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Amaze Holdings (AMZE) Completes The Food Channel Acquisition; Plans Platform Revamp for Culinary Creators — Nov 12, 2025

Amaze Holdings (AMZE) Completes The Food Channel Acquisition; Plans Platform Revamp for Culinary Creators — Nov 12, 2025

NYSE American–listed Amaze Holdings closed its purchase of The Food Channel, paid via a convertible promissory note, and says a refreshed FoodChannel.com will soon serve its 60,000+ food creators. Shares were among early pre‑market movers. Amaze Holdings, Inc.+1 What happened At 8:30 a.m. ET on November 12, 2025, Amaze Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AMZE) announced it completed the acquisition of the assets of The Food Channel, a long‑standing culinary media brand founded in 1989 that moved online in 1993 and joined the USA Today network in 2017. The deal price is $650,000 paid via a convertible promissory note. Amaze plans
The 2025–2026 Content Monetization Gold Rush: How Creators Are Cashing In Across Every Platform

The 2025–2026 Content Monetization Gold Rush: How Creators Are Cashing In Across Every Platform

The global creator economy is valued at about $156 billion today and is projected to exceed $500 billion by 2030, growing at roughly 22.5% annually. More than 50 million people worldwide identify as creators, with annual growth of about 10–20%. YouTube pays creators 55% of ad revenue, with ad RPMs typically ranging from $1.61 to $29 per 1,000 views depending on niche. Patreon has paid out over $1 billion to creators, while Substack now has over 5 million paying subscribers across its publications. TikTok’s Creator Rewards program pays RPMs from about $0.40 to $1.00+ per 1,000 views and includes Series
Creator Economy Buzz: Major Platform Updates, New Monetization Tools & Big Partnerships (July 30–31, 2025)

Creator Economy Buzz: Major Platform Updates, New Monetization Tools & Big Partnerships (July 30–31, 2025)

On July 30, 2025, YouTube relaxed monetization rules for profanity, allowing ads if strong language appears only in the first ~7 seconds (instead of demonetizing content for mild swearing in the first 8–15 seconds). TikTok introduced Creator Care Mode, an AI-driven one-click tool that filters offensive or spammy comments according to a creator’s preferences. TikTok added a bulk comment muting tool for Live streams to mute words, phrases, or emojis and auto-mute repeat offenders. TikTok launched Creator Inbox, a dedicated messaging hub with Unread and Starred folders and quick-reply templates. TikTok rolled out Creator Chat Rooms for invite-only group discussions
Creator Economy & Social Platforms Report (June–July 2025)

Creator Economy & Social Platforms Report (June–July 2025)

In June 2025, YouTube rolled out a wave of features around VidCon, including new audience segments “New,” “Casual,” and “Regular” viewers. The YouTube Community Tab became available to all channels and now lets fans post from mobile. YouTube Shorts gained shopping stickers globally with tests showing 40% higher product click-through in the U.S. YouTube reports viewers spend 80 million hours per day watching shopping-related videos. YouTube expanded auto-sync video editing for Shorts to automatically match music beats. YouTube introduced a Fan Leaderboard for live chats globally and added animated donation GIFs (US-only). YouTube launched Player for Education, an ad-free embeds
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