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Cannes Lions: ringside takeaways for digital-first content creators
The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity was found 70 years ago by cinema advertisers – but these days you’re more likely to find execs from Google, Amazon, TikTok and Microsoft strolling along the Mediterranean seafront with delegate badges. While the event is still...
Jellysmack teams with Culture Genesis to support under-represented creators
Jellysmack and Culture Genesis have unveiled a $25m initiative to support under-represented YouTube creators and publishers. The move comes at a time when Black creators drive higher media value for marketers but earn 35% less than their non-Black peers, according to...
Twitter plans pivot to video, seeks to recruit creators
Twitter owner Elon Musk is planning to place more emphasis on video on the platform going forward. According to reports from sources including Reuters, Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino and Musk hosted an investor presentation last week where they discussed plans to...
TikTok forges alliance with IP-driven studio Candle Media
TikTok has announce a strategic partnership with Candle Media, the IP-driven company behind Hello Sunshine and Moonbug Entertainment. TikTok said the deal will “leverage Candle Media’s storytelling capabilities across its business units to launch new and inspiring...
Val Morgan Digital to rep BuzzFeed brands in Australia and NZ
Australian digital first publisher Val Morgan Digital (VMD) has signed a strategic partnership to represent BuzzFeed and its subsidiary brands Tasty and BringMe in the Australian and New Zealand markets. The addition of the Buzzfeed portfolio means VMD will now reach...
TheSoul Publishing is handed expanded digital content brief by Crayola
Digital content studio TheSoul Publishing (TSP) has extended its partnership with arts and crafts brand Crayola. Building on the success of an initial campaign that boosted Crayola’s YouTube channel performance, the expanded partnership will see TSP working with the...
Facebook adds Reels features and monetisation tools to win over creators
As the battle to woo creators intensifies, Facebook has released a series of updates that it says will make it “easier than ever to create Reels, build an audience with professional mode for profile and earn a steady income on Facebook.” Confronted by competition from...
Call of the Wild: Exploring Jungle Creations’ rapid growth with CEO Melissa Chapman
Melissa Chapman is CEO of Jungle Creations, a social first publisher that distributes high quality content across a portfolio of media brands. Founded in 2014 on the back of a single Facebook page, the company now reaches 145m followers. This is via brands such as VT,...
