With the short video format growing more popular than ever, TikTok has partnered with Amazon’s Fire TV to expand the platform to TV screens. The move could allow TikTok to reach a wider audience, including families, and diversify the formats and expectations of the social platform.

Sign language interpreters are rare in the film industry, leaving kids with hearing impairments to rely on images to immerse themselves in a narrative. With brands slow to implement accessibility initiatives, Gen Z-founded brand SignUp brings Disney+ movies to life for kids with hearing loss.

Pandemic lockdowns led to an unprecedented surge in children’s usage of digital devices. Yet while tech helped alleviate some of the pressure placed on parents at the peak of the crisis, the mass digitisation of everyday life has raised questions around just how safe kids are online.

Netflix and Disney+ may have made headlines for inspiring communal binge-watches in 2020, but their focus on exclusives isn’t revolutionary. How is YouTube changing the media landscape beyond on-demand viewing? And how is it catering to the needs of both audiences and content creators?