Digital Media and Marketing Industry Trends Weekly

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Digital Media Updates from Feb 27th to March 5th, 2022

Amazon Launches Networking Platform for Female Tech Students in Japan

Google Pay to offer loans to Indian users

Koo, India’s answer to Twitter, raises $10 million in two tranches

Google rolling out Messages’ auto-grouping ‘categories’ to more parts of the world

Facebook bans Russian state media from running adverts, monetizing

BTS Music Video 'Dynamite' Hits 1.4 Billion Views On YouTube

Google Maps 11.18.4 app version released?

Twitter rolls out ability to add content warnings to individual posts

Microsoft Rides Cloud Adoption Wave in Second Quarter

Google is adding a new button to the Chrome password manager

IBM Acquires Neudesic to Grow Hybrid Cloud Consulting

YouTube’s AI algorithm adds explicit language in captions to children`s clips

Twitter is working on letting people reply to tweets with a new tweet

US Bank partners Microsoft for cloud banking tech upgrade

LinkedIn launches podcast network aimed at professional audiences

Olivia Harrison and Paul McCartney Lead Celebrations on George Harrison’s 79th Birthday

Apple Premium Reseller Stores iNSPiRE gets prestigious certification

YouTube’s AI algorithm adds explicit language in captions to children's clips

BTS Music Video 'Dynamite' Hits 1.4 Billion Views On YouTube

YouTube Finally Adds Live Rings, Indicates When A Channel Is Streaming

YouTube Takes Action on Low-quality Video Content

Bitcoin rewards platform GoSats receives Y Combinator backing

ScreenHits TV partners with Euronews

Revry Releases New Data on LGBTQ+ Audience Growth in Streaming on Connected TV

Data Monetization Market Projected To Garner Significant Revenues By 2030

Facebook, Instagram most popular apps used by advertisers: Report

Meta’s Facebook escalates TikTok rivalry, launches Reels globally

BTS And TXT Bag TikTok Creator Awards

Scripps to Launch Marketing Campaign Targeting Cordcutters

Online Video Platforms Market To See Stunning Growth?

Meta bans Russian media from running ads, monetizing on platforms

Virtual Reality In Gaming Market Research Shows High Growth Rate Of 29%

Sony’s VR2 headset shows virtual reality is growing up

Metaverse allows kids into virtual strip clubs

Microsoft Teams is the new frontier for phishing attacks

Microsoft, Twitch Team Up to Make It Easy to Live Stream Xbox Games

Meta is building a language translator for the world to socialise in Metaverse

YouTube Suspends Ads And Monetization For Russian Channels

BTS Dynamite’s Music Video Hits 1.4 Billion Views on YouTube

Cinema One hits 1 million subscribers on YouTube

Research: 34% SE Asian viewers using OTT services

Southeast Asia Moving Towards a New Model of TV Consumption as More than One in Three Viewers Stream OTT

Hotstar, Amazon take to episodic model with latest shows

More than 1 in 3 viewers in Southeast Asia stream OTT?

ALTBalaji Launches Fantasy-Based Metaverse Game For Its Reality Show ‘Lock Upp’

Inside AI creating exciting moments from long footage for broadcasters

Entertainment & sports can make a $1 billion NFT market in India: Deloitte

Video Editing Software Market is Expected to Reach USD 3.15 Billion In 2028

M-net launches new IPTV service with Ocilion

TiVo Launches Suite of Omni-Screen

Chingari’s Short-Video Platform Has Taken Over The Indian Social Media Market

TikTok launches an in-app digital literacy hub.

Mondia Digital launches mENT is A B2B, premium digital entertainment platform.

Digital advertising revenue continues to grow apace: IAB

D2C brands are boosting e-commerce ad spends in India

Crowd Media delivers financial and productivity improvements to artificial intelligence platform

NBCUniversal bets on video game advertising in deal with ad tech startup

Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine

Google starts Play Pass subscription service in India with over 1,000 apps

TikTok hit $951 million e-commerce GMV in 2021: report

WhatsApp Working On Call Links Feature To Add People In Group WhatsApp Calls

Twitter content warning feature lets users avoid posts they don't want to see

Airtel shareholders approve Google investment, Rs 1.17 lakh crore business deals with group firms

TCS makes available two AI-powered software on Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Google Chrome is removing its data saving mode on Android

Sinclair Spent $10 Billion on Sports Networks

Twitter may be testing a new feature that allows users to create a thread as a reply

Google may launch a new phone in India soon, could be Pixel 6a

TikTok to Host Internet Safety Workshops

Cinema One hits 1 million subscribers on YouTube

Tesla Model 3 tops worldwide EV Google searches, Audi e-Tron in top five

Google, MeitY to help 100 Indian startups for making global apps, games

TikTok now allows 10-minute videos to compete with YouTube

Google donates $15 mn in relief to Ukraine, blocks RT, Sputnik on YouTube

Google terminates lease deal with Vatika over 'delay'

Microsoft Flight Simulator has arrived on Xbox One

Meta Expands Facebook Reels to More Than 150 Countries

WhatsApp testing animations for message reactions on Android

Google removed over 100,000 pieces of bad content in India in January

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son dies of cerebral palsy

BMW with Google to provide augmented reality for i4 and iX EVs

Google Announces Second Generation Cloud Functions

Google URL inspection tool bug leading to errors for some

Over 11.6 million content pieces `actioned` on Facebook in India during January: Meta

Google removed App campaign placement data from Ads, and AdWords API reports

Instagram videos get auto-generated captions

WhatsApp bans nearly 2 mn accounts in India

Google Messages may now request SMS “donations” to help improve its categorization feature

Google's Removed Over 31000 Chinese YouTube Channels?

ARIA Charts to Incorporate YouTube Streaming Data

TikTok now allows 10-minute videos to compete with YouTube

YouTube Blocks Russian State-Controlled Channels in Europe

Instagram To Kill It's YouTube Competitor IGTV App

Google's Upcoming Tech Can Detect Your Body Language Without Cameras

Partnership to End Addiction partners with YouTube to launch educational video series

Clean OTT Launches Female-Focused Global Streaming Platform

Aggregator platforms ease streaming games for niche players

Connected TV Devices Market is Expected to Reach USD 289.03 Billion By 2028

Reality TV shows to stream on OTT in the first week of March 2022

Travelxp launches food channel Foodxp in India

US OTT ad spend reached $1.3bn in 2021: Report

TOD - A New Game-Changing Streaming Platform

TRAI working on creating vertical-specific start-up ecosystem: TRAI chief

Streaming Giants Expected to Drive Sales and Industry Discussion

Global Industry Analysts Predicts the World OTT Devices and Services Market to Reach $217.5 Billion by 2026

Paramount+ Tops In Streaming Ad Load In 2021

SpringServe Powering Video Advertising on SXSW TV Apps

China pay-TV market stagnant 2021 to 2026: Forecast

Oppenheimer Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for PubMatic, Inc.

Microsoft Advertising Editor rolls out support for Microsoft Audience Network campaigns.

Google further integrates Google Forms response charts in Docs, Slides

Mahindra partners with Google Cloud for the digital transformation of the next growth phase

YouTube creators contributed Rs 6,800 cr to the Indian economy in 2020

Twitter may soon add a built-in podcast tab

Meta shuts down Facebook's student-only social network

Amazon CEO pledges logistics cybersecurity support for Ukraine

Google, Apple, Tesla, 5 other US stocks to start trading on NSE IFSC

Twitter Transparency Report Discloses Impact on Member Accounts

Google removed App campaign placement data from Ads, and AdWords API reports

Microsoft partners with VCs, accelerators to back 10,000 startups in Africa

TCS launches Enterprise 5G Edge Suite with Microsoft Azure private multi-access edge compute

Google reaches new deal with French newspapers on licensing rights

Loop Media Inc. Launches Music Channel on Snapchat

Sonata Software recognized as a Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider

Google may require double verification for some business profiles

Microsoft Advertising extends Shopping campaigns to more markets

YouTube creators contributed Rs 6,800 crore to Indian GDP in 2020: Report

YouTube Music For Desktop Is Finally Getting Song & Video Switcher

Meta, Youtube, TikTok block Russian state media in Europe

Nintendo Steam Deck emulation videos pulled from YouTube

TikTok’s 10-minute videos could hurt YouTube on the small screen

TikTok faces investigation for its effect on kids' mental health

Pocket FM secures USD 65 Million in Series C funding round

BBC Studios inks content deal with MX Player

Aggregator platforms ease streaming games for niche players

Disney+ Hotstar signs 13 brands for the 15th edition of the Tata IPL 2022

Blockchain companies investing in sports sponsorship projected to reach $5 bn by 2026: Report

TOD SVoD launches in MENA

SonyLIV’s next lease of growth will expand its regional viewer base.

SpringServe Unveils BidLink, Advanced Decisioning for CTV and OTT

OTT ad spend $1.3B as budgets shift to streaming content

China Pay-TV services revenue to remain sluggish till 2026

Netflix is acquiring Next Games for €65 million

Netflix pauses all its future projects, acquisitions from Russia

Netflix's Reed Hastings announces $1mn donation to Ukraine

WhatsApp is working on a voice message recording option for Android smartphones

Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in the US

Instagram adds automatic captions to videos

Meta commits $15 mn for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine

LinkedIn Integration with Microsoft Teams

Netflix, Apple, Meta, 5 other US stocks begin trading on NSE

Google reaches new deal with French newspapers on licensing rights

Meta Announces New Training and Support Resources for Female-Owned Businesses

Uber joins Google and other Big Techs to offer aid to Ukraine

Google suspends ad sales in Russia citing 'extraordinary circumstances

Microsoft updates Azure for Operators, joins AT&T in private 5G

Meta to Participate in the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

Google testing new dark theme for Android smartphones

Verizon, Meta strike deal to explore 5G metaverse

LinkedIn now lets you explain a break in your work history

Google suspends sale of contextual advertising in Russia, including on YouTube

Samsung Galaxy M23 5G appears on Google Play Console

Google rolls out new safety feature for Google Doc users

YouTube Doesn’t Allow Artificially Increased Views

YouTube creators contributed $894 million to India's GDP in 2020

YouTube extends offensive comment warning and updates creator payments

TikTok expands maximum video length to 10 minutes in possible challenge to YouTube

ZTE launches Premium Video Platform 2.0 solution

Short videos will be as large as WhatsApp in India start monetising Moj this year: ShareChat’s Ankush Sachdeva

New PlayStation Plus Update Has Disappointing News for PS4 and PS5 Users

Prime Video pledges ￡10M to support training, development in UK TV and film

SpringServe powers video advertising on SXSW TV apps

Disney weighs cheaper ad-supported tier for Disney+: report

ITV reveals new on-demand platform with ad-free option

LED video wall market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10%-12% by 2025?

Disney Discusses Launching Ad-Supported Tier of Disney+ in U.S.

Facebook to test video monetization program in Pakistan

Twitch and YouTube Gaming are bleeding executive talent at an alarming rate

Amazon’s Twitch suffers Exodus of Executives amid strategy fight

Homegrown audio OTT platform Pocket FM raises $65 mn

BBC Studios expands reach of partnership with MX Player

JUMP announces QoE solution powered by Mux

Spark Sport joins hands with Amagi to deliver outstanding live experiences

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