As more consumers look to cut costs and opt for a free streaming experience, services like Freevee, Pluto TV, Tubi, the Roku Channel, and Crackle are seeing significant growth. According to Samba TV’s latest State of Viewership report, 1 in 3 U.S. users subscribe to free ad-supported TV streaming (FAST) services. Amazon’s Freevee saw the

As first reported by Android Authority, TikTok has begun testing an ad-free subscription tier for users. It’s reported that for $4.99 a month, subscribers could get an ad-free experience on TikTok…

Any online service without advertising is a luxury people are willing to pay for, and Meta appears to have taken note. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is reportedly considering ad-free subscription services for both platforms in Europe. It is still unclear how much the subscription service would cost or when it would be

Nielsen’s July 2023 report shows a new milestone in TV viewing, with cable and broadcast (linear TV) usage falling below 50% among U.S. viewers for the first time. In 2021, linear TV still represented 63.6% of total TV usage Meanwhile, streaming services have skyrocketed 25.3% year-over-year to a record high of 38.7%. YouTube and Netflix were

As competition with TikTok and Instagram Reels heats up, YouTube recently announced an expanded suite of creation tools for its own short-form video platform, YouTube Shorts. Shorts are now being watched by over 2 billion logged-in users each month, prompting the release of more tools to improve the Shorts experience for creators. One of the

Following Twitter’s controversial verification rollout, other social media platforms are trying their luck. Reddit is the latest platform to join the trend with its new testing of “official badges”. The company said it is testing these labels with a small set of profiles as proof of authenticity. The label appears like a flair next to