The brief – The Media Leader’s daily round-up of media news.
Welcome to the Brief for Monday 15 December, The Media Leader’s round-up of media news.
The brief – The Media Leader’s daily round-up of media news.
Analysis: It’s not clear how Zuckerberg is defining “superintelligence”, whether Meta is close to building it, how it could shape consumer products and how it might impact data privacy. But Meta keeps printing money.
Analysis: The introduction of a clipping and sharing feature looks to capture a larger share of the social media conversation that has sprung up around the fandom of Netflix shows.
YouTube’s ad revenue increased 21% year on year to $8.09bn and shows little sign of slowdown.
The company reported revenue growth of 21% in Q1, helped by 85% growth in smaller advertisers using the platform.
Analysis: TikTok is developing a photo-sharing app, but the tactic of copycatting has led to a sameness that many social media companies are faced with.
Analysis: The company is rehiring content moderators ahead of a likely grilling in front of US Congress, but talent may come at a shortage.
Analysis: BeReal is launching features aimed at attracting brands and celebrities to the platform. Will advertisers care? And will users loathe an influx of attempts at “authenticity”?
Analysis: The broadcaster increased its share of linear channels by 5%.
