Video App news and trends

Twitter Developing Video App for Smart TVs
Connected Economy // June 18, 2023

Twitter’s plans include a video app for smart TVs. Owner Elon Musk said this Saturday (June 17) in response to a tweet that said: “We really need a Twitter video app for Smart TVs. I’m not watching an hourlong video on Twitter.” “It’s coming,” Musk said...

TikTok Explores Rebrand; Aims To Distance Itself From Chinese Roots
International // November 18, 2019

As it grows in popularity in the U.S., social video app TikTok wants to distance itself from its Chinese roots, with advisors and employees coming up with suggestions for rebranding strategies in that direction, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. TikTok is...

Social App TikTok Continues Growth, Looks To Monetize Users
Social Commerce // June 14, 2019

Popular social video app TikTok has been growing rapidly and is now starting to focus on monetization and advertising, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company already generates some revenue from in-app purchases, about $9 million in May, which is a 500 percent year-over-year...

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X Aims to Take On YouTube With Smart TV Offering

March 10, 2024
X reportedly plans to debut a television app for smart TVs in a bid to compete with YouTube. That app could launch on Amazon and Samsung televisions in the coming days, Fortune reported Friday (March 8), citing an unidentified employee of Elon Musk’s media platform. That source said Musk wants to push users to watch X’s longer […]

Twitter Developing Video App for Smart TVs

June 18, 2023
Twitter’s plans include a video app for smart TVs. Owner Elon Musk said this Saturday (June 17) in response to a tweet that said: “We really need a Twitter video app...

TikTok Explores Rebrand; Aims To Distance Itself From Chinese Roots

November 18, 2019
As it grows in popularity in the U.S., social video app TikTok wants to distance itself from its Chinese roots, with advisors and employees coming up with suggestions for rebranding...

Social App TikTok Continues Growth, Looks To Monetize Users

June 14, 2019
Popular social video app TikTok has been growing rapidly and is now starting to focus on monetization and advertising, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company already generates some...