Last week, Netflix launched a lineup of mobile games globally for Android users. Now, the games are rolling out to iOS. If you’re a Netflix subscriber with an iOS device, you can download the first few Netflix Games. On iOS, just like on Android, these mobile games are ad free and haveContinue Reading
Recently Facebook announced a name change and a bit of a new vision for the company’s future. That new vision, called the metaverse, is really a vision for the internet, not just Facebook. As a concept of a future iteration of the internet, the metaverse made up of shared virtual realityContinue Reading
Last week the New York Times published an OpEd calling for action from both governments and businesses in the private sector to take punitive measures against Pornhub. The OpEd written by Nicholas Kristof has circulated widely, and While the column has faced criticism with adult industry journalist Gustavo Turner breakingContinue Reading
First reported by Variety the November 18th update of YouTube’s terms of service, adds a section saying users grant the service “the right to monetize your Content on the Service (and such monetization may include displaying ads on or within Content or charging users a fee for access).” However, the agreement “does notContinue Reading
Spotify has confirmed the acquisition of podcast hosting company Megaphone for their growing podcasting business. The reported $235 million Megaphone acquisition won’t impact Spotify’s existing podcasts, as they were already hosting the shows on Megaphone. The goal of this deal is to make Spotify’s ad insertion tools available to third-partyContinue Reading
Very few entities disrupted real-time linear television more than Netflix. Well now, the streaming juggernaut will test a real-time channel of their own in France. As reported by Variety the new linear channel will be named Direct, and will air French, international and U.S. feature films and TV shows from the streamingContinue Reading
Editors Note: Mason Pelt the founder of Push ROI, a digital agency offing YouTube Channel Management. He has no conflict of interest with any party mentioned in this article. This week, YouTube announced an updated harassment policy aimed to punish YouTubers for going “too far.” After the announcement, swarms of creators andContinue Reading
Editors Note: Mason Pelt the founder of Push ROI, a digital agency offing YouTube Channel Management. He has no conflict of interest with any party mentioned in this article. Marcelinios is a YouTube channel with nearly 95,000 subscribers. Currently, that channel is being held for ransom by hackers, who are demandingContinue Reading
A day after I reported on Facebook’s decision to exempt politicians from the platforms rules, I now have the task of writing more or less the same post about YouTube. POLITICO reports that YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki when speaking at The Atlantic Festival said, “When you have a political officerContinue Reading
After getting roasted widely since yesterday’s announcement that the platform would be removing verification from a lot of creators. YouTube announced one day later that it won’t be de-verifying currently verified creators. “We heard loud and clear how much the badge means to you […] Channels that already have the verificationContinue Reading