April 2026 Creator Economy Acquisitions

April was a big month for media acquisitions! Here's a recap of all 7 creator economy M&A deals from this past month:

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• Levanta acquired Amazon seller affiliate network Perch+.

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• Fixated acquired Studio71, LP's U.S. creator network from ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE.

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• OpenAI acquired tech news podcast network TBPN for an estimated $100M+.
• PRISA Group's sports daily AS acquired soccer media company Post United.
• HubSpot acquired Futurepedia, a network of educational YouTube channels and newsletter that teaches people how to use AI.
• NILE & CO. acquired media properties As/Is and Goodful from BuzzFeed for $500K.
• The Overlap acquired soccer YouTube channels The United Stand and That's Football.