YouTube plays matchmaker for sponsors and stars

The company is trying to help streaming influencers, who are increasingly being wooed by competitors like Netflix and TikTok

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Last year, Kareem Rahma, the host of the popular Instagram and TikTok series “Subway Takes,” added a new distribution platform for his hit show: YouTube.

From the get-go, he said, YouTube officials took a shine to him and inquired how they could help. Soon, Mr. Rahma was telling them about another show he had in mind, “Keep the Meter Running,” a series where he would interview and take rides with New York cabdrivers. Mr. Rahma had big ambitions for it, including international travel that would require a much higher budget.

That was when YouTube officials said they could help make that a reality.

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