A Twitter video app for smart TVs is in the social media company’s plans, owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday, a move that would be in line with the company’s new plans to focus on growing video content on the platform. In response to a tweet suggesting that a Twitter video app is needed, Musk replied “It’s coming”.
Why Is New TV So Much Like Cable?
There are constant fights among powerful digital companies over what streaming video apps appear on our living room TV sets. It shows how the overlords of new TV are falling into the same bad habits as old TV. Here’s why fights over money, power and our personal information are popping up all over streaming entertainment, and how we’re caught in the middle.
WorldStream, The Wall Street Journal‘s stream of brief videos built on Tout, is getting premium advertising rates and substantial audience numbers.