Each week, we handpick a selection of stories to give you a snapshot of trends, updates, business moves, and more from around the creator industry.
This week, creators are responding in the form of a question (again), a children’s icon is dressing up as a shark for Halloween, and a funding firm is charging up with some new hires.
The “YouTube edition” of a beloved quiz show is back for Double Jeopardy. For the second time, Ken Jennings will host a special edition of Jeopardy! contested by YouTube creators. Michelle Khare, Mythical Josh, and Angela Giarratana of Smosh will compete for charities across a gauntlet of internet-themed trivia. If Khare wants a challenge worthy of her YouTube channel, she should try to outdo Jennings’ 74-game Jeopardy! winning streak.
iShowSpeed and the Obamas are bringing a documentary to theaters for a one-day event. After touring West Africa, Speed is now shining light on Ghanaian filmmaker Chris Hesse and his effort to save videos related to African independence movements. The resulting documentary, The Eyes of Ghana, will screen across major theater chains as part of an effort assisted by Speed — as well as Barack and Michelle Obama’s media company.
Children’s touchstones from different generations collide as Dr. Seuss meets Baby Shark. Pinkfong, the Korean company behind the most-watched video in YouTube history, delivered some Halloween-themed mash-ups alongside iconic Seussian characters. The animated personalities joining Baby Shark in the YouTube collabs include family faves like the Cat in the Hat, the Lorax, Thing 1, and Thing (doo-doo-doodoo-doodoo).
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