Charlie Cottrell

Dec 3, 2024 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Svilena Keane |Grace Gollasch |Christine Ochefu |Charlie Cottrell

Do you think Australia was right to ban social media for teens, and do you think other countries will follow suit? We put this question to our network for their thoughts and insight. The problem with criminalising an existing activity is that you effectively force it underground. Without legislating age restrictions for general internet use and smartphone ownership, there’s no real way to police ‘social media’. It is an evolving category, not a set entity.

May 13, 2024 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Becks Collins |Olivia Atkins |Charlie Cottrell |Mike Piggott

In a previous MediaCat piece I looked at the backlash against ‘out of touch’ celebrities and influencers attending the 2024 Met Gala. While celebrities paid $75,000 per ticket to attend in their finery, regular people staged anti-war protests and expressed outrage on social media, furious at the inappropriate showcase of wealth. A real-life Hunger Games.

Apr 18, 2024 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Grace Gollasch |Charlie Cottrell |Paul Greenwood |Andrea Buzzi

Over the past decade a new career pathway has been carved out online. Thanks to social media, fame and money are more attainable than ever, and ‘regular’ people are now afforded similar opportunities to A-listers. For those who manage to hit the big times, influencing or content creation can be a lucrative career. According to Goldman Sachs analysts 50 million people worldwide now work as creators, and the industry’s total consumer demand has reached $250 billion.

Jan 22, 2024 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Charlie Cottrell |David Wethey |Andy Jones

Drone light show business, Celestial, has created a drone show,  to celebrate the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S24. Using 552 drones to create a spectacle overlooking the River Thames, Celestial partnered with agencies Taylor Herring and St Mark’s Studios to bring the Samsung product’s launch to life. In keeping with the Galaxy theme, the drone animations lit up the night sky with objects from the solar system. The display took more than 650 hours to design and program.

Nov 23, 2023 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Sam Collenette |Charlie Cottrell |Grace Gollasch |Jason Talbot

‘Call me crazy if you want, but I never liked store-bought pesto.’On face value, this quote from a video recipe for home-made pesto on TikTok seems pretty innocent and unremarkable. It certainly doesn’t seem like a natural way to segue into a long and deeply personal story. And yet, that is exactly what has been happening on TikTok recently. In the weeks since it was first shared, the original video by foodie creator Susi Vidal has amassed over 17M views.