Twitter to quickly carry a video app for Smart TVs, confirms Elon Musk

Microblogging platform Twitter might quickly get a video app for sensible TVs. Responding to a person question on the platform, Twitter proprietor Elon Musk has confirmed that the app is ‘coming.’

On Twitter, a person with an account title S-M Robinson mentioned, “We really need a Twitter video app for Smart TVs. I’m not watching an hour-long video on Twitter.” To which Musk replied, “It’s coming.”

After which the person tweeted, “Appreciate it. I can see a day where I can cancel my subscription to YouTube, and never look at it again.”

We really want a Twitter video app for Smart TVs. I’m not watching an hour lengthy video on Twitter.

— S-M Robinson (@sunoxen) June 17, 2023

Elon Musk is making a number of adjustments on Twitter and one among them is the place social media is prone to concentrate on video, creator and commerce partnerships, New York Post reported, citing Reuters.

Earlier, Musk mentioned that Twitter will quickly begin paying creators for advertisements served of their replies with a fee block of USD 5 million.

“In a few weeks, X/Twitter will start paying creators for ads served in their replies. The first block payment totals USD 5M. Note, the creator must be verified and only ads served to verified users count,” Musk tweeted on Saturday.

Last month, Twitter additionally got here up with a brand new replace the place it permits its verified members to add 2-hour lengthy movies.

Taking to Twitter, Musk wrote, “Twitter Blue Verified subscribers can now upload 2-hour videos (8GB)!”

“This could be a good reason to transition for podcasts. Especially in finance and tech. More intuitive than browsing Spotify,” mentioned a person.

Another particular person remarked, “For someone like me who uploads a lot of videos this is a big deal! size and time limits have been a big headache historically. Excited to share more on Twitter and depend less on YouTube.”

“Shaadi videos,” mentioned a person.

In one other information, Twitter intends to rejuvenate its enterprise past digital promoting by prioritizing video, creator collaborations, and commerce partnerships, as outlined in an investor presentation by CEO Linda Yaccarino and proprietor Elon Musk, as reported by Reuters.

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Updated: 18 Jun 2023, 11:12 AM IST

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