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YouTube aims to bring Shorts into the limelight, says Satya Raghavan

Raghavan said the firm was constantly adding more product features, depending on how consumers are using some of the existing ones, so that the product becomes more robust

ShareChat, Moj announce multi-year agreement with T-Series

The partnership allows ShareChat and Moj to access an extensive catalog of Indian music and provide an enhanced experience to its creator communities

Short video space in India poised for growth, says RedSeer research

TikTok had a monthly active user base of 170 million (DAU) in India when it was banned

Google builds on India bet, set to buy 2-year-old start-up simsim

The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. simsim was founded in June 2019.

TikTok's algorithm no longer a secret, available to firms: Things to know

The company is trying to sell the magic formula which made TikTok a huge success. Listen in to know more

New OTT audience tracking tools take centre stage in video streaming space

With billions of dollars spent every year on original programming--and movies now being launched via OTTs with theatres remaining shut--the need for audience measurement is stronger than ever

There are 356 million mobile video viewers in India, says report

Video has emerged as a preferred form of content over the last few years

How TikTok, the new "hit machine", chooses which songs go most viral

TikTok, a social network where people post short videos, often set to music, has become this generation's hit machine

Indian short video apps have filled the TikTok void: RedSeer report

Daily unique active users for these apps are at 97 per cent of the total number in June 2020, when TikTok was banned in India

Indian video app Moj announces partnership to promote travel to UAE

Fourteen creators will go on a five-day trip to Ras Al Khaimah and share videos on Moj about their travel there.

Short video apps launch smart features to make money, shed TikTok clone tag

According to a RedSeer report, 40% of TikTok's 170 million India user base has already been captured by homegrown apps such as Josh, Moj, and Chingari

Short video app Chingari enters social commerce, eyes $100 mn revenue

Ties up with Amazon, to bring on board Flipkart, Myntra soon

Video app Roposo crosses 100 million users on Google Play Store

Roposo on Friday said it has become the first Indian short-video app to have crossed the 10 crore user mark on Google Play Store.

Chinese TikTok's home-grown alternative Chingari sees 2.5 million downloads

The app allows users to download and upload videos, chat with friends, interact with new people, share content and browse through feed

Google Duo now allows up to 32 people participants in a group video call

The search engine giant is also rolling out a new video codec technology to improve video call quality and reliability, even on very low-bandwidth connections

Google Meet video conference service coming soon to Gmail for Android, iOS

In the coming weeks, Google users will get a new Meet tab on the phone's Gmail app where they can see upcoming meetings scheduled in Google Calendar, and join them with a single tap

Mitron app crosses 5mn downloads despite ambiguity around privacy, security

Growing criticism for TikTok over violent content on the platform paves way for the Mitron app to shot into spotlight as an Indian alternative to the Chinese app

India among Houseparty's top ten markets, won't monetise user data for ads

Houseparty began picking up in India and globally in the last three months since lockdowns in most parts of the world forced people to stay at home.

Be my quarantine: The unattached turn to virtual dating amid the pandemic

From watching netflix shows together to cooking favourite recipes, singles are trying innovative ways to make virtual dating interesting

How to use Zoom app for video calls on PCs, Macs, Android and iOS devices

With people working from home amid lockdown, services like Zoom are helping them collaborate with colleagues. Here is a quick guide on how to use Zoom video meeting app across devices