Digital media has been widely hailed as a rare growth area for the ad industry, which is expected to see a near double-digit drop in spend this year. However, steady liquidity flow in a recovering market is not always certain, with advertisers often pushing the boundaries of their payment terms with providers. During such times,…Read More
Facebook’s cryptocurrency play was back in the news at the end of November with reports that it would finally debut in January, following expected approval by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority. Since Facebook announced its original crypto plans in June 2019, it’s gone through a name change, cycled through members and watered down its…Read More
Netflix debuted the trailer for upcoming series Bridgerton exclusively on @TwitterTV. Hungry for some gossip? We’ve got a scoop that would make Lady Whistledown blush. Gather round for an exclusive look at #Bridgerton pic.twitter.com/fpY3JVRAFd — Twitter TV (@TwitterTV) December 14, 2020 Bridgerton is set to debut in the U.S. on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, at…Read More
I wasn’t sure about it until lunchtime today, but now I’m sure. TV is dead to me. It’s not only merely dead; it’s really most sincerely dead. Muerto. Over. Stick a fork in it … it’s done! I sat down for lunch and turned on the TV. I wanted to watch some news. You can…Read More
It’s been a brutal year for the hospitality and food industries, with businesses having to navigate forced shut downs and ever-changing rules as governments have tried to stem the spread of Covid-19. Many businesses have closed, and others face uncertain futures. In France, restaurants and bars are currently closed as the government attempts to reduce…Read More
Polish game studio CD Projekt‘s (CDR) stock continued to plummet on Monday following the bumpy release of its long-awaited video game Cyberpunk 2077. At its worst, CDR stock hit a low of $65.19 on Monday, down more than 46% since the day before the first Cyberpunk 2077 reviews hit the internet. The company’s share price recovered throughout the day and looks to finish around 8% lower than Friday’s close, and 33% below pre-Cyberpunk levels. While the game holds a 90% rating on review aggregator Metacritic, gamers have detailed a high number of awkward glitches and bugs that’ve rendered Cyberpunk 2077…
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Belinda Smith has joined global media network m/SIX as Americas CEO, a new role at the agency. In this role, Smith will oversee the agency’s operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay, reporting to global CEO Jess Burley. Smith is no stranger to m/SIX. Up until recently, she served as head of global…Read More
Facebook recently partnered with three cultural institutions (Le Grand Palais, the Palace of Versailles and The Smithsonian) to bring augmented reality effects to those organizations’ Instagram profiles. These effects allow users to view items from each institution’s collections in AR and, in some cases, to learn about them through on-screen text. This feature will be…Read More
Snap Inc. Monday debuted Bitmoji Paint, a new multiplayer Snap Game that enables millions of Snapchatters to contribute to a single, massive collage. Snapchat users can enter Bitmoji Paint through chat via the rocket icon or via search. They will see a planet with multiple islands floating in space, and each island is a server…Read More
Two people in the United Kingdom have experienced an allergic reaction to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This led the UK medicines regulator to issue precautionary advice earlier this week that “people with a significant history of allergic reactions” should not be given this vaccine for now. This is an appropriate cautious move. The advice may change once we understand more about what caused these reactions. Both people reportedly had known allergies and carried adrenaline autoinjectors, suggesting they had a prior history of severe allergic reactions, such as anaphylaxis, a severe and rapid form of allergy. At this stage, we do…
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