Saturday
Mar062021

hayu is now available on Shaw TV

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If you're a fan of reality TV shows, you might know hayu. hayu is now available on Shaw TV. Those based in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and northern Ontario can now access hayu within the Shaw TV platform. The streaming service has over 300 shows and 8,000 episodes you can binge-watch.

"Knowing that Canada has a huge reality TV fanbase, we're excited that Shaw TV customers can now access hayu directly from their content provider," said Hendrik McDermott, Managing Director, hayu. "Partnering with Shaw to make hayu's breadth of ad-free reality content more easily accessible across the prairie provinces and Ontario, builds on our ongoing growth strategy in Canada.""

You can subscribe to hayu for $5.99 per month.

Source: NBCUniversal International

Friday
Mar052021

Twitter is reportedly testing 'Undo Send' option

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While it's still not an edit button, Twitter is supposedly testing a new Undo Send option for tweets. That feature is reminiscent of the Undo Send option on Gmail. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong shared on Twitter a first look for the feature, which has a timer that lets you take back any hot takes or questionable or erroneous comments you're about to make on the social network. It gives you around five seconds to retract a sent tweet.

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Friday
Mar052021

TikTok rolls out Q&A feature to all creators

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After initial tests with some TikTok creators, the company is now rolling out its new TikTok Q&A feature to all of its content creators, making it easier for them to engage with their audience. 

If you want the feature and have a Creator account, you can turn it on by heading to your settings and privacy page, select Creator, tap Q&A, and hit the Turn on Q&A to activate the feature. Make sure you've updated to the latest version of TikTok to access this function.

If you aren't a TikTok creator yet and want to be one, head to the Manage account in your option in your settings and choose the Switch to Creator Account option. 

Thursday
Mar042021

Square buys majority stake in Tidal to create artist-driven business

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It might seem like an unusual deal, but fintech company Square wants to invest in the future of streaming service Tidal. Square bought a majority stake in Tidal that's equivalent to US$297 million in cash and stock. It cuts out third-party investors and only keeps artists invested in the company to hold the rest of Tidal's shares. 

Tidal's former majority owner and renowned rapper Jay-Z will also join Square's board of directors to help oversee Square's businesses, including Seller and Cash app. Square's head of hardware, Jesse Dorogusker, will become Tidal's interim leader.

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