Saudi Arabia has seen social media usage “sky-rocket” according to a study from media agency Crowd and its Global media Insights report, using data from Euromonitor’s Digital Consumer trends. Because of the widespread use of smartphones, locals are using social apps more frequently, especially between 2020 and 2021. Statistics show that social media usage increased […]

Subscribers to SES’s German HD media platform will soon be able to access channels on their mobile devices with the launch of a new streaming app, HD+ ToGo. As an extension of SES’s satellite television HD+ service, the new mobile service will give users full streaming access to over 50 HD channels in the palm […]

Apple app developers will now be able to email customers and tell them how to avoid Apple’s payment systems. The current rules ban app makers from mentioning that there are ways to pay that avoid Apple’s 30 per cent cut, even through email outside the store. But as part of a $100 million legal settlement […]

Channel 4 has partnered with TikTok to create a Paralympics Hub on the platform, set to showcase the most captivating moments throughout the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The Hub features a comprehensive schedule of Paralympics content from Channel 4, created by its Leeds based 4Studio, especially for the TikTok community. Content will include behind the […]

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has launched the Collins Cup player across web, IOS and Android. The app will showcase The Collins Cup broadcast live and on-demand. As well as the live broadcast, the app gives access to the PTOs content library including the newly launched Collins Cup Countdown shows hosted by Charlie Webster, with […]

The BBC is updating its BBC News app, and has shared on update on its progress so far. In a blog post, Jo Mitchell, BBC Executive Product Manager, News and Weather Apps, wrote:” The app is still very much in development, but we’ve been rolling out some changes to a small group of people who […]

ZEASN, a provider of OTT and smart TV solutions, has announced that myCast (formerly Vixi TV), a platform specialising in creating and monetising Smart TV apps for brands and content owners, has successfully launched a number of smart TV apps on ZEASN’s Whale Eco platform. The selected apps from myCast cover a wide range of […]

With the new Premier League football about to kick-off, BT Sport is giving its customers more ways to watch with the launch of new features on its app. Debuting on August 14th around its live coverage of Manchester United versus Leeds United at Old Trafford, a new Hype Mode feature provides a “youthful and entertaining” […]

Digital media measurement, data and analytics platform DoubleVerify (DV) has identified a new Connected TV (CTV) advertising fraud scheme, dubbed ‘SmokeScreen’, which caused screensavers to hijack CTV devices to generate impressions — even when the screen is off. DV’s Fraud Lab, consisting of a dedicated team of data scientists, mathematicians and researchers focused on protecting […]

ICARO Media Group, in partnership with Spanish-language television programmer TV Azteca, has launched the Azteca Now premium video app for smartphones and tablets, available across iOS and Android stores worldwide. Azteca Now will be marketed and distributed to over 100 million existing viewers in partnership with TV Azteca’s international distribution footprint, making it one of […]