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Twitch rescinds policy that allowed ‘artistic nudity’
Twitch has quickly taken back its policy update that gave users permission to post sexual content as long as it was labeled.
HBO Max halts original productions across large parts of Europe
HBO Max has confirmed that it will no longer produce originals in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Central Europe, the Netherlands and Turkey.
France orders streaming services to reinvest in local content
The likes of Netflix and Disney+ will need to spend at least 25 percent of French revenue on local productions.
Twitter's new Billboard chart will highlight trending songs
The Billboard Hot Trending powered by Twitter will showcase trending songs and music across the platform and will feature video and editorial content.
Google News Showcase launches in more countries, including the UK and Argentina
Google News Showcase is starting to roll out to more countries worldwide, including the UK and Argentina, on the heels of its Australian launch last week. The digital news digest includes free and paywalled articles from more than 120 UK and 40 Argentinian outlets, bringing its tally to 450 publications. Google’s British media partners range from major news wires such as Reuters to business and politics outlets like The Financial Times and New Statesman, and newspapers The Telegraph, The Independent and Midland News Association.
Facebook's News tab arrives in the UK
Facebook News tab's UK rollout is the first expansion of the feature outside the US.
Quibi's content library could make its way to Roku
It looks like Quibi's 'quick bites' content catalog may be sold to streaming app and hardware manufacturer Roku.
Google News Showcase will offer some paywalled articles for free
As a Google News Showcase user, you’ll soon have the chance to read some paywalled articles for free.
Facebook will start paying UK publishers for news stories
Facebook is launching its dedicated News tab in the UK with a promise to pay UK news sites substantial sums to license articles.
Google will pay publishers to curate a reliable news feed
Google is investing $1 billion in Google News Showcase, a new product that will pay publishers to curate content.
Facebook is expanding its dedicated news section to more countries
Facebook plans to expand its News section outside the US in the next six to 12 months.
Crunchyroll subscribers can finally watch anime offline
With new membership tiers, Crunchyroll subscribers can watch anime offline.
Reddit has banned nearly 7,000 hateful subreddits since June 29th
Reddit has banned nearly 7,000 hateful subreddits since its new content policies went into effect.
Apple may offer half-off CBS All Access and Showtime bundle for TV+
Apple may offer TV+ subscribers discounted access to bundled CBS All Access and Showtime content.
An OnlyFans creator is suing a site that hosts paywalled images for free
OnlyFans creators Deniece Waidhofer is suing Thothub for spreading her images without consent.
CBS All Access adds 70 shows from BET, Comedy Central, MTV and more
ViacomCBS adds over 3,500 episodes from 70 shows to CBS All Access.
Scribd expands its subscription catalog with over 1,000 magazines
Scribd is expanding its magazine line-up.
Facebook tests easier sharing for its Pinterest-like Collections feature
Facebook is testing changes that make it easier to share Collections publicly.
Amazon Fire TV interface makes it easier to find free content
Amazon is rolling out a new “Free” tab, full of ad-supported streaming content, to customers in the US.
YouTube Originals launches a star-studded slate of COVID-19 content
YouTube’s Originals division is working on a slate of COVID-19-related shows. After YouTube launched the #withme campaign, it saw a huge increase in watch-time, Susanne Daniels, global head of original content at YouTube, told Deadline. The new COVID-19-related content will take advantage of the #withme traffic, and allow YouTube to produce shows that can be filmed remotely.
