01 · Meta / AI rightsMeta removed disputed AI-training language from its new commercial terms after objections from legal experts and publishers. The company says its crawling practices have not changed.
02 · Audience / videoSocial and video networks now reach 54% of people surveyed for news across 48 markets, ahead of TV (52%) and news websites and apps (51%). Distribution has shifted away from the publishers who produce the news.
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The home screen is the new program guide, and whoever owns it sets the terms.
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Read the Big Read →Hatched band: the 62–67% range across studies. Middle tier is the remainder. Sources: CreatorIQ, State of Creators 2026; Circle, Creator Economy Statistics.
Distribution power is shifting from channel owners to operating systems, recommendation layers and connected-TV home screens.
Channel follows the chokepoints: where content gets surfaced, who controls distribution and how the economics change when the platform owns the audience relationship.