What would April Fool’s Day be without a media prank or two? This year, Comedy Central took it to radio, pulling the wool of the eyes of Martin Bester and Elna Smit. The pair unsuspect... Read more
Mark Zuckerberg should shut down Facebook Live in the interest of public health and safety... the feature should be restored only if the company can prove that its design is safer. Read more
Deepfakes are symptomatic of modern media entering an era of artificial intelligence, and will take their place in media history as an intrinsic facet of the post-truth, fake news landscape. Read more
Even in this disruptive era, the ecommerce video stands out as it risks damaging three 20th-century industries at once: retail, advertising and commercial TV advertising. Read more
Video hosting company YouTube has been battling a wave of criticism around controversial content appearing on its platform including racism and suicide. Read more
It is becoming more likely that a viewer will see an award-winning or viral video for the first time on a phone or computer screen before seeing it on traditional television. Read more
