Facebook Launches TikTok Rival Instagram Reels In U.S. & Over 50 Other Countries

B&Q has slashed the prices of many garden essentials in a huge last of summer sale.  Many of the garden items we were longing for at the start of lockdown - from sun loungers, parasols and fire pits, to BBQs and lighting, have been massively reduced by the DIY giant, so it's an ideal time to stock up for next summer's garden living.

Luke Evans steps out to do some shopping along the beach with boyfriend Rafael Olarra on Wednesday (August 19) in Byron Bay, Australia.

Strictly Come Dancing fan, Craig Revel Horwood cannot wait for the Saturday night show to return. Speaking to Kate Thornton on White Wine Question Time, the Australian star said he’s excited to get back behind the judging desk.“I'm itching to get back. As long as there's four metres between me and the other judges, I'll be happy!” he joked.While the new set up will be very different, it’s not something that Revel Horwood is unfamiliar with.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Australian government has opened the Temporary Interruption Fund that is designed to overcome the problem of production insurance and swiftly get cameras rolling on films and TV shows.The A$50 million fund will be administered by Screen Australia on behalf of the federal government.

paid online events function.The new functionality went live a few days ago, allowing businesses, creators, educators and media publishers to charge entry to their virtual events.

Rebel Wilson is continuing to prioritize her health and it shows! The 40-year-old Australian comedian took to Instagram over the weekend to share a stunning photo of herself in a bright yellow dress. «Hottest day of the year,» she captioned the post. Hottest day of the year x Hair & photo: @robertvetica Make-Up: @makeupmatthew Dress: @waynecooperclothingA post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson) on The form-fitted belted dress clearly shows just how much hard work Wilson has been putting into

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAMC Networks’ speciality SVOD service Shudder launched Monday in Australia and New Zealand with titles including breakout hits “Creepshow” and “Cursed Films.”Shudder offers a menu of on-demand horror, thriller, and suspense programming and originally rolled out in the U.S. It has since expanded to Canada, the U.K.

Dovestone Reservoir. Officers attended the Oldham beauty spot on Monday (August 10) morning, after receiving reports of a vulnerable missing person in the area.

Manori Ravindran International EditorNetflix has launched a user interface in Hindi — a new functionality that will cater to almost half of India’s 1.4 billion population.The platform’s subscribers will be able to switch over to the Hindi interface from the “language” option on the platform — which has largely been accessible only in English to date in India —  allowing every aspect of the service to appear in Hindi.

don’t be that guy."This week saw the launch of the Music Industry Collaborative Commitment, a shareable tool and resource for artists to use as they enter into one-to-one situations with collaborators or potential business partners.The Commitment is a set of common-sense commandments, intended to create a platform for safety and confidence for music-makers as they pursue opportunities where, sadly, barriers still firmly exist.The project was designed with the “acknowledgement that there are

on Sunday that it was in conversations with the company about acquiring TikTok's operations in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.TikTok, which has more than 100 million users in the U.S., has drawn scrutiny because of its Chinese owner. The Trump administration has worried that, through ByteDance, the personal data of U.S.

Business Insider.The new feature will be rolled out to users in Australia and New Zealand today (August 5) and will be launched in other countries at a later date.It comes after Microsoft recently confirmed that it is in talks to purchase the US operations of TikTok after Donald Trump said he wanted to ban the popular app over the weekend.The tech firm recently released a statement saying: “Microsoft fully appreciates the importance of addressing the President’s concerns.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorInstagram has unspooled Reels — and the newly launched short-form video feature looks quite a lot like TikTok.With Reels, Instagram app users can record, edit, share and discover videos of up to 15 seconds, backed with audio and music including millions of songs licensed from music companies. Instagram Reels is launching today (Aug.

Wayne Connolly, the celebrated Australian producer, engineer and artist who has collected eight ARIA Awards -- and counting -- for his work, has launched his first label, Scenic Drive.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAs the future of TikTok hangs in the balance, the general manager of the Chinese-owned app’s operations in North American said she wanted to “dispel any disinformation” — saying that none of TikTok’s businesses are based in China itself.“For the U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSnap, whose features have been copied directly by Facebook, is now borrowing a concept popularized by short-form lip-sync app TikTok: It’s going to let Snapchat users add officially licensed music tracks to videos.Snap plans to launch the music feature widely in the fall of 2020 for English users. For now, Snapchat has kicked off a test of the music-video feature in Australia and New Zealand (starting Aug.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia’s pay-TV leader Foxtel is expanding its on-demand offering by adding A+E Networks’ LMN-Lifetime Movie Network to its film lineup.The package, which targets a predominantly female audience with made for television movie content, will be made available from Sept. 1, at no extra charge to subscribers of the Foxtel Movies bundle.Foxtel says that LMN already offers more than 1,000 movies on demand.