Oracle will stop offering third-party data targeting services across Europe beginning next week, as the software giant continues its first-party data strategy and faces a multibillion-dollar class-action lawsuit alleging General Data Protection Regulation violations. Oracle Data Cloud representatives began contacting partners this week informing them its data marketplace will no longer offer third-party audience segments…
TikTok’s Newest Video-Editing Feature Leaves Users in Stitches
TikTok introduced a new editing feature last week, Stitch, which enables users to clip and integrate scenes from other users’ videos into their own. The video-creation platform said in a blog post that much like its iconic Duets feature, Stitch “is a way to reinterpret and add to another user’s content, building on their stories,…
Cindy Holland Exits in Netflix Shakeup, Bela Bajaria Named Head of Global TV
Key Insight: The new structure will streamline Netflix’s considerable TV content operations. Cindy Holland, Netflix’s vp of original content who has been with the streaming giant for nearly two decades, will leave the company in October in a major shakeup, as newly appointed co-CEO Ted Sarandos moves to streamline the company’s television operations. As part…
Twitter Forms 2 New Teams to Focus on Accessibility
Twitter continued to respond to the accessibility concerns that were raised following its test of voice tweets in June, revealing last week that it was forming two new teams to focus on related issues. Vice president of people experience and head of inclusion and diversity Dalana Brand and product lead Kayvon Beykpour said in a…
Here Are the Members of the Inaugural 2020 Snap Creative Council
Snapchat teamed up with Adcolor to form the Snapchat Creative Council, a team of top Black creatives who will focus on addressing challenging issues in the U.S. and driving awareness across the messaging application’s community. The multiyear partnership will bring together a panel of Black creative leaders to choose campaigns that leverage Snapchat’s creative tools,…