Facebook revealed more steps it is taking to prevent the spread of misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine via its platforms. The social network kicked off a new campaign across the European Union, Iceland, Norway and the U.K., as well as countries across Africa and the Middle East and Turkey, in partnership with the World Health…
YouTube Investing Heavily In CTV, Short-Form Video And Ecommerce
YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan recalled how, over a decade ago during an IAB annual leadership meeting, he predicted that video would lead the growth of the advertising industry. Back then, 24-hours of video were uploaded to YouTube every minute. Fast-forward 10 years, and that number has skyrocketed to 500-hours per minute. “Video has… Continue reading »
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WarnerMedia, CBS Gear Up for ‘Very Complex’ March Madness Tournament
Almost a year after the world shut down, Turner Sports and CBS are ready to bring back the first major sports event that was canceled because of Covid-19. For the 10th year, the two companies have partnered with the NCAA for the annual Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. March Madness coverage kicks off with Selection…
Twitter Testing Non-Auto-Cropped Images, 4K on Android, iOS
Twitter is testing a different way of displaying images on its timeline on Android and iOS, foregoing auto-cropping except in cases where the image is particularly long or wide, in which case it will be center cropped. Now testing on Android and iOS: when you Tweet a single image, how the image appears in the…
How Calm’s Quick Decision to Sponsor CNN Election Night Coverage Paid Off
Meditation app Calm’s sponsorship of CNN’s election night key race alert updates was the sponsorship heard ’round the country. On the high-stress night of Nov. 4, updates trickled in. Viewers across America sat at the edges of their seat to see who would be the winner of the presidential election–and were nudged toward a product…
TheSkimm Has Signed Up 50,000 to Its Virtual Financial Literacy Program
Female-focused publisher theSkimm has seen an increased demand for its virtual learning courses. Since Feb. 25, 50,000 participants have registered for the free seminars, the first of which airs live on March 25 at 8 p.m. ET. These finance-focused seminars, run under the name SkimmU, are each 45 minutes long and will be interactive with…
Instagram Lite Returns, Officially Debuting in Over 170 Countries
Instagram Lite is back, officially this time, rolling out in over 170 countries Wednesday. A slimmed-down Instagram Lite Android application was initially tested in 2018, and that version disappeared last year in favor of a revamped version that began testing in India last December and eventually became the app that debuted Wednesday. The new Instagram…
NHL, Disney Strike 7-Year Hockey Rights Deal for Linear and Streaming Platforms
As the next round of NFL TV deals are still being finalized, another top professional sports league–the NHL–has struck a new agreement with Disney to become the primary TV and streaming home for professional hockey over the next seven years. The seven-year TV, streaming and media rights deal–which brings games to ESPN, ABC, ESPN+ and…
TikTok Gives Users the Option to Filter All Comments
TikTok introduced two features Wednesday with an eye toward cleaning up comments on its platform and promoting a positive environment for creators and users. People on TikTok already had the ability to filter spam and offensive comments and specific keywords, and they now have a Filter All Comments option, which means comments won’t be displayed…
With ESPN+ on Hulu, Disney Integrates 2 Streamers to Boost Sports Footprint
For those Hulu subscribers who haven’t been tempted yet to check out sibling streamer ESPN+, Disney has brought the sports streaming service to them instead. Starting today, Hulu is integrating ESPN+ directly into its platform. ESPN+ on Hulu will enable Hulu subscribers to sign up for and access the service without ever leaving the streamer….