Peacocking: Another streaming service is raising prices
Peacocking Peacock is the latest video-on-demand service to dip its toe in the stream of price hikes that have hit the industry recently, announcing across-the-board increases for the first time sinc...
Threads: Meta's latest launch was a smash hit
Twitter vs. Threads Two hours after the official launch of Threads, Meta's text-based rival app to Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg posted that downloads had reached 2 million. After 4 hours, the number was ...
Blocked: No more news for Canadian's on Facebook & Instagram
Blocked Meta is planning to follow through on threats to block Canadians from sharing any news on Facebook and Instagram, after the country’s Senate passed a law requiring social media platforms pay...
Supremium: Spotify is launching a new, more expensive tier
Amped up Spotify is reportedly gearing up to introduce a new, more expensive, subscription tier internally dubbed "Supremium", according to recent reports from Bloomberg . The new offering is expect...
Light's out: America has a new favorite beer
Light’s out Bud Light has lost its spot at the top of the American beer market amidst ongoing controversy around a promotional partnership with trans TikTok influencer and actress Dylan Mulvaney. Sa...
The (gentle) rise of Reddit: The social media platform is in its awkward years
Social media platform Reddit missed the red-hot IPO market of 2021, and efforts to go public this year have taken a knock after Fidelity, the lead investor in Reddit’s most recent round of funding, sl...
Churn: Streaming services are struggling to hold onto subscribers
Merging Yesterday saw the US launch of Max, a new streaming service combining content from HBO Max and Discovery+, finally a single place to watch prestige HBO dramas alongside shows like Dr. Pimple ...
Caught in a Vice: Another digital media upstart is in trouble
Caught in a Vice Vice, once the edgy upstart disrupting digital media, is reportedly making preparations to file for bankruptcy unless the company can find a last-minute buyer in the coming weeks. T...
Giant squid: Netflix is trying to recreate the success of Squid Game
K-content Netflix is on the hunt for its next Squid Game, announcing plans this week to pump a further $2.5 billion into South Korean content over the next 4 years after the streamer’s co-CEO Ted Sa...
Untucked: The numbers behind Tucker Carlson Tonight
Untucked Last Friday, Tucker Carlson unknowingly hosted his final show at Fox News, as the network confirmed on Monday it was parting ways with the controversial prime-time personality, an abrupt fir...
Stairway to heaven: Spotify's worried about the future, but its present is looking good
Stairway to heaven Spotify announced yesterday that it has reached half a billion monthly active listeners. That marks a 22% increase compared to the previous year, making it the company's strongest...
Time's up: BuzzFeed is calling it quits in the news business
BuzzFeed, once a darling of digital media, has announced the closure of its news division, alongside plans to reduce its workforce by around 15%. CEO Jonah Peretti revealed the cutbacks in a memo to s...
Not still watching: Netflix is scrapping its DVD offerings after 25 years
Season finale Netflix is giving up on delivering red envelopes filled with DVDs to subscribers, yesterday announcing the closure of its DVD-by-mail business . That marks the end of an era for the co...
The loop: MrBeast plows millions back into his videos
The loop With sky-high production values, crazy giveaways and extreme challenges, Donaldson and his friends have created a feedback loop that's been the underlying engine of the media empire's succes...
Next on the menu: Donaldsons other ventures generate massive hype
Next on the menu While Donaldson’s been dominating the YouTube game in recent years, he’s also found time to expand the empire into the culinary world as well. The creator’s initial foray into the wo...
Beast mode: MrBeast has built a media empire
Beast mode Jimmy Donaldson — aka MrBeast — has established an online multi-platform empire with nearly 200 million followers, planted ~25 million trees, given millions of dollars away, and even help...
Meta veers: Zuck’s latest approach has been a hit with investors
New year, new Meta Mark Zuckerberg’s leaner, meaner version of Meta has been a hit with investors, as the company’s shares outperform everything but Nvidia on the S&P 500 so far this year. That resur...
Content is queen: CEO Susan Wojcicki is calling time on her tenure at YouTube
Broadcast Yourself CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, announced last Thursday that she would be stepping down after 25 years at Google, with 9 at the helm of the world’s largest video sharing platform. ...
Trust issues: Americans increasingly distrust the news media
The bias bubble A Gallup and Knight Foundation report published last week found that most Americans now have a negative outlook on the news media landscape, with 53% reporting a very or at least some...
Paramount pushes in: New streamers are still finding ways to grow
Mounting Paramount+ just had its best quarter on record after welcoming 9.9 million new subscribers to the Plus party. The bad news for those new subs? Things are only going to get more pricey from ...