Launching a YouTube Channel? Easier than an IKEA flatpack, says CreatorVille’s Sam Barcroft
Digital first entrepreneur Sam Barcroft kicked off TellyCast’s first-ever How To Make Money In Digital by telling a packed room of delegates how he did just that – turning a loosely-formed idea into a £25 million business. Barcroft, who sold Barcroft TV to Future...
Pluto TV signs up Just For Laughs FAST channel
Paramount-owned FAST platform Pluto TV and Just For Entertainment Distribution have announced a deal to bring the Just For Laughs FAST Channel to Canada, LatAm, Brazil, France, Italy, and the Nordic countries. Based on the widely-distributed Canadian franchise, the...
QVC launches 24/7 live shopping streams on TikTok
Live shopping pioneer QVC Group has unveiled a strategic agreement to host 24/7 live shopping streams featuring its brands, products, and talent on TikTok. Building on QVC’s established capabilities in live content production and discovery-driven retail, shoppers will...
MrBeast and Fede Vigevani unveil creator basketball showdown
YouTube star MrBeast has used Instagram Reels to announce plans for a basketball showdown between English-speaking and Spanish-speaking digital-first creators. The ‘Basketball Stars’ event will take place on April 25 with MrBeast choosing the English-speaking side and...
Omdia research chief highlights the rise of microdramas and the role of YouTube in saving cinema
Maria Rua Aguete, head of media and entertainment at research firm Omdia, has shared a couple of interesting insights into digital-first media this week. Firstly, drawing on a report by Omdia colleague Jun Wen Woo, she noted a rise of short-form storytelling in the...
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Launching a YouTube Channel? Easier than an IKEA flatpack, says CreatorVille’s Sam Barcroft
Pluto TV signs up Just For Laughs FAST channel
QVC launches 24/7 live shopping streams on TikTok
MrBeast and Fede Vigevani unveil creator basketball showdown
Omdia research chief highlights the rise of microdramas and the role of YouTube in saving cinema
