Photo and video sharing platform Instagram will begin testing ultra-tall 9:16 photos "in a week or two." CEO Adam Mosseri confirmed the news, he said, "You can have tall videos, but you cannot have tall photos on Instagram. So we thought maybe we should make sure that we treat both equally.” Currently, Instagram tops out around 4:5 when di...
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QYOU Media to launch a new gaming digital channel, Q GAMEX in September
Strengthening its footprint across the country with uniquely positioned channels, India’s youngest and fastest-growing entertainment network, QYOU Media India continues to offer differentiated content to its new and existing viewers. Following the success of its recently launched digital channels, ‘The Q Kahaniyan’ and ‘The Q Comedistaan’, QY...
WhatsApp bans over 22 lakh Indian accounts in June
WhatsApp banned over 22 lakh Indian accounts in June based on complaints received via its grievance redressal channel and through its mechanism to detect violations, according to messaging platform. This is higher than 19 lakh such accounts banned by WhatsApp in May, 16 lakh accounts in April, and 18.05 lakh such accounts in March. The new...
Zee, Sony merger gets nod from stock exchanges
The Zee-Sony merger, announced September last, got approval from BSE and National Stock Exchange on Friday, paving the way for the creation of an entertainment behemoth.
“The approval from the stock exchanges marks a firm and positive step in the overall merger approval process. The ...
Is Meta trying to ape TikTok in FB revamp?
Meta Platforms said it was revamping the main feed on its Facebook app to prioritize "discovery" of new content, instead of posts from accounts users follow, a bid to style its apps after short-form video competitor TikTok and try to attract
BharatNet’s public-pvt partnership model being reworked: Comms Minister
The Indian government has said that the strategy for implementing BharatNet broadband project through public-private partnership (PPP) is being reworked as a global tender inviting bids, floated last July, failed to attract prospective bidders.
“Global bids were invited on 20.07.2021...