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  "id": 7847572,
  "title": "VidCon Is Leaving Anaheim After Creator Convention Combines With LIONS, Parent of Cannes Lions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/vidcon-is-leaving-anaheim-after-creator-convention-combines-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:23:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/vidcon-leaving-anaheim-lions-cannes-lions-1236864254/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "VidCon’s flagship event for digital creators and their fans is leaving its Anaheim home after 16 years in Southern California. LIONS, the company that produces the Cannes Lions marketing festival, announced that it is merging VidCon with its creator-focused events in North America to create VidCon x LIONS Creators. Both LIONS and VidCon are owned […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "VidCon to Leave Anaheim as the Creator Convention Links Up With Lions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/vidcon-to-leave-anaheim-as-the-creator-convention-links-up-with-lions",
        "published": "2026-09-16T17:34:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "VidCon Acquired by Lions, Moves Convention Out of Anaheim to Denver",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/vidcon-acquired-by-lions-moves-convention-out-of-anaheim-to-denver",
        "published": "2026-09-16T20:28:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}