BIG TECH RAMPS UP LIVING ROOM RIVALRY AS INSTAGRAM LAUNCHES REELS APP FOR TVs . (PHOTO).
Big Tech ramps up living room rivalry as Instagram launches Reels app for TVs The battle for the future of television is intensifying, and Meta is making its move. The company announced the launch of an Instagram Reels app for connected TVs, starting with Amazon Fire TV devices. The app aims to bring Reels directly to the living room, allowing users to watch short-form videos on a larger screen alongside friends and family. Tessa Lyons, Instagram’s VP of product, explained that research showed people were already mirroring their phones to TVs to view Reels, signaling a demand for a dedicated TV experience. The new app is designed to make that experience seamless, with features like Blend, which lets users combine their algorithms with those of friends or family for co-viewing, and support for channels and categories for easier content discovery. The move represents a significant shift in the entertainment and digital advertising landscape. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reported that Re...
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC Ibrahim Magu has denied owning any house or houses in the Maitama area of Abuja.Reacting to a report captioned,Magu Under Fresh Probe over 2 Abuja Mansions,which appeared in the The Sun Newspaper of Saturday March 25,2017,the EFCC boss dismissed the story as a work of fiction and threatens legal action against the newspaper and the authors of the story.The report which appeared on page 9 of the newspaper,among others,claimed that Magu is being probed regarding the ownership of two mansions in the Maitama area of Abuja allegedly linked to his wife.Relying on ghost sources,the newspaper claimed that ''the houses being investigated are located in Danube Street,Maitama and Missouri Street,off Colorado Close,Ministers Hill'', It added that ''the two houses were said to have been bought last year''.Magu stated that neither himself nor his wife own any property in Maitama.He urged Nigerians to disregard the report as false and designed by the authors to achieve motives that are obvious.''I don't have any mansion anywhere in Maitama.Would I have two mansions in Abuja yet chose to live in a rented apartment in the same community?.The Sun can take over the properties if they have evidence that they belong to me or my wife'',Magu said.The acting chairman disclosed that he is taking legal action against the newspaper.''This is another calculated attempt t smear my reputation.They may have gotten away with such false reports in the past but I will not let this go unchallenged.I have already briefed my lawyers to institute legal action against The Sun Newspaper,'' Magu declared.
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