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Following the success of the launch of The Sun Social Studio in 2019, News UK’s commercial division, The Bridge, has launched The Times Social Studio. The branded social video product will offer agile newsroom video capabilities for clients that want to reach The Times and The Sunday Times’ off-platform...
TikTok has created a $200 million fund that will go towards retaining its top creators in the US and attracting new creators to the platform. In a statement, the video app said the new TikTok Creator Fund will help “eligible” creators on the platform earn a “livelihood through their innovative...
Instagram has begun testing a new option for personal fundraisers to help people and businesses raise money for selected causes. The social media platform will begin with a small test to create a personal fundraiser in the US, UK, and Ireland on Android, followed by iOS. While users can choose...
Spotify has just announced the global launch of its new video podcasts. At launch, the new feature allows both free users and Premium subscribers to access the video content from a select group of creator podcasts. Spotify says that listeners will be able to listen to or watch those podcasts....
Influencer marketing platform CreatorIQ has raised a $24 million funding round led by Kayne Partners Fund (the private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors). Other participants include TVC Capital and Unilever Ventures. The Series C round will fund growth in five strategic areas of CreatorIQ including user experience, data...
Despite the huge growth of TikTok this year, the Chinese-owned app’s future remains uncertain following various investigations over data privacy concerns. The Australian Government is questioning whether TikTok should be allowed to operate due to the risk it may pose to users around potential foreign interference and data privacy...
