What’s exciting investors about social video? ‘They look at creators as media businesses’
The creativity in the social-video sphere is being bankrolled by a new generation of investors… but what do they want, and how do they see the industry’s future? A panel at TellyCast’s Digital Content Forum 2025 this week found out. Moderated by Avalon...
Samsung TV Plus to host first-ever America’s Funniest Home Videos FAST channel
Samsung TV Plus has joined forces with V10 Entertainment to launch the first-ever dedicated FAST channel for America’s Funniest Home Videos, hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro. The AFV with Alfonso Ribeiro channel is due to launch later this year and will showcase more than...
The future of digital formats: New IP, multi-brand collabs and TV skillsets
The exciting thing about digital formats right now is that there still isn’t a single template. The way formats are developed, financed and distributed continues to evolve rapidly. A panel at TellyCast’s Digital Content Forum 2025 this week explored what might happen...
Snapchat and Perplexity partner on $400m AI integration
Snap Inc. and Perplexity have unveiled a partnership to integrate Perplexity’s AI-powered answer engine directly into Snapchat, giving Snapchat’s community of nearly 1 billion monthly active users a new way to ask questions and explore topics. Starting in early 2026,...