A look ahead to 2021 Social Trends – Video is the one key word for social in 2021, according to eMarketer. “From user-generated short videos on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Snapchat Spotlight to livestream commerce to the evolution of social media Stories, we’re expecting video of one form or another to be central to the next generation of social media content.” [eMarketer]
2021 Detroit Auto Show is canceled – Motor Bella will be held in instead September 21-26, 2021 in Pontiac, MI. Organizers call the all-outdoor Motor Bella a “bridge to the future”. The new event “will bring next-generation mobility and exciting vehicle debutw to media, show-goers and the auto enthusiasts’ world in a never before experienced way while also addressing continued COVID-19 concerns about indoor events.”
Bleacher Report and NFL Films team for new 2021 NFL Playoffs series – The new content series is called B/R Gridiron All You Got. Debuting January 13 on the Bleacher Report app and B/R Gridiron social channel. The series will capture fan reactions captured on their phones. An exclusive B/R Gridiron camera will show players in pre-game warm-ups.
HBO Max acquires Spanish language series Perfect Life (Vida Perfecta) – The first season will debut Thursday, January 21. “The Spanish language series from star, writer, director, and creator Leticia Dolera follows Maria, Cristina and Esther who are in search of their place in the world as they navigate the humiliations and celebrations that come with being a thirty-something millennial.”
Noah Hawley, Andy Samberg, Andy Siara, Ben Stiller assemble for Apple sci-fi project – Apple Studios picked up the untitled sci-fi comedy-drama over the weekend. [THR]
Kamala Harris featured on the cover of Vogue – “On Sunday a leaked shot of Vice President-elect’s Kamala D. Harris’s Vogue cover set off an unexpected firestorm. The journalist Yashar Ali wrote that this was the print cover Ms. Harris’s team had expected, and that, like the internet opinionators, her people were unhappy with the more casual shot. Vogue was seen as acting in bad faith.” [NYT]
