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TikTok Music launches in Indonesia and Brazil

For some time now we’ve all been awaiting TikTok’s new music platform. It’s finally being released, but so far only in two markets – Indonesia and Brazil. Mentioned some time ago, TikTok’s music platform. However, up until now, it was…

Spotify has over 100,000 video podcasts online

Since 2019 when podcasts first took to Spotify, they have grown by a huge amount. In 2020 the music platform introduced video podcasts. They now have over 100,000 available for their users. Since Spotify started their podcasts in 2019 they…

Generative AI platform, Typeface is valued at $1 billion

The former Chief Technology Officer of Adobe founded Typeface – a generative AI startup. The aim? To help companies create connections with their audience by empowering creative content. Typeface is an AI company with the aim to help businesses create…

Test & Compare – YouTube’s A/B thumbnail testing

YouTube announced at VidCon their latest updates. The main one being Test & Compare which will allow creators to upload three thumbnail images to each video. Each thumbnail will hold its own set of statistics for review. YouTube have announced…

US music publishing grew by nearly $1,000M in 2022

In 2022 alone, the US recorded music industry grew by $500M however, the music publishing industry almost doubled that. The US is in fact the world’s largest music market. 2022 saw a huge increase in music publishing. In fact, the…

Threads passed 2 million sign-ups within 2 hours

Meta introduced a new platform yesterday (6th July 2023). The app called Threads is almost an exact copy of well known platform Twitter. We’ve signed up to Threads and will be digging through the platform in this article. Threads is…

Instagram are introducing a new Twitter like thread app

While all social platforms adopt ideas from each other, Meta aren’t even subtle about this one. From Thursday 6th July, users will be able to download a new thread feature for Instagram. Meta have announced a new app launching on…

Tidal’s HiFi subscription rises to $10.99 in the US

Tidal are raising their prices within the US. Originally, their HiFi subscription plan sat at $9.99 per month, and will now be rising by $1.00. Tidal are raising their HiFi subscription cost from $9.99 to $10.99 per month. This has…

How to download a creator’s Reels on Instagram

Instagram have added a download option which allows any user to save a Reel from any public account. TikTok have had this option for a long time, however. A feature that has been available for some time on TikTok is…

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