VarietyFacebook Instagram for Kids? Dozens of Attorneys General Urge Facebook to Scrap App Plans Variety - Todd Spangler Facebook’s plans to build a version of Instagram aimed at preteen kids is in the political crosshairs of more than 40 state attorneys general — who …
VarietyFacebook Facebook, Looking to Curb Misinformation, Is Starting to Prompt Users to Read Articles Before Sharing Variety - Todd Spangler Facebook is hoping to cut the fast spread of misinfromation on its platform by checking to see whether someone has read a news story before they …
VarietyLatin America Mediamorfosis, Latin America’s Largest New Media Forum, Readies its Immersive Reality Edition (EXCLUSIVE) Variety - Anna Marie de la Fuente Mediamorfosis, Latin America’s largest new media forum, is returning this summer after the COVID-19 pandemic saw its cancellation last year. As the …
VarietyApps Clubhouse Expands to Android Users Variety - Ellise Shafer After over a year of exclusivity on iOS, Clubhouse is expanding to Android users. During Sunday’s town hall, the audio-only social platform announced …
Varietyentertainment news Telefilm Canada Launches New U.S. Portal Devoted to Canadian Film Variety - Leo Barraclough Telefilm Canada has launched Canada Now, a new portal devoted to highlighting Canadian content in the U.S. The site will add new titles each month to …
VarietyRoku Roku Paid $98 Million for This Old House Ventures Variety - Todd Spangler Roku paid $97.8 million in cash for This Old House Ventures, the home-improvement media company whose shows include “This Old House” and “Ask This …
VarietyVerzuz Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Talk Verzuz’s Next Phase, Triller Partnership — and Future Concert Series? (EXCLUSIVE) Variety - A.D. Amorosi When Verzuz announced on March 9 that it had left Apple Music for a new partnership with the social video platform Triller, the relationship seemed …
VarietyYouTube TV After Roku Pulls YouTube TV, YouTube Will Add Ability to Access Live-TV Service from Main App Variety - Todd Spangler YouTube, locked in a fight with Roku, is doing an end-around to let customers access the YouTube TV from its main app on connected TV …
VarietyPearl Jam Pearl Jam Releases 186 Live Concert Recordings to Streaming Services, Launches Bootleg Microsite Variety - Jonathan Cohen More than 20 years after embarking on an ambitious authorized bootleg program that has seen the release of nearly 500 complete concerts, Pearl Jam …
VarietyAnderson Cooper Demi Lovato, Glenn Close and Anderson Cooper to Talk Mental Health at Virtual Event (EXCLUSIVE) Variety - Antonio Ferme Glenn Close will welcome Demi Lovato to Bring Change to Mind’s virtual event “A Conversation Starter,” which will be held on May 23 at 8 p.m. …
VarietyApps Twitter Launches ‘Tip Jar’ to Let You Send Money to Your Favorite Tweeters Variety - Todd Spangler Twitter has soft-launched Tip Jar, a new feature to make it easier for power users to earn money from their followers. Starting Thursday, anyone using …
