Web Series

• ‘The Guild’ was an iconic web series. Nearly 20 years later, Felicia Day is reviving it as a movie.
• Hoorae returns to Issa Rae’s web series roots with “Screen Time” microdrama

  Issa Rae's media company Hoorae has teamed up TikTok to launch a slate of microdramas, beginning with 'Screen Time'.

  
• With star-studded show ‘The Marketers’, Adobe buys into the branded web series renaissance

  Hasan Minhaj and Patty Guggenheim are the stars of 'The Marketers', a branded web series that promotes Adobe Acrobat.

  
• PewDiePie was sick of suffering from “algo brain,” so he “fixed YouTube”

  In his attempt to "fix" YouTube, PewDiePie developed an extension that removes Shorts and algorithmic recommendations from his feed.

  
• 20 years of YouTube: In 2006, Lonelygirl15 taught us that nothing is real on the internet
• 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
• Meta continues pushing Instagram Reels as Q4 2024 results beat expectations
• 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