Online Video Apps

Google expands AI-powered Vids platform to free users, adds new features

AI-powered video editor Google Vids is now free for all, offering templates and editing tools to simplify video creation, while also rolling out various new features

Local creative content driving short-form video demand, says ShareChat CFO

India's booming short-form video market is just about getting started, with demand for engaging local content and uptake in smaller locations fuelling growth, Manohar Singh Charan, Chief Financial Officer of homegrown social media platforms ShareChat and Moj said. Differentiated services with regional relevance are driving sustained business momentum and yielding new opportunities for brands to connect with audiences, he added. In an interview with PTI, Charan said the company is on the brink of being EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) positive at a consolidated level. Mohalla Tech is the parent entity of the social media app ShareChat and the short video app Moj. He said hiring will be "cautious", geared to selective and specialised roles as the company gets into the profitability zone. The Google-backed company is also looking to rope in a few more marquee investors before it goes for an IPO in a 24-month timeframe. Charan said the company, i

AI startup Perplexity said to submit bid to merge with TikTok's US unit

A merger with TikTok may give Perplexity access to a vast user base and a wealth of data that would feed its AI-driven search engine

TikTok CEO Chew meets President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago ahead of US ban

The private meeting, confirmed by a source familiar with the discussion, came just hours after Trump suggested he'd somehow try to reverse the ban to save TikTok

US asks court to reject TikTok's bid to stave off law that could ban app

TikTok and ByteDance on Monday filed the emergency motion with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia pending a review by the US Supreme Court

TikTok offers to pay its users to shop if they boost app downloads

Users can earn $50 for recruiting first-timers to sign up for TikTok and unlock an additional $350 in bonuses if they bring in more

Sachin Tendulkar's deepfake video sparks concern: How to protect yourself

Sachin Tendulkar's deepfake video: The fabricated video of the cricketer depicted him endorsing a mobile gaming application, sparking concerns over data privacy on social media

What is Lemon8 and how it linked with under-fire short video app TikTok

Lemon8: Marketing itself as a 'content sharing platform with a youthful community', the app lets users make longer blog-like posts about topics such as fashion, fitness, travel and cooking

Indian SFV market monetisation, a $8-12 bn opportunity by 2030: Redseer

In India, the Redseer report also said that video commerce has just started, with shortform video platforms expected to capture about 40 per cent of the $8-11 billion video commerce market in 2030

Short video app TikTok hands over pink slips, fires entire India staff

Most of the employees of TikTok India were working in Brazil and Dubai markets after the Centre banned the app in India in June 2020

YouTube removed 1.7 mn videos in India in July-Sept, most in world

Around 5.6 million videos were removed globally for violating platform's community guidelines

FakeCatcher: Know everything about Intel's real-time deepfake detector tech

Intel claims that FakeCatcher is the world's first real-time deepfake detector, which can detect fake videos in milliseconds with a 96% accuracy rate

The show goes on: Streaming drives growth of video industry in APAC

According to the research, last-mile access through broadband, cable or DTH remains a high-margin business

Twitter to roll out immersive media viewer with vertical video scrolling

The move comes at a time when other social media apps like YouTube and Instagram have shifted their strategy and adopted TikTok like short video formats and UI for shorts and reels respectively

2 in 3 Indians to have a short video app on their phones by 2025: Report

The short-form video market can provide the country with a monetisation opportunity worth $19 billion by 2030, according to a report by management consulting firm RedSeer

YouTube adds TikTok-style live rings to show when someone is streaming

The new update will display a ring with the word 'Live' on it around a channel's profile picture when they are live streaming

ShareChat to acquire short video platform MX TakaTak for Rs 4,500 cr

The acquisition, sources close to the development told IANS, will further bolster ShareChat's short-video market share through the platform Moj

ShareChat to acquire MX's short-video app in deal valued at $700 mn: Report

With the MX TakaTak acquisition, ShareChat's parent will now have two short-video apps in its portfolio.

Mohalla Tech's valuation crosses $3.7 billion after it raises $266 million

Since Jan 2021, the company has grown to over 2000 employees and added several new features as it focuses on building its products to be the leader in the Indian short video and social media space

VerSe Innovation acquires social networking app GolBol for undisclosed sum

GolBol's entire team including co-founders will join VerSe to help accelerate the work being done to modernize and multiply the impact of Josh