{"podcast":{"title":"Creator Upload","slug":"creator-upload-944364","podcast_index_feed_id":944364,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/104a12160/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://creatorupload.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43626360/43626360-1785764910782-fb3f3abe3ba9d.jpg","author":"Tubefilter","episode_count":310,"summary":"Everything You Need To Know About The Creator Economy Hosted by Lauren Schnipper and Josh Cohen","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T20:17:53.534886+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creator-upload-944364"},"episode":{"title":"YouTube Is Paying Creators Millions...to Stay?","slug":"youtube-is-paying-creators-millions-to-stay","published_at":"2026-08-21T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creator-upload-944364/youtube-is-paying-creators-millions-to-stay","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creator-upload-944364","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creator-upload/episodes/YouTube-Is-Paying-Creators-Millions---to-Stay-e3nmg11","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/104a12160/podcast/play/124517857/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-21%2F430245946-44100-2-d00316abbe4bf.mp3","summary":"Are YouTube's latest monetization and view metric changes a huge win or a total trap for creators? In this episode, Lauren and Josh break down YouTube's new million-dollar exclusivity deals to compete with Netflix, the shift to counting public views from the first frame, and the doubled Partner Program thresholds. Plus, we cover Meta’s massive 29-state lawsuit and ByteDance's new AI copyright deal with the MPA. What you’ll learn: -- Why YouTube is paying top creators upfront millions for platform exclusivity -- How YouTube's new 1st-frame view metric changes public view counts -- What the new doubled YouTube Partner Program monetization thresholds mean for you -- The legal battles hitting Meta and ByteDance’s new AI copyright framework 00:00 New Hair Who Dis 01:13 YouTube Pays Millions for Exclusivity 07:00 Neil Mohan vs Traditional Media Strategy 14:11 Three Types of YouTube Deals 18:23 Why YouTube Needs Hollywood Stars 20:38 YouTube Changes Public View Metric 23:42 Engaged Views vs Vanity Metrics 28:50 Doubling YouTube Partner Program Thresholds 34:10 29 States Sue Meta Over Kids 36:40 ByteDance and MPA AI Agreement 38:15 Outro and Final Thoughts Creator Upload is your creator economy podcast, hosted by Lauren Schnipper and Joshua Cohen. Follow Lauren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schnipper/ Follow Josh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuajcohen/ Original music by London Bridge: https://www.instagram.com/londonbridgemusic/ Edited and produced by Adam Conner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamonbrand","meta_description":"Are YouTube's latest monetization and view metric changes a huge win or a total trap for creators? In this episode, Lauren and Josh break down YouTube's n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2332,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creator-upload-944364/episodes/youtube-is-paying-creators-millions-to-stay/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creator-upload-944364/youtube-is-paying-creators-millions-to-stay.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}