{"id":2283078,"date":"2026-02-15T17:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2283078"},"modified":"2026-02-15T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:10:13","slug":"tiktok-begins-targeting-film-book-lovers-via-new-fandom-ads-02-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tiktok-begins-targeting-film-book-lovers-via-new-fandom-ads-02-13-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok Begins Targeting Film, Book Lovers Via New &#8216;Fandom&#8217; Ads 02\/13\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body_main\" data-title=\"LinkedIn Launches AI-Powered SMB Subscription Hub 02\/16\/2026\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/412800\/linkedin-launches-ai-powered-smb-subscription-hub.html\" data-start=\"6\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><\/p>\n<p>Following its recent launch<br \/>\nof Smart+ ads for streaming brands at Park City\u2019s Sundance Film Festival, TikTok has announced identical <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.tiktok.com\/Streamings-Ads-Berlinale?lang=en-150\">ad formats<br \/>\naimed at connecting entertainment brands with European users who identify as fans of films and streaming series, as well as a new in-app list to highlight book lovers<\/a> across the globe.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Last month, TikTok announced \u201cStreaming Ads\u201d and \u201cNew Title Launch\u201d &#8212; two personalized<br \/>\nartificial intelligence (AI)-powered ad formats designed to convert users\u2019 engagement with entertainment-first content into paid subscriptions and ticket sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The social media company introduced <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/412250\/tiktok-brings-ai-ads-to-streamers-entertainment-b.html\"><span class=\"s2\">the same ad<br \/>\ntypes<\/span><\/a> this week at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival to advertisers based in Europe. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ads_inline_640\"><!-- ~advertisement~ big_unit --><\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p><!-- Website big_unit Ad --><\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Similar to its Sundance campaign, TikTok invited a handful of popular film<br \/>\nand entertainment creators to the festival in order to share content from behind the scenes to the Berlinale\u2019s designated account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The new ad options come in<br \/>\nresponse to the growth of film and TV content and fandom on TikTok, with over 6.5 million posts about film and TV shared across the app daily and almost half of TikTok users discovering old movies or<br \/>\nshows on the platform, according to TikTok\u2019s internal data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition, #FilmTok and #MovieTok experienced a 50% boost in posting activity last<br \/>\nyear.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">TikTok has focused on developing its reputation as a place for movie and TV lovers by partnering with<br \/>\nmajor film festivals across the globe, including Sundance and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/405896\/tiktok-announces-special-programming-for-cannes-fi.html\"><span class=\"s2\">Cannes<\/span><\/a>, where creators are invited to shoot and post exclusive footage, interviews and festival highlights to the app\u2019s billion users.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Last year, TikTok also hosted its own film competition, which received 300,000 entries and rewarded winners with<br \/>\ncash prizes and a trip to Cannes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to entertainment-focused ads, TikTok is honing in on a growing portion of its user base engaging with books and<br \/>\n#BookTok, a hashtag that has amassed over 73 million posts worldwide. 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