Production Companies

• Australia’s attempt to protect teens blurs the line between social media and entertainment
• Snapchat’s growing creator community was one of its biggest assets during Q4 2024

  Evan Spiegel revealed that Snapchat delivered another strong quarter during Q4 2024 as it continues to surge at TikTok's expense.

  
• Rooster Teeth is back–with original co-founder Burnie Burns at the helm

  
• Meta continues pushing Instagram Reels as Q4 2024 results beat expectations

  Meta satisfied Wall Street with its Q4 2024 earnings, and the advancement of Instagram Reels helped move the needle.

  
• ShopMy cashes in on influencer campaigns, affiliate marketing with $77.5 million funding round
• Rival apps X, Bluesky are both launching their own takes on TikTok
• Trump thinks he can broker a deal to keep TikTok running
• Netflix wants to keep pace with YouTube among toddlers, so it struck a deal with Ms. Rachel
• As wildfires strike Los Angeles, YouTube vlogs offer personal perspectives
• Ruby Franke’s oldest daughter has authored a telling memoir — and a cautionary tale for family vloggers
• Investors deliver $265 million funding round to Whatnot as live shopping gets hotter
• TikTok CEO meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago in last-ditch effort to thwart U.S. ban