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‘You can be normal. You can have acne!’ TikTok star GK Barry on the appeal of social media personalities
Grace Keeling says TV needs more authenticity and better representation if it wants to attract younger viewers TV should “move with the times”, take risks and be less “polished” in order to attract younger audiences, the TikTok star Grace Keeling has said. Record numbers of young viewers are switching off traditional television in favour of…
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TechCrunch Fintech: Meet PayJoy, a fintech operating at the intersection of doing good and making money
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at how two fintech companies serving the underserved are faring, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday at 7:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big story PayJoy is an example of a company with…
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‘You can be normal. You can have acne!’ TikTok star GK Barry on the appeal of social media personalities
Grace Keeling says TV needs more authenticity and better representation if it wants to attract younger viewers TV should “move with the times”, take risks and be less “polished” in order to attract younger audiences, the TikTok star Grace Keeling has said. Record numbers of young viewers are switching off traditional television in favour of…
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Use TikTok to combat misinformation, MPs tell government
Cross-party committee urges creation of strategy engage with new platforms that appeal to young The government needs a TikTok strategy to help combat misinformation directed at young people, MPs have said. Members of the cross-party culture, media and sport committee said the government needed to adapt to new apps and platforms that appeal to young…
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Viaplay presents proposals for Board of Directors
In advance of the Viaplay Group Annual General Meeting of shareholders on May 14th, the Viaplay Group Nomination Committee has proposed the election of Katarina Bonde, Anna Bäck, Erik Forsberg, Andrea Gisle Joosen, Jacques du Puy, Maxime Saada, Didier Stoessel and Annica Witschard as members of the Board of Directors, and the election of Simon…
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Spain: Connected TV ad revenues up 120%
TV ad revenues remained largely flat in 2023 in Spain with a slight increase of 0.3 per cent to €1.73 billion, according to Infoadex – but Connected TV made huge gains. FTA nationwide TV took the majority of revenues with €1.48 billion, down 2.6 per cent from €1.51 billion in 2022. Pay-TV channels saw ad…
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Young viewers, crime content fuel C4 streaming records
Channel 4 delivered its biggest ever month of streaming in March, with viewing up 40 per cent year-on-year to 6.9 billion viewer minutes, boosted by growth from young viewers and a trio of new factual titles. BARB data for the first quarter of 2024 – published as the channel pursues its Fast Forward strategy to…
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Use TikTok to combat misinformation, MPs tell government
Cross-party committee urges creation of strategy engage with new platforms that appeal to young The government needs a TikTok strategy to help combat misinformation directed at young people, MPs have said. Members of the cross-party culture, media and sport committee said the government needed to adapt to new apps and platforms that appeal to young…
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Use TikTok to combat misinformation, MPs tell government
Cross-party committee urges creation of strategy engage with new platforms that appeal to young The government needs a TikTok strategy to help combat misinformation directed at young people, MPs have said. Members of the cross-party culture, media and sport committee said the government needed to adapt to new apps and platforms that appeal to young…
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Use TikTok to combat misinformation, MPs tell government
Cross-party committee urges creation of strategy engage with new platforms that appeal to young The government needs a TikTok strategy to help combat misinformation directed at young people, MPs have said. Members of the cross-party culture, media and sport committee said the government needed to adapt to new apps and platforms that appeal to young…