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We analyzed dozens of recent YouTube job listings to see what the Google-owned platform pays US employees for jobs, including remote roles, in 2022.

Mojo, a sports stock market cofounded by Alex Rodriguez, has raised $100 million. See the pitch deck it used to get the NFLPA to invest.

Top US sports-betting execs at DraftKings, Betr, and more reflect on the trends that changed the industry this year and look ahead to 2023.

Sports betting is a vital and growing piece of US sports media. A few years ago, broadcasters and publishers started taking ad dollars from gambling operators and dabbling in betting content, as the US regulatory tide turned in favor of the industry that had long been viewed as a vice.The ties between media outlets and gambling operators have only deepened since. In 2021, DraftKings bought sports-gambling network VSIN, appointed its first chief media officer, and continued working with the secto…

Staff cuts and high-profile exec exits over the past year have shuffled leadership at Netflix. We updated our exclusive chart of its organization structure and key leaders.

Sports-betting experts say Fanatics and MGM Resorts are among the buyers to watch in 2023, and a Flutter US listing could shake up the industry.

OnlyFans has boomed in recent years — and some influencers, particularly those who create adult content, are making real money on the subscription-based social platform.Several creators Insider spoke with have earned from five to six figures per month on the platform. One OnlyFans star, Amouranth, has earned as much as $1.5 million a month. (Insider verified the creators’ earnings with documentation they provided.)Some beginners have quickly built followings and started to get paid.Creator Chloe…

Champions Round, a startup that raised $10 million to disrupt fantasy sports by catering to Gen-Z customers, is winding down following an investigation led by the company’s investors, Insider has learned from two people familiar with the matter.In a June 14 all-hands meeting, company leaders told staffers that Champions Round would be laying off much of its staff and preparing to sell its assets, the two people said.CEO Carter Russ took responsibility for the closure in the meeting, citing probl…

I started getting Netflix’s red envelopes in the mail back in 2009.At first, I’d rent classic movies I either couldn’t find or didn’t gravitate toward at my local Blockbuster — movies like “Bullitt” and “Charade.” As the streaming catalog expanded, I discovered TV shows like “Doctor Who” and “Weeds,” and rediscovered old favorites I was too young to truly appreciate when they first aired, including “Twin Peaks.“When Netflix began making its own shows, I’d often wake up at (or stay up until) midn…

Sports has become a hot category for venture-capital investors in recent years.While other private investors like private equity firms have set their sights mainly on teams and leagues — looking to cash in on the rising costs of media rights and the growth of live events — early-stage investors are pouring money into startups innovating in areas like sports betting, esports, sports technology, analytics companies, NIL, and more.Insider is highlighting prominent venture-capital investors who are…

Artificial intelligence, online-gambling regulation, and cybersecurity were hot topics at this year’s Gambling Gaming Expo, the largest gambling conference in the US, where many of the industry’s top leaders gathered last week in Las Vegas, Nevada.The event draws industry elite who meet with vendors, partners, and investors — and the conversations there typically set the stage for the year ahead.“Let’s be honest, AI and the many forms of disruptive technologies is an area that we’re all trying t…

As gambling companies jockeyed in 2019 for market share during the early days of legal sports betting in the US, FanDuel was preparing to launch a secret weapon.The daily-fantasy-sports company, which European gambling giant Flutter Entertainment had acquired, was racing to introduce its “same-game parlay” to the US.No one had yet rolled out a way to combine bets on multiple events — a popular type of wager known as parlay — within a single match. It’d allow you to stack bets on which NFL team w…

Mojo, a sports-betting startup whose cofounders include MLB legend Alex Rodriguez and Jet.com cofounder Marc Lore, is laying off 20% of its staff, the company confirmed to Business Insider.It announced the job cuts to staff on Thursday.Four people close to the company, including one person impacted by the layoffs, characterized the job cuts as part of a strategic shift away from its consumer-facing business and toward its B2B trading technology. A spokesperson for Mojo said the company was not s…

BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt knows Fanatics and ESPN Bet are looking to eat his lunch.His company has the third largest online gambling brand in the US behind FanDuel and DraftKings, according to an October report from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, an industry research firm that tracks market share by gross gaming revenue.BetMGM has held that spot for much of the last two years, leveraging both the brand and database of US part-owner MGM Resorts with the tech and product expertise from European parent…

TikTok is hiring aggressively in the US, pushing into businesses like online shopping and beefing up its data-security division.While current and former TikTok staffers have described the workplace culture as high pressure, with roles that can demand working outside of normal business hours, the company continues to attract applicants in cities across the US. It’s currently hiring for more than 2,500 jobs in the US, per listings on its careers portal — even as tech rivals like Google and Meta ha…

The creator economy is at an inflection point.A flurry of new companies emerged over the last few years to support digital talent. Several have since folded or contracted after discovering that leaning on influencers as a product or customer base isn’t enough to grow a billion-dollar business.But some upstarts still raised tens of millions of dollars in new funding in 2023 as they pitched investors on growth opportunities in an ecosystem driven by platforms like TikTok and YouTube.Karat Financia…

Netflix recently had its best fourth quarter yet, widening its lead over newer streaming entrants such as Disney+. The streaming platform has stayed ahead in an ever-changing and increasingly competitive entertainment market after recording a downturn in subscriber growth and laying off around 450 people in 2022.It’s continued to churn out a range of hits from “Squid Game: The Challenge” to “The Crown” while diversifying its business to include gaming and advertising.To maintain its lead and fue…

Netflix is staffing up as it looks to build its advertising and gaming efforts, product teams, and more. Its careers page lists over 400 job openings. After a tough 2022 that included losing subscribers and laying off around 450 people, Netflix has been on a growth tear, extending its subscriber lead over streaming rivals like Disney+ in the fourth quarter of 2023.With the company dominating in the streaming wars, Business Insider updated its analysis of how much Netflix employees make in the US…

It was a little less than a year since MoviePass had filed for bankruptcy, and Ted Farnsworth was back.The bombastic CEO had acquired MoviePass, helped turn its parent company into a meme stock, and presided over its collapse. Now he was on Fox Business touting his latest venture.He and his cofounders were “really coming together in disrupting Hollywood again from the standpoint of media and content,” he told the Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo in a January 2021 TV interview.The company he’d…

Disney is one of the more coveted places to work in streaming as it’s cemented itself as a top player after Netflix.The House of Mouse had some 225 million paid subscribers across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ as of the end of 2023.And, while the company cut thousands of jobs in 2023, streaming is still a hiring focus. Disney listed 75 direct-to-consumer openings on its site, including content programmers, software engineers, and designers.Business Insider updated its analysis of how much Disney pays…