Digital Marketing, Media Industry, OTT and Social Media Marketing Trends - Daily Updates from May 21st to May 30th,2021

Digital Marketing, Media Industry, OTT and Social Media Marketing Trends - Daily Updates from May 21st to May 30th,2021

World Boxing Council to launch 24/7 TV channel with VIVE Network

Yangaroo Completes Acquisition of Digital Media Services

YouTube’s new ad policy likely to benefit advertisers, impact creators

Viral 'Charlie Bit My Finger' video is being removed from YouTube and sold as NFT

BTS releases new song Butter, shatters YouTube records

Butter surpasses 105 million views in less than 24 hours, making it the fastest MV in YouTube history 

Apple TV 4K can play 4K 60FPS YouTube content

Spotify and YouTube Music offline listening coming to Google Wear watches

Microsoft, LaLiga expand partnership to digitally transform football experience

Vuuzle.TV gives POWERFUL emotions ONLINE!

StarTimes aims to play a major role in developing Kenyan content

Netflix to launch subscription-based video game service

Snapchat showcases AR Spectacles and a Connected Lenses future

Snapchat hits 500 mn monthly active users; India sees 100% user growth

Facebook, Instagram remove a combined 18 million pieces of content globally

Instagram Embed Feature Sparks Copyright Suit From Users

Twitch launches a dedicated ‘hot tubs’ category after advertiser pushback

Google to open its first physical retail store in New York this year

Facebook Got 40,300 Information Requests From Indian Govt In Second Half Of 2020 and Complied in 52% Cases

Google and Shopify partner to unite 1.7M merchants with Google’s suite of services

YouTube co-founder Steve Chen bets on Taiwan for next startup

Facebook, Instagram remove a combined 18 million pieces of content globally

Google Unveils Artificial Intelligence Tool for Dermatology

Twitter Adds Scheduling for Spaces, Reminders to Attendees

Twitter updates its API to give third-party clients access to ‘Likes’ data and more

Google Launches TPU v4 AI Chips

Facebook Outlines its Ad Review Process to Provide More Transparency on its System

Snapchat hits 500 mn monthly active users; India sees 100% user growth

Google tests new tool to 'follow' sites in Chrome on Android

YouTube warns content creators that deleted videos can still get channel strikes

Butter by BTS smashes YouTube record for 24-hour views

YouTube’s new ad policy likely to benefit advertisers, impact creators

Twitter to take 20% cut of your sales via Ticketed Spaces

CNN International boosts its business coverage with new programming

Eurosport India to telecast 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship

Local Now expands partnership with Scripps

Artel Video Systems Enhances SMART Media Delivery Platform

Artificial intelligence used to improve health outcomes

Artificial Intelligence Market Expected to Gain $309.6 Billion by 2026

Snap Inc. introduces its next generation of Augmented Reality Spectacles

Instagram two-factor security may soon use WhatsApp for authentication

Twitch Says It's OK to Stream From a Hot Tub

Twitch announces it will introduce 350+ new community tags

Pencil offers a new AI-driven ad creation service to help small businesses

HBO Max and Cartoon Network plan new Batman and Superman cartoons

TikTok Adds New Anti-Bullying Tool as Cyberbullying Increases: Report

Spotify finally adds offline music downloads on Apple Watch

Twitter starts account verification process for 'blue tick'

Google-backed mental health platform Wysa closes $5.5 million Series A

Twitter updates its API to give third-party clients access to ‘Likes’ data and more

Twitter to Introduce an “About” feature On the Profile Page of Its Users

Google Page Experience Update Launching Mid-June on Mobile First

Facebook’s ‘Expire-Span’ Tool Enables Machine Learning Models to Forget Irrelevant Data

BTS breaks own YouTube 24-hour record with new English song Butter

YouTube May Add A Loop Video Feature To Its Android App

NFT of iconic ‘Charlie bit my finger’ video sells for over $760K

HT Labs launches one-stop content discovery platform for OTT users

BeIN Media signs deal to show Sony Pictures content

Comviva to accelerate Etisalat's Digital Transformation journey in Misr

Video-streaming firm Basebone sees growth in emerging markets

Global AVOD revenue to grow 144% from 2020 to 2026

Twitter Removes Photo-Cropping Algorithm After Racial Bias Analysis

Clubhouse on Android crosses 1 million downloads on Google Play Store

Spotify now lets you download songs on your Apple Watch

Apple Music ups the ante with free lossless audio

Instagram now shows creators how well their live videos and Reels are doing

Instagram might soon send you 2FA codes via WhatsApp

Microsoft Teams update makes it best friends with PowerPoint

Netflix Reportedly Wants To Get Into The Video Games Industry

Nintendo Switch eShop Accounts Could Soon Display Personalised Game Suggestions

SiriusXM is starting a TikTok music channel to appeal to the teens

Google Tests New Tool To 'Follow' Sites In Chrome On Android

YouTube will place ads on all videos, but will not share profits with small creators

Google Page Experience Update Launching Mid-June on Mobile First

Facebook dethrones Amazon as the stock most popular with hedge funds, according to Goldman data

Google, YouTube Say Will Aim To Comply With India's New Digital Rules

Zerodha, Upstox tap YouTube, Instagram influencers to target young investors

Urvashi Rautela relaunches YouTube channel for Covid-19 relief

Video Spinoff Vimeo Slumps in Nasdaq Trading Debut

Social media, OTT platforms likely to request more time for IT rules compliance

Netflix could soon let you play games while watching your favorite movies/shows

Audio is set to have mass adoption in India: PocketFM

BT Sport And YouTube Will Stream UEFA Champions League And Europa League

French President Macron Scores 11M Views In Viral Battle With YouTube Stars

BTS Breaks 5 Records On YouTube And Spotify With 'Butter'

Tunecore & Believe partner with YouTube Shorts

WhatsApp moves Delhi HC against Centre over new IT rules

Struum launches live preview on Firstlight Media cloud-native OTT platform

ZEE5, Netflix acquires streaming rights of SS Rajamouli’s RRR

Airtel, Vi, Jio Plans that offer free OTT subscription

Lockdown drives streaming sites to add niche, foreign language cinema

Movistar+ enhances VOD play with Aquila On-Demand

Gaming and eSports Streaming Industry Could Reach $3.5 Billion By 2025

Twitch creates Hot Tub category, 1.4 million hours watched in 4 days

Amazon To Buy MGM Studios For $8.45 Billion Amid Streaming War: Report

Sony to showcase Horizon Forbidden West gameplay at the State of Play

Facebook Gaming is Finally Trying to Take on YouTube

Canada Wants YouTube, TikTok to Prioritize Canadian Content

YouTube updates its terms of service for countries outside the US

TuneCore to provide music for YouTube’s Shorts feature

Helio allows YouTube desktop features on mobile

Google to comply with new IT Rules, says Sundar Pichai

Centre asks OTT, digital media platforms to comply with new rules in 15 days

Motorsport Network signs Juan Pablo Montoya as new presenter on Motorsport.tv

IBF expands to cover digital streaming renamed as Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation

Digital media publishers to give full details: I&B Ministry

PallyCon, a Multi DRM and Forensic Watermarking Service for OTT apps

Firstlight Media’s cloud platform supports U.S. streamer Struum’s launch

24i acquires Danish pay-TV platform Nordija

Next Level Sports extends service agreement with Encompass

Virtuix raises $19 million for Omni One VR treadmill

OpenAI launches $100M startup fund with Microsoft

Mavenir to Deliver Cloud-based 5G Solutions on AWS

Sony Bringing PlayStation Video Game Franchises to Mobile by March 2022

Netflix may dive into video game development

Netflix Is Hosting a Virtual 'Geeked Week' From June 7-11

Facebook, Twitter told to open databases in Russia by July

HBO Max restores service after video playback outages

Extreme E launches Twitch channel

E-scooter Apps and OTT Platforms Become Most Installed Apps for Early 2021

Amazon Prime Video India to launch Brazilian series, Dom, in four languages

BBC sites record highest ever unique visitors in India

Facebook, Twitter could face legal action in India

TCL Introduces Range Of Smart TVs In India With Flipkart

Instagram could reward content creators with Bonuses for uploading Reels

Vtubers on Twitch are a perfect match for the ‘hot tub meta’

Twitch brings Pokimane, TimTheTatman animations to Times Square

Twitch Adds 350 New Tags to Promote Gender Diversity

YouTube for Android TV testing video description access, new channel shortcuts

Walmart joins Pioneer Woman and Facebook for Livestream event

DeepMind reportedly lost a yearslong bid to win more independence from Google

YouTube pulled its community captions feature, so now more creators are making their own

Facebook Inc. Cl A stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors

Google-backed mental health startup Wysa raises $5.5 mn in Series A funding

Facebook is launching live shopping sessions every Friday

Google Workspace Adds Smart Chips Feature to Interconnect App Suite

YouTube Enables 4K Video Playback at 60FPS on New Apple TV 4K

Facebook Wav2vec-U learns to recognize speech from unlabeled data

Facebook takes 300 enforcement actions against people abusing its platform

S'pore govt made 1,260 Facebook data requests in the second half of 2020

Facebook, Google, and Amazon want to build online payments platforms for India

Twitter to take on Clubhouse with Ticketed Spaces feature; plans to get 20% revenue cut on exclusive content

YouTube could finally let users loop videos on Android

UNWTO and Google launch Global Partnership to lead Tourism recovery

Snapchat claims 500m monthly active users

Twitter to ask users to rethink abusive messages – a promising step towards ‘slowcial media’

New ARCore Capabilities Announced At Google I/O 2021

Facebook Australia pays more tax in 2020 despite profit and revenue decline

Snap announces new features, updates, and AR experiences at third Partner Summit

Google Will Now Help You Change Passwords For Compromised Accounts

Twitter relaunches verification process with a new approach

Facebook rejects 'Back the Blue' ad, citing 'sensitive social issue'

Snapchat's New Connected Lenses Let You Build LEGO With a Friend in AR

Google tests new feature to follow sites in Chrome

NBA Twitter goes through all the emotions after Chris Paul injury scare

Snapchat launches camera tailored to darker skin tones at the annual summit

Google now lets users password-protect their web and activity page

Indian police visit Twitter's office after 'manipulated media' label

Snapchat is betting big on augmented reality

Facebook says it aims to ‘comply’ with India’s new IT rules

Google’s new Fuchsia OS arrives first on old Nest Hub

Twitter may allow users to sell tickets for their sessions on Spaces

Snapchat sees 100% year-over-year growth in DAU in India

India remains among top requesters of Facebook’s user data

Disney And Snap Have Introduced New Snapchat Lenses Ahead Of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary

Russia gives Google one day to delete banned content

2021 Doodle for Google contest finalists revealed

Facebook co-founder Saverin’s B Capital doubles down on SaaS in China

Google to count high-quality photos, videos in free 15GB quota

Myanmar allows Tinder but axes dissent havens Twitter, Facebook

Google Search Console Adds New Report For Math Problem Markup

Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter run the risk of losing the intermediary tag

Snapchat Introduces Public Profiles For Businesses

Google’s Artificial Intelligence Voice Assistant Bests Siri, Alexa

White House teams up with Snapchat to encourage Covid vaccinations for young Americans

Facebook and Microsoft launch PyTorch Enterprise Support Program

BT Sport And YouTube Will Stream UEFA Champions League And Europa League Finals In 4K For Free

Jaguar I-Pace is Google’s first electric Street View car

Facebook to pay 14 Canadian publishers for some news content posted to its platform

Google gets the green light to build multi-billion-dollar mega campus in San Jose

Facebook Pens Deal with Newscorp

Google Rolls Out Redesigned Weather App On Android

YouTube Says Videos Won’t Get Removed For Too Many Flags

Tiger Global leads $30 million investment in Indian Twitter rival Koo

Google Search Console Removes Rich Results Search Appearance

Facebook to Bring Back NYC Office Workers Starting in July

Google’s ‘MUM’ Search AI Aims to Move Beyond Simple Answers

YouTube, advertisers to gain but content creators fret over video-streaming giant’s new terms

Google Career Certificates launch in the UK with DWP backing

Twitter CFO Ned Segal says e-commerce is becoming more important for the company

Facebook is planning to change the default settings of breaking news to ON

Virat Kohli's viral 'crossbar challenge' video on Twitter attracts a hilarious response from Sunil Chhetri

Google challenges techies to find security bugs in Android 12, will pay up to Rs 7 crore for serious bugs

BTS single Butter registers five Guinness World Records with most views across Spotify, YouTube

Google to comply with India's IT rules, CEO Sundar Pichai says

Facebook to enable users to hide public like counts on Instagram and Facebook

YouTube updates its terms of service for countries outside the US

Google-backed Merlin Labs reveals autonomous plane technology

Twitter teases its upcoming ‘premium’ service, which it plans to release globally

Google, Facebook, More Big Tech Face Strict EU Guidelines Over Monetising Disinformation

Google Search is making an AI-powered leap

Facebook, Twitter told to open databases in Russia by July- Ifax

Clubhouse hires longtime Google engineer Justin Uberti

Google Adds a New Button to Directly Save Images From Gmail to Google Photos

HCA Healthcare Taps Google Cloud to Create New Health Data Analytics Platform

Twitter to advocate changes to new IT Rules

Google isn’t ready to turn search into a conversation

Canada Wants YouTube, TikTok to Prioritize Canadian Content

Thousands of YouTube comments on Sky News Australia video celebrate BLM activist being shot in the head

Facebook Gaming is Finally Trying to Take on YouTube

Twitter Spaces now available on desktop, mobile web browsers

Amazon, Microsoft, Google said to seek $1 billion cloud deal with Boeing

All The Free ML/AI Courses Launched At Google I/O

YouTube description UI gains expanded Likes and Views counter on mobile

Google and Snapchat’s push to make cameras more inclusive

Snapchat’s Augmented Reality gets widely accepted and successful reviews

Google expands shoppable content with YouTube product feeds

Amazon is now letting Indians read magazine articles in its shopping app

YouTube TV had slowest growth quarter since 2018: analyst

Google Messages Testing Pin Conversations, Star Messages Features: Report

A Google-led study states that 68% of employees use one smartphone for both work and personal use

Always respect local laws, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Facebook says the U.S. is the most targeted country by hackers on its platform

Google Lets Users Password Protect Their Search History

Amazon India collaborates with Acko to offer free COVID-19 health insurance for its marketplace sellers

Google Cloud unveils Datashare for financial services

Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers now targeting US agencies, NGOs

Twitter Blue, a $3 monthly subscription service, could be coming soon

Google Cloud Now Provides Blockchain Insights for Polygon Network

Facebook Now Enables You to Embed Facebook Videos at a Chosen Time in the Playback

Snapchat sees 100% YoY growth in daily active users in India: Evan Spiegel

Google to use 'patient data' to develop healthcare algorithms

Facebook Import is now available in Microsoft Advertising

Google Turns Down DeepMind’s Autonomy Bid

Google Nest to integrate with HomeKit, bringing smart home unification one step closer

Virus alert apps powered by Apple and Google have had limited success

Signal jabs at Facebook and navigates growing pains as popularity surges

YouTube description UI gains expanded Likes and Views counter on mobile

Google Clarifies Its Stance On Post-Cookie Advertising IDs – And It’s Not Good For Ad Tech

Snapchat unveils next-generation augmented reality Spectacles

Google Meet web redesign rolling out now with full availability in June

Twitter Lists New Subscription-Based Service On IOS

Google Chrome 91 is 23% faster on Windows and other platforms

Facebook will now call out pages that repeatedly spread misinformation, fake news

Google and YouTube to charge users as THESE rules are going change from June 1

Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp submit details of new compliance officers

PBS Digital Studios on YouTube Seeks to Draw Younger Audiences Amid Streaming Wars

Talent managers venture into the gaming arena to groom stars

Facebook purged 150 covert influence operations in the last 4 years

Telecom Deal Renewal Delay Drags Zee5 Revenues

Porsche Cup Brazil to be broadcast on Motorsport. tv

IAMAI forms a self-regulatory body for OTT players

Pixalate Launches App Publisher Trust Index

DISH Network's (DISH) Sling TV Launches Upgraded App in Beta

ASCI guidelines on influencer marketing to have a positive impact

TikTok Will Rectify Complaints From EU Consumers Within A Month

EU moves against TikTok over child-targeted ads

ASCI issues guidelines for advertising on digital media News

Sony to bring PS video game franchises to mobile: Report

PUBG Mobile stars MortaL and 8bit Thug launch gaming course for beginners

Amazon Prime Video may be getting thousands of new movies and TV shows soon

Twitch warns creators about a wave of DMCA takedown requests

Disney Plus Added 10 New Movies/TV Shows

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