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TikTok has been fined nearly £2M ($2.6B) by Ofcom, in a sign that the UK regulator is willing to take on the tech giants. The hefty fine is due to the Chinese-owned social media behemoth’s failure to “accurately respond to a formal request for information” about use of its family pairing tool, which…

EXCLUSIVE: Stapleview, the digital comedy production outfit founded by Sam Grey, is expanding its capabilities with a new content slate, a management division and an update to its leadership ranks. Daniel Lantsman, a well-established media and tech exec, has joined the company as co-founder and COO…

On behalf of Brats everywhere, Kyle MacLachlan appears to be planting the seeds for a Charli XCX video set in the Lynch-ian universe. While discussing his newfound appreciation for her sixth studio album Brat, the Golden Globe nominee reacted to memes comparing his Twin Peaks: The Return character…

TikTok may be facing a ban in the U.S. if its activities there remain under the control of Chinese parent company ByteDance, but NATO does not appear to have read the memo. The Brussels-based North Atlantic Treaty Organization has invited top UK TikToker Dylan Page to next week's Washington Summit…

Audiences are accustomed to seeing Michael Rooker play tough characters in projects like The Walking Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy, but the actor himself had some tough-love advice for audiences who didn’t exactly flock to his latest film Horizon, which is directed by and stars Kevin Costner. The…

EXCLUSIVE: Formats powerhouse Banijay, which produces and sells the likes of Big Brother, Survivor and Total Wipeout around the world, has lashed out at social media and YouTube copycat versions of some of TV’s biggest hits. Lucas Green, the French-headquartered outfit’s Chief Content Officer of…

David Zaslav can now boast of having a former Press Secretary to the President of the United States among his corporate inner circle. However, even with the trophy of Robert Gibbs now on his shelf, the Warner Bros Discovery CEO may do well to remember the transition from DC to Hollywood has proved full of…

A decade before Monica Geller came into our living rooms, Courteney Cox was just Bruce Springsteen’s biggest fan. The Friends alum threw it back to her appearance in Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 music video for ‘Dancing in the Dark’ as she jumped on a TikTok trend that asks parents how they danced during…

Four years after unsuccessfully trying to to ban TikTok while president, Donald Trump joined the Chinese owned social media platform this weekend, amassing 3 million followers in less than 24 hours. In 2020, Trump tried to shut down the platform in the U.S. by executive order, a move that was later…

Marlène Masure is TikTok’s new General Manager, Operations, across Europe the Middle East and Africa. She has replaced Rich Waterworth, who has left the Chinese-owned social media platform. The role gives Masure oversight of the mobile video company’s work with creators and publishers, effectively making…

As TikTok fights a new law requiring a divestiture from its Chinese owner, smaller rivals may be reaping some of the benefits. One is Clapper, the short-video app launched in 2020, which saw a fourfold increase in downloads as Congress moved to pass the TikTok legislation and four two weeks…

Dr. Kimberley Nix, who chronicled her three-year battle with metastatic sarcoma on TikTok and Instagram, died on Wednesday, May 8 at age 31. The Calgary, Alberta resident began documenting her cancer journey on Instagram and TikTok in 2021. Dr. Nix was just 28 years old at the time, and in her…