Lauren Forristal
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TikTok and Billboard team up to launch a top 50 song chart
TikTok and Billboard are partnering to launch an official TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart that tracks the most popular songs on the short-form video-sharing TikTok and Billboard launched an official top 50 chart that tracks the most popular songs on the app. → Read More
DistroKid acquires website builder Bandzoogle to expand its toolset for artists
Independent music distribution service DistroKid announced its recent acquisition of Bandzoogle, the website builder designed for musicians. The financial Independent music distribution service DistroKid announced its recent acquisition of Bandzoogle. → Read More
Spotify's newest feature allows songwriters to promote their work
Spotify announced today the launch of “Songwriter Promo Cards,” a promotional tool for songwriters to highlight their songs and get discovered by new Spotify launched “Songwriter Promo Cards,” a promotional tool for songwriters to highlight their songs and get discovered. → Read More
Disney+, ESPN+ to host an animated, ‘Toy Story’-themed NFL game on October 1
ESPN is giving fans a live NFL game that will be fully animated in the “Toy Story” universe. → Read More
Meta Quest adds new avatar customization options, an unsend message feature and more
As part of the v57 software update for Meta Quest headsets, the company announced Monday a bevy of new features -- including more avatar customization Meta Quest launches more avatar customization options, an unsend message feature and more. → Read More
Reddit users on mobile can now translate posts into other languages
Reddit is giving users the ability to translate posts into other languages. There will be eight different languages available to start -- including Reddit users can now translate posts into other languages. There'll be eight different languages to start. → Read More
How to stream NFL games for the 2023 season
We’re here to break down where to stream all NFL games and which live TV streaming service is worth subscribing to this season. → Read More
Tubi sees impressive growth, with over 74M monthly active users
Tubi, the Fox-owned free ad-supported TV streaming (FAST) service, announced today that it surpassed 74 million monthly active users, up from 64 million Tubi, the Fox-owned FAST service, surpassed 74M monthly active users, up from 64M. → Read More
Apple reduces cost of MLS Season Pass to $29 for the rest of the season
Apple attempts to sway more soccer fans into signing up for MLS Season Pass with its newest discount. The subscription, which gives viewers access to Apple attempts to sway more soccer fans into signing up for MLS Season Pass with its newest discount. → Read More
Max to stream AMC+ shows like ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ and ‘Killing Eve’ in new deal
Max, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming service previously called HBO Max, announced a 60-day streaming deal with AMC that will bring AMC+ Max is launching “AMC+ Picks on Max” on both the ad-free and ad-lite tiers, featuring shows like "Killing Eve" and more. → Read More
Fandom launches new creator initiative and invests in more original video content
Fandom launched new quarterly workshops for creators and more original video content featuring GameSpot, Metacritic and Screen Junkies. → Read More
Peacock officially launches ‘Must ShopTV’ to let users shop products that appear in content
At the 2023 IAB NewFronts event Tuesday, NBCUniversal revealed new ad formats including Must ShopTV-- AI-powered, shoppable ads. → Read More
YouTube gives advertisers new ad formats across Shorts
As part of this year’s YouTube Newfront presentation, the company announced that it’s rolling out all kinds of ad formats to Shorts. → Read More
Event platform POSH wants to democratize event planning
POSH can host events large or small, whether you’re an event organizer, promoter or you just want to charge friends for drinking at your birthday party. → Read More
NBCUniversal reports higher Peacock losses as it shows CEO the door
Peacock losses continue to widen this quarter, NBCUniversal parent company Comcast reported Thursday, just days after the company announced that Jeff Shell’s time as NBCU CEO was up. Peacock had $704 million in losses in Q1 2023, a significant jump from $456 million in the same year-ago period. In the fourth quarter of 2022, Peacock […] → Read More
‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 set to premiere in June
“Black Mirror” is officially returning this June, Netflix announced today. Watch the teaser for season 6 now. → Read More
AI startup Runway launches app to bring users video-to-video generative AI
Runway launched its first mobile app yesterday to give users access to Gen-1, its video-to-video generative AI model. → Read More
YouTube continues to see ad revenue decline, 2.6% drop YOY
YouTube raked in $6.69 billion in ad revenue for the Q1 2023—a 2.6% decline compared to the $6.87 billion during the same period last year. → Read More
YouTube TV says it’s experimenting with picture quality enhancements
YouTube TV is fixing picture quality and other issues, including higher bitrate for 1080p content, an upgrade for Apple TV users and more. → Read More
Paramount alleges Warner Bros. Discovery owes $52M for ‘South Park’ streaming rights
A few months after Warner Bros. Discovery sued Paramount over the streaming rights for “South Park,” Paramount has now countered sued WBD. → Read More