After two years of testing, YouTube replaces the ‘Trending’ tab on its mobile app with a new ‘Explore’ tab that makes discovering new content easier and faster.

Pandora recently announced the launch of Pandora For Podcasts, a new self-service online hub for podcasts that lets creators to submit their shows for consideration to be included in Pandora’s rich catalog of podcasts.

Amazon has been reaching out to some of the top brands including Colgate, L’Oréal and Lululemon, to get them to be part of a beta program for audio ads on Alexa voice-activated devices such as the Echo, Echo Dot, and others.

Pandora will start testing interactive voice ads next year as a result of its new partnership with San-Francisco-based, voice-enabled audio advertising platform, Instreamatic.

Instagram has started to experiment with a new IGTV user experience that includes a redesigned profile layout and search functionality.

Social networking platform LinkedIn has announced that it will launch a new live video content feature called LinkedIn Live that will allow users to broadcast to their audience.

Shortly after hosting its first film festival, Giphy launches a new short-video platform.

Anchor introduces new feature Cohosts, which helps you find a cohost for the next episode of your podcast. 

Skype announces a new feature in Skype for Content Creators, which lets digital broadcasters, streamers, and bloggers record videos, podcasts, and live streaming calls without having to invest in expensive studio equipment.

AISense launches a new app called Otter that uses artificial intelligence to transcribe speech and allows you to store, search, and share it just as you can with mail or other text communication.