MediaTransformationUpdate

LinkedIn is killing off its ephemeral Stories features but plans to use what it learned to improve videos across its platform.

Apple has acquired Primephonic, a leading classical music streaming service, and plans to released a dedicated classical music app.

Germany’s Axel Springer has announced a deal to acquire POLITICO, including the rest of their POLITICO Europe joint venture.

YouTube has provided insight into the state of its content platform, including some impressive figures regarding its revenue and payouts to creators.

T-Mobile is giving its Magenta and Magenta MAX customers one free year of Apple TV+ streaming service.

Adobe has announced it is acquiring Frame.io, a company specializing in cloud-based video collaboration.

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) has raised significant concerns over Facebook’s Giphy purchase and may force a sale.

Verizon is adding another entertainment service to its wireless bundles, giving some customers a free year of AMC+.

The Strategic Organizing Center (SOC) has written the Federal Trade Commission, asking the agency to block Amazon’s MGM purchase.

AMC has announced it will start accepting bitcoin as payment by the end of 2021.