•Snapchat, Apple and YouTube The European Union today demanded digital giants, including Snapchat and YouTube, to explain how they are protecting children from online harm, as all but two member states signalled openness to restricting social media access for minors. The European Union has stringent rules regulating the digital space, includin...
Nigerian TV and film producers gathered in Lagos last Friday, for YouTube’s first-ever TV/Film Day, a one-day workshop designed to equip the country’s top storytellers with new strategies for reaching global audiences in the digital era. Hosted at Google’s Lagos office, the event brought together broadcasters, production companies, and Nollywo...
•Moses Bliss, Nathaniel Bassey and Mercy Chinwo Gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss have ranked among the most-streamed Nigerian acts on YouTube Music for the first quarter of 2025. Nathaniel Bassey secured 52.8 million streams, Mercy Chinwo followed closely with 46.4 million, and Moses Bliss 41.5 million, reports Th...
•Selena Gomez (left) and Rema at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey Rema’s “Calm Down” remix featuring Selena Gomez becomes the first Nigerian song to surpass 1 billion views on YouTube. The “Calm Down” remix, released in 2023, quickly gained international acclaim, topping charts and amassing millions of streams across various platf...
•Queens of YouTube Video sharing platform, YouTube, is now a veritable way for actors and filmmakers to share their movies with fans. With this avenue, the filmmakers bypass conventional marketers and take their movies straight to the audience, while getting paid by the platform. In this first part of a series, we take a look […]
•Late TB Joshua YouTube has taken down the main channel run by the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua — Emmanuel TV, amid allegations against the late preacher. Emmanuel TV is used to broadcast the religious activities performed by the church. This is coming on the heels of […]

