Meta Joins X in Launching an Ad-Free Subscription Model
A New Vision For Social Platforms or a Sidestep Around Data Regulation? Meta has officially announced it will be offering users an ad-free subscription model for Facebook and Instagram. This will be available within the EU, EEA and Switzerland starting next month. The offering appears to be a move to around Meta’s targeting and […]
Medialab raises their glass once more with Laithwaites
Following a smashing summer partnership, as the Official Wine Partner of England Cricket and sponsor of cricket coverage on Sky Sports, our brilliant client, Laithwaites, is raising its glass once more. We’re so proud to have coordinated this fantastic partnership alongside cain&abelDDB, where we witnessed records broken for the opening fixture of the 2023 Ashes. With […]
X marks the spot: what does Musk’s “future of social media” look like?
In July, Twitter officially announced a rebrand to ‘X’, claiming it as…“a major milestone towards our vision for what the future of social media looks like. A future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking”, likely inspired by the domination of WeChat in the Chinese market. Here, one month on from […]
Medialab Partners with FuturePlus
Medialab is officially certified and assessed by FuturePlus, recognising our commitment to meaningful change across our sustainability practices. WHO IS FUTUREPLUS? FuturePlus is an innovative platform that provides a benchmark sustainability score for where you are now and delivers a roadmap and a quantifiable measure of where you want to be in the next three […]
The Bird Has Flown, Says the Chief Twit
Not the opening line to a Roald Dahl novel but the sentiments of Elon Musk as he announces the purchase of Twitter for £38bn. A deal he pulled out of but was ordered by US courts to complete. So, the richest man in the world now owns a global social platform often challenged for its […]