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Sports streamer DAZN has unveiled a landmark partnership with social media megastar KSI and his promotional firm Misfits Boxing. The deal, in association with the Sauerland brothers, Wasserman Boxing and Proper Loud, will see KSI fights and MF & DAZN: X Series...

Amazon Prime Video is poised to drop a new documentary that grew out of a social experiment from sportswear brand ASICS. Produced by Banijay-owned Beyond Productions, Mind Games – The Experiment will debut globally on January 19th. Narrated by Stephen Fry, Mind Games...

As part of efforts to ensure its apps are age-appropriate for teens, Meta has announced it is making changes to their ad experiences – effective from February. Among key takeaways, teens’ previous engagements across apps, such as Instagram posts and Facebook pages...

Youth media brand Vice Media Group is opening a new MEA (Middle East & Africa) HQ in Saudi Arabia this month. The company says that the new office in Riyadh’s JAX cultural district “will help expand Vice’s footprint in the region while bolstering relationships...

TV and movie online database platform IMDb – which is owned by Apple - has forged an alliance with TikTok (www.tiktok.com) to help the social media platform’s online community discover and share movie and TV content and information. Powered by IMDb, TikTok has...

The BBC World Service and CBC Podcasts are launching a true crime podcast called Love, Janessa on January 23. Available via BBC Sounds, CBC Listen and podcast apps, the eight-part series delves into the murky world of online romance scams to find an adult...

UK commercial broadcaster UKTV says that its streaming platform UKTV Play grew direct-to-consumer views by over a quarter and added a further one million registered users in 2022. At the same time, a stronger focus on the platform’s social strategy generated a...