Mad Digest: Weekly Industry Updates (19th Mar - 25th Mar)

YouTube Will Now Enable Users to Watch Thousands of TV Shows, for Free, in the App ??

This week, YouTube has launched a?new slate of TV shows in the app?that users will be able to watch for free, with ads, as it makes another advance into commercial TV territory. YouTube has, of course, offered TV shows and movies on demand for some time, but now, users will be able to tune in to a huge range of content, at any time, for free, so long as they can put up with a few ads in relevant gaps.

Now you can stream nearly 4,000 episodes of your favorite TV shows, including?Hell’s Kitchen,?Andromeda,?Heartland?and more.”4,000 episodes is a lot, while YouTube also says that over 1,500 movies from Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, and more are also available in the app.

Instagram Will Enable All Users to Tag Products in Feed Posts ?

As part of its continued focus on expanding its eCommerce listings, Instagram will now?allow all users to tag products in their IG posts, starting with users in the US.

As explained by Instagram you can tag the product in your Feed post so your friends and followers can learn more about the earnings and shop them!! People come to Instagram to share and discover trends and inspiration. Product tagging will make it possible for anyone to support their favorite small businesses, share how they styled their looks along with the products they used, and more.”?

Twitter Adds New Simplified GIF Creation Process in the Tweet Composer

Now, when you go to the Twitter Camera in the tweet composer, you’ll see a new ‘GIF’ creation option, in addition to ‘Video’, ‘Capture’ and ‘Live’. Within this, you can easily create a GIF of anything you like – just tap and hold on the record button, film your GIF, then post. Easy as pie.

Which is good, it’s a helpful, simple GIF option. But you could actually do this already, albeit in a slightly different form.

Meta Launches Ray-Ban Stories in Four New Markets, Adds New Technical and Stylistic Features.

We’re excited to announce that we’re rolling out?Ray-Ban Stories, our first-ever smart glasses,?launched last year?in partnership with Essilor Luxottica, in four new countries. Starting at?€329, Ray-Ban Stories will be?available online and in select retail stores in Spain, Austria, and Belgium beginning March 17, and in France beginning April 14.”

Ray-Ban Stories, which Meta initially launched?last September, include?a multi-camera capture system, which enables the wearer to record what they’re seeing at any given time by tapping a button on the top of the arm.

Trending

?Bridgerton?season 2

More than a year after taking the internet by storm,?Bridgerton?is finally making its way back to Netflix?for a new season that is sure to once again climb to the top of the charts!

Following its breakout season, fan anticipation for season 2 has been over as it released on 25th March where we will get to see new love story.

Featured ?

22 Upcoming Fitness creators to look out for in 2022?

Now that 2022 has settled in on us, and you have probably broken your New Year’s Resolution, we are here to remind you once again. Make fitness a part of your lifestyle and you will be good to go! We have put together a list of 22 fitness creators on Instagram who we feel you need to check out. link