Bloomberg has confirmed Tencent’s plan to merge China’s biggest game-streaming platforms Huya Inc. and DouYu International Holdings Ltd. Tencent is the largest shareholder in the big two.
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TikTok users can now create videos soundtracked to their favorite Prince songs. Owned and operated by the late artist's estate, @Prince.4.ever, archival footage of Prince performances, interviews, and video excerpts are expected to be posted on his official account.
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Spotify is starting to test a new feature called “In-App Offers” that give podcasts the ability to keep an embedded link on their episode pages that, when tapped, leads to an advertiser’s webpage. The page will then auto load with the coupon code.
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LeBron James and his longtime business partner/childhood friend, Maverick Carter, have formed a media company that is one part maker and another part distributor of content that will amplify the voice of creators and consumers who’ve been pandered to, ignored, or underserved.
Springhill Company has raised $100M and will be used as a platform to give people of color the ability to exercise creative control.
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With mounting pressure to address the spread of misinformation on its platform, Facebook globally rolled out a content warning notifications system for content that is more than 90 days old. Posters will prompted to “go back” or to click through:
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