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The Academy Awards Move To YouTube

This transition reflects a broader shift toward digital platforms as award shows seek to expand their global reach and reverse long-term declines in traditional audience numbers.

David Vendrell

Dec 18, 2025

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Actors Are Putting On Public Disguises

Various performers are utilizing secret identities to boost interest in their cinematic work and potential hidden projects. By embracing mystery, these digital-savvy stars are sparking online speculation and fan interaction to stand out in a crowded media landscape.

David Vendrell

Dec 17, 2025

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Warner Bros. Serves Supergirl To All Of TikTok

Warner Bros. executed a high-stakes, day-long marketing takeover of TikTok for their upcoming film, Supergirl. The strategy, which makes the movie's promotion inescapable to Gen Z users, is designed to instantly ignite buzz for the DC universe's next hero.

David Vendrell

Dec 15, 2025

Warner Bros. Serves Supergirl To All Of TikTok

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Arcturus Reconstructs Live Sports Games In 3D

Arcturus has secured funding to expand its technology for converting live athletic events into engaging 3D volumetric video experiences. With sports media rights becoming the most costly asset, every broadcaster is seeking ways to elevate consumer viewing to justify increased subscription fees.

David Vendrell

Dec 5, 2025

Arcturus Reconstructs Live Sports Games In 3D

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Social Agent Offers Creators On Demand

A new platform called Social Agent is launching an on-demand labor market for digital content creation and professional film production staff. It aims to solve the problem of scarce work for LA freelancers and the high demand for fast, affordable content among everyday consumers.

David Vendrell

Nov 28, 2025

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The Internet Serves Up Some AI Slop This Thanksgiving

This holiday season, AI-generated recipes, dupes, and summaries are flooding the internet, severely cutting into the income and engagement of genuine food creators. This AI slop is destroying trust in authentic cooking and potentially compromising the quality of your meals.

David Vendrell

Nov 26, 2025

The Internet Serves Up Some AI Slop This Thanksgiving

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Meta’s Hyperscape Turns Your Space Into A VR Meeting Room

Meta's "Hyperscape" room-capture service will soon allow users to host others inside their VR-rendered spaces. Following the failure of the fully digital Horizon platform, Hyperscape attempts to merge realistic physical space with digital avatars, hinting that the metaverse concept may still have life.

David Vendrell

Nov 24, 2025

Meta’s Hyperscape Turns Your Space Into A VR Meeting Room

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Comcast, Netflix, And Paramount Submit Their Bids For Warner Bros.

Major players like Comcast, Netflix, and Paramount have submitted bids for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in Hollywood's largest M&A battle since the last WBD deal or the Disney-Fox merger. Unlike previous transactions, success in this showdown will likely be determined by streaming scale.

David Vendrell

Nov 24, 2025

Comcast, Netflix, And Paramount Submit Their Bids For Warner Bros.

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Publishers Are Partnering With Prediction Markets

Traditional news outlets are collaborating with prediction-market platforms to boost income and attract younger demographics. This new trend of betting on everything —from politics to box-office results — provides a valuable indicator for editors on where to quickly allocate reporting resources.

David Vendrell

Nov 21, 2025

Publishers Are Partnering With Prediction Markets

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TikTok And A Vine Reboot Make AI Optional

Every social media firm is defining its AI policy with new features and guardrails to govern user experience. As users divide into camps — believers in AI's future and critics of AI slop — platforms must know how to cater to both.

David Vendrell

Nov 20, 2025

TikTok And A Vine Reboot Make AI Optional

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beehiiv becomes a one-stop shop for creators

Evolving from a newsletter service, beehiiv has become a versatile tool for content creators. By combining hosting and publication for various media into one platform, the company is positioned to challenge larger competitors in the space.

Luke Perrotta

Nov 17, 2025

beehiiv becomes a one-stop shop for creators

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Spotify Debuts Music Videos In The US

Spotify is adding music videos to its US platform after overseas tests. Once-dominant music videos lost cultural importance due to the decline of MTV and Vevo. Now, as the most popular global music service backs them, these visuals are poised for a significant cultural resurgence.

David Vendrell

Nov 12, 2025

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Apps That Push People To Log Off Go Viral

Putting down the smartphone is a surging trend both online and off. As studies confirm the toll of excessive screen time and doomscrolling, users are abandoning dysfunctional platforms, paywalls, and AI content in their feeds to seek genuine, in-person connection.

David Vendrell

Nov 6, 2025

Apps That Push People To Log Off Go Viral

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Facebook Finds Fresh Relevance With Its Dating Feature

The leading dating application in the US isn't Hinge or Tinder — it's Facebook Dating. While Meta struggles to revive Facebook's trendsetter status, the site is finding new life as a central connection point for users seeking local, real-world social engagement.

David Vendrell

Nov 4, 2025

Facebook Finds Fresh Relevance With Its Dating Feature

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Podcasters Listeners Don’t Love Cloned Voices

The podcast industry is grappling with the impact of voice cloning technology. Since the host's voice is the main audience draw, AI-generated audio offers massive reach but simultaneously threatens to devalue the unique human asset listeners tune in for.

David Vendrell

Nov 2, 2025

Podcasters Listeners Don’t Love Cloned Voices

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Tubi And Hartbeat Partner For Creator-Driven Movies

Digital creators are getting a fresh chance in film. After past attempts failed to gain momentum, the entertainment industry is now committed to giving YouTube talent the resources and support to turn their personal visions into lasting Hollywood successes.

David Vendrell

Oct 30, 2025

Tubi And Hartbeat Partner For Creator-Driven Movies

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Hollywood Recruits Fan Edits For Marketing Campaigns

To capture Gen Z and Gen Alpha, Hollywood is turning to TikTok creators of "fan edits". With premium content struggling against the creator economy, gaming, and AI, studios realize the best way to go viral is to let the audience do the work.

David Vendrell

Oct 21, 2025

Hollywood Recruits Fan Edits For Marketing Campaigns

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Night Acquires Experiential Supply Co.

Merging two media giants—the creator economy and IRL branded experiences—Night’s acquisition of Experiential Supply Co. could supercharge and scale each brand stunt exponentially.

David Vendrell

Oct 16, 2025

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Instagram For Teens Gets PG-13 Rating

Social media's Wild West era is ending. As more studies show the harm of unregulated online access for minors, Meta is introducing a PG-13 rating to standardize access, similar to other entertainment.

David Vendrell

Oct 15, 2025

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Netflix and Spotify Cue Up Podcasting Partnership

Netflix's biggest competition isn't Disney+ anymore; it's YouTube. With moves to acquire programming from top digital creators and a new deal with Spotify for video podcasts, Netflix is officially in a head-to-head battle for eyeballs.

David Vendrell

Oct 15, 2025

Netflix and Spotify Cue Up Podcasting Partnership

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Duolingo Launches An Animated Series

Why settle for a commercial when you can create a movie? As a savvy new form of marketing, brands are increasingly producing their own premium scripted content to capture attention in a crowded media landscape.

David Vendrell

Oct 10, 2025

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Ari Emanuel Debuts Holding Company MARI

Emanuel is building an empire. By consolidating his wide-ranging assets in entertainment, sports, and culture under a single holding company, the media mogul is poised to become the American equivalent of European powerhouse François-Henri Pinault.

David Vendrell

Oct 9, 2025

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Instagram Launches Rings Awards

Now a cultural force on par with film and TV, the creator economy is getting its own awards show—a move that will not only celebrate top talent but also give creators a much-needed boost in monetization.

David Vendrell

Oct 7, 2025

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Bubble Lets Fans Text Their Favorite Stars

K-pop is already an expert at building parasocial relationships, but new low-cost messaging services could take fan-to-artist connection to a new level, creating an endless feedback loop that might even influence the music itself.

David Vendrell

Oct 3, 2025

Bubble Lets Fans Text Their Favorite Stars

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OpenAI Is Launching a Social App for AI-Generated Videos

The next era of social media is here. With OpenAI launching a TikTok-style app for AI-generated videos and Google and Meta rolling out similar features, the world is about to be flooded with AI-created content. Is this a new art form or just "slop"?

David Vendrell

Oct 1, 2025

OpenAI Is Launching a Social App for AI-Generated Videos