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Kevin Mayer, Disney’s former head of streaming, leaves to join TikTok as the first CEO at a time of explosive growth for the video platform. As well as his role at TikTok, Mayer will become chief operating officer at ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. Mayer will provide a link...
Instagram has just launched a new Guides feature that lets creators curate content in a single location and provides a new way for users to discover curated recommendations on the platform. In light of the global pandemic, the first Guides will focus on wellness content. Guides can be found in...
YouTube is launching a series of new updates to help creators enhance their content and moderate their channel. Audience activity All creators on the platform will now be able to access in-depth analytics that includes being able to see what time their audience is most active online. This data will...
TikTok will join the likes of YouTube and Hulu as they present to advertisers at the IAB’s first-ever virtual NewFronts event. NewFronts organisers said that this year’s events will respond to the “major shift in audience behavior and subsequent surge in streaming” that’s occurred as consumers are...
Instagram announced that users can now save their Instagram Live videos to IGTV. Until now, IG Live streams have only been available to view during the live broadcast when it appears in the Stories section of the app. As they take place in Stories, the videos disappear after 24 hours....
A new report from UK-based performance agency Attain found that 65% of Instagram creators have posted less sponsored content in the eight weeks starting March 12 in comparison to the eight weeks prior. The decrease in sponsored content has resulted in an average loss of £16,635 ($20,537) in...
