Channels

• NFTs are coming to Instagram
• Facebook’s giving up on podcasts, its Clubhouse copycat, and apparently audio as a whole

  Facebook is outright discontinuing the “Audio” hub it launched in October 2021, which let users find podcasts, Live Audio Rooms, and Soundbites all in one place.

  
• Twitter’s NewFronts presentation pitches it as “the second screen and the first scroll”

  Throughout its whole NewFronts presentation, “premium content” was the name of Twitter’s game.

  
• Meta says it’s messing with Reels payouts, introduces new Facebook plug for creators to earn up to $4,000

  “We’re adjusting how payouts are calculated, aimed at rewarding creators across a range of audience sizes who are making high quality original content that resonates with people,” the company said.

  
• Marques Brownlee, Mark Rober, Léna Situations, and Alexa Chung hit the Met Gala red carpet with YouTube
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 05/01/2022
• YouTube is axing all individual volunteers from its Trusted Flagger program
• Netflix will contend for Best Picture with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s next movie
• BuzzFeed arrives at the upfronts with a vertical ad format, a creator network, and plenty of new programming
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 04/24/2022
• YouTube taps Amazon exec Toni Reid to lead Shorts, gaming, livestreaming
• Spotify’s letting creators self-publish (and self-monetize) their video podcasts