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Meta Launches Onslaught of Reels Updates and Cash Bonuses in Push to Lure TikTokers
Meta extended the length of Reels videos, and launched a bonus program targeting TikTok creators in a bid to bring them to the Instagram and Facebook video platform.
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Legendary Teams With Patrick Wachsberger to Launch Standalone Production and Sales Banner
The joint venture, titled 193, will be co-owned by Legendary and produce its own slate of films to sell as well as rep global distribution rights for titles.
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YouTube Star Bailey Sarian Signs With Underscore Talent (Exclusive)
The management firm is looking to expand podcast and product lines for the ‘Murder, Mystery & Makeup' star as she offers a blend of true crime and beauty content to her online and social media followers.
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Why a Wall Street Analyst Just Upgraded Warner Bros. Discovery But Downgraded Fox’s Stock
"The themes of 2025 will in many ways be continuations of the themes of 2024, and for several media companies, that is exactly the problem," notes MoffettNathanson analyst Robert Fishman.
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Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl’s Pay Falls to $18.6M
The exec’s annual compensation package at the major label reached $20.4 million in fiscal 2023, his first year on the job.
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IMDb Founder Col Needham to Step Back After 35 Years
The exec, who created the Internet Movie Database in 1990, will step aside as CEO and will be succeeded by Nikki Santoro.
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YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video Hit Usage Highs During 2024 Holidays
The three streaming sites reach or tie their biggest share ever of the U.S. TV audience.
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Prince Harry Trial Against Rupert Murdoch’s ‘The Sun’ Owner Starts in London, Without Prince Harry
"The goal is accountability. It’s really that simple," Prince Harry earlier told a press event.
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Netflix Earnings Preview: The Last Hurrah for Disclosing Subscriber Growth Numbers
Despite recent pressure on the streamer's shares, several analysts further raised their stock price targets ahead of the results for the fourth quarter, which was also boosted by 'Squid Game' season 2.
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Men In Blazers Raises $15M From Media Heavyweights as It Preps World Cup Push
Marc Lasry's Avenue Sports is leading the round, joined by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's RR McReynolds, Peter Chernin's Chernin Group and others.
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Whatever Its Fate, TikTok Transformed Hollywood Forever
There's no putting the genie back in the bottle no matter how Donald Trump's executive order plays out.
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That Was Fast: TikTok Returns After Trump Promises Executive Order to Delay Ban
The app noted in a statement on Sunday they were "in the process of restoring service."
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‘Marvel Snap’ Digital Game Goes Dark in U.S. Due to TikTok Ban Bill
The Marvel Comics digital game counts Nuverse as its publisher, which like TikTok is owned by the Chinese conglomerate ByteDance.
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TikTok Shuts Down: Video App Goes Dark in U.S. as Divestiture Bill Is Set to Become Law
President Trump has indicated that he wants to find a way to revive the app, but late on Saturday, TikTok went offline.
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An Obituary for TikTok
Whether or not the ban holds for very long, the many unique communities on the platform will inevitably scatter across myriad smaller apps — and many will disappear altogether.
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Trump Says He “Most Likely” Will Give TikTok a 90-Day Extension to Avoid U.S. Ban
A law that prohibits mobile app stores and internet hosting services from distributing the video-sharing platform to U.S. users takes effect on Sunday.
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