Ben Woods

🔴Video creators: Tell us how you create for a chance to win a slice of our $1,000 prize pool

Survey is totally anonymous and takes about 10 minutes to complete

www.surveymonkey.com/r/CreatorV5?...

#creators #creatoreconomy #videocreators #youtubers #videoeditors #videoediting #videography

Are creators wise to sell their offcuts to AI companies? Most will be familiar with the adage: ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’. Despite being a cliché, the saying lives on as it cuts to the heart of how individuals and companies perceive...

🔴 Are creators wise to sell their unpublished videos to AI companies?

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These are great. Thanks for sharing your collection. These front covers would make great prints

🔴 The creator economy is booming, so why are we spending less time creating?

The average weekly hours consumers spend creating of producing content fell for the first time since 2021 during Q2 2024.

Analysis here 👇
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#creators #creatoreconomy

🔴 A message to the entertainment industry: nurture fandom or risk losing control of your IP

My latest blog on the risk IP holders run if they don't nurture their fanbase.

To make my point, I use Dino Crisis, Capcom’s revered survival horror game

www.midiaresearch.com/blog/a-messa...

Sony Takes the Console Wars Out on the Streets Plans for a hand-held PlayStation device show the game isn’t really about selling units anymore, it’s about hoarding consumers’ attention.

I was quoted in this Daily Upside article covering the portable PlayStation and Nintendo's strategy:

www.thedailyupside.com/industries/m...

When Bernie Sanders met Sykkuno: how VTubers are taking over social platforms It made for a curious sight: the US senator Bernie Sanders discussing the upcoming election with Sykkuno , a creator whose digital identity is an anime inspired demi human with cat ears. These two wor...

🔴 When Bernie Sanders met Sykkuno: how VTubers are taking over social platforms 🔴

Read here 👇

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Are social platforms losing the next generation to Roblox and Fortnite? Unpacking social media strategy is now part and parcel of any election postmortem. From Elon Musk’s ownership of X to Donald Trump’s use of creators to target Gen Z men, understanding social’s role...

🔴 NEW BLOG: Are social platforms losing the next generation to Roblox and Fortnite?

www.midiaresearch.com/blog/are-soc...

Are consumers ready for TikTok’s AI acceleration? The AI revolution sweeping the entertainment industry will rage on in 2025. In recent weeks, TikTok owner ByteDance has provided a deeper look into how AI will impact social platforms . Through a seri...

🔴 Are consumers ready for TikTok's AI acceleration?

New blog on Bytedance's big AI gamble aimed at advertisers and creators 👇

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#tiktok #creators #creatoreconomy #bytedance #AItools #avatars #generativeai #socialvideo