As Bustle Digital Group expands, the publisher once known for its lifestyle brands has developed a particular taste for a different kind of coverage. Beginning in late 2018 when it acquired Mic, BDG has built out what it calls the Culture & Innovation portfolio, a group of publications either acquired or launched that explore the…
Investigation Discovery Chief Henry Schleiff Stepping Down
Long-time programming executive Henry Schleiff is set to retire from his role as group president for Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America at the end of this year. Top line Schleiff has spent more than 40 years in the cable business, and has served as group president since 2015. With his…
TikTok: How to Turn On Q&A on Your Profile
TikTok released a Q&A feature that allows users to ask questions on a user’s profile and/or in video comments, which the creator can answer in their own videos. In order to receive these questions, creators need to turn on the Q&A feature for their profile. Our guide will show you how this is done. Note:…
How SAP.IO Drives Innovation and Growth for Startups and Customers Around the World
Since 2017, SAP.iO has helped more than 300+ external startups and internal ventures accelerate their growth while enabling thousands of SAP’s customers to access innovation. With over 20 years of experience in business development and strategy in the tech industry, it would be hard to find someone more qualified to lead the company’s early-stage startup…
TikTok Creators Share Their Takes on Classic Ads in Re:Make
“Don’t make ads. Make TikToks.” Unless, that is, you’re remaking ads. TikTok introduced Re:Make Thursday, in which it teamed up with select brands and creative agencies to “reframe, reimagine and remake” iconic ads as TikToks, with videos to be aggregated under #TikTokReMake and users encouraged to contribute their own takes. The first three brands to…
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Instagram: How to Use the Captions Sticker in Reels
Instagram added a Captions sticker to Reels, which will allow the photo- and video-sharing application to automatically transcribe a Reel’s audio into text-based captions that appear on the screen for viewers to read. Our guide will show you how to use the Captions sticker in Instagram Reels. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Instagram…
Teads Delays Its IPO Plans
Teads, an Altice-owned company, was set to make an initial public offering this week with ambitions of raising $751 million, but a lack of investor buy-in has meant its earlier plans have been scrapped, according to sources. The company announced its intentions to go public before July 30 earlier this month but its subsequent roadshow,…
NBCUniversal CEO Says Tokyo Olympics Will Be Profitable Despite ‘Bad Luck’
The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to be a home run for NBCUniversal, which was counting on the Games not just to provide a windfall of advertising revenue but to serve as a global launchpad for its year-old streaming service Peacock. But after tepid opening ceremony ratings and a host of other pandemic-related complications, the Comcast-owned…