake and the financial terms were not disclosed.

Subs.com publishes long-form videos that are free to watch and ad-free. A subscription page sits behind each video, where subscribers pay for exclusive content. Creators set their own prices and own everything they make.

TOKYO – October 29, 2026 -- transcosmos has partnered with Tokyo-based Metaverse Creators Inc. to distribute VRChat 3D content to overseas buyers through Geek Jack, its cross-border e-commerce platform for entertainment products.

Avatars, outfits, hairstyles, accessories and other items planned, produced and sold by Metaverse Creators will be added to Geek Jack gradually. Metaverse Creators is led by CEO Kazuo Wakamiya.

Language, payments and marketing barriers drive the deal

Japanese creators' 3D content is drawing growing overseas interest on VR social platforms such as VRChat. Language, payment processing, marketing and sales operations still hinder individual creators seeking to expand internationally.

The partnership pairs Metaverse Creators' 3D production expertise and creator network with Geek Jack's cross-border e-commerce infrastructure.

SALT LAKE CITY – October 22, 2026 -- Moises, the AI creative suite used by 80 million musicians, and SoundCloud, the music platform with 40+ million artists, have launched an integration that moves tracks from SoundCloud into Moises for production and back to SoundCloud for release and monetization.

Artists can import SoundCloud tracks into Moises on mobile or web

Artists connect their SoundCloud account and bring eligible tracks directly into Moises. There they can use stem separation, chord detection and lyric detection to practice and learn. Moises Studio, its web-based audio studio, supports mixing, mastering and track reimagining through contextual stem generation. Artists can also invite producers and other artists to collaborate in real time.

LOS ANGELES – October 22, 2026 -- Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS) and Witz Comedy Network have launched The Ed Bassmaster Channel on Vizio WatchFree+, moving a YouTube creator with more than 2.8 million subscribers onto a streaming platform with new weekly episodes and over 100 episodes of library content.

Weekly Ed Bassmaster Show episodes anchor the channel lineup

The channel carries Witz Comedy Network's The Ed Bassmaster Show, which delivers new weekly episodes of pranks, characters and interviews with Bassmaster's collaborators. Guests include Steve-O, Trailer Trash Tammy, Jen Smith, Andy Molinakis and Paige Ginn, with more to be announced.

Sketches from recurring characters Always Teste, Mumbles, Chip Diamond, Skippy and Emilio also feature in the lineup.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- Evoto AI unveiled Evoto 8.0 at its annual launch event, opening a creator marketplace for photographers to sell presets and creative assets, backed by a $500,000 reward pool. The release spans Evoto Desktop, the Evoto App and Evoto Video, adding an Asset Hub, in-timeline portrait retouching for DaVinci Resolve, story-based culling for high-volume shoots, reusable workflow templates and a production-grade SDK.