ITV, FremantleMedia UK and Syco have revealed that Domino’s pizza will be the headline sponsor of The X Factor app for the 2013 series. The Domino’s brand will run across the digital property, as well as within bespoke second screen ad formats and unique interactive features. Viewers will have the opportunity to engage with The […]
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has announced the launch of a ground-breaking new entertainment platform that has been specially developed to engage young fans by capturing the imagination of 7-10 year old children. The launch of ‘Tottenham Turfies’ (www.tottenhamturfies.com) represents the world’s first fully-interactive digital experience for children to be created and developed by a Football […]
There are now 20 million monthly active mobile gamers in the UK, and 6.2 million who play on their smartphones almost every day, according to a report from market research firm comScore. The report suggests that mobile gaming is as popular as photo messaging, and only just behind weather, news and search (21 million) as […]
US telco AT&T has patented a method which enables the detection of copyright-infringing files that are sent over its network in real-time, which could then enable the transfer to be stopped or the perpetrator to be reported to copyright holders or enforcement agencies. AT&T describes it as “A method and system for detecting the transmission […]
For the 100th Tour de France, as part of its multi-screen digital production, France Télévisions has joined forces with Visiware in order to offer, on second screens (computers and tablets), a unique synchronized and interactive Timeline experience. Viewers of the Tour de France can thus discover France and the Tour’s events on 2nd screen synchronously […]
VoD and rental service Lovefilm has confirmed it is to stop offering video games to its customers, and will now focus solely on movies and TV. LOVEFiLM confirmed the news via a peculiarly low key entry on their FAQ. ‘We are no longer offering games rental packages to either new customers, or those who wish […]
Sony has unveiled the PlayStation 4, its first new console in seven years, taking the battle to Microsoft with a lower-priced machine, original content and fresh titles. The PS4 will retail at $399 in the US (and £349 in the UK) – 20 per cent less than Microsoft’s Xbox One, Sony executives revealed at the […]
Sky has refuted reports that it was close to making a deal with Microsoft to put the new Xbox One console into homes at a vastly reduced price. Specialist site MCV had reported that Microsoft was in talks with the broadcaster to sell Xbox One with Sky subscriptions. It was suggested that the device could […]
Boku, a specilaist in online mobile payments, has formed a partnership with PlayJam – global platform for games on TV. The partnership brings carrier billing to smart televisions and other consumer electronics around the world, including devices from Samsung, Panasonic, LGE, Vizio, Western Digital, Google TV and VESTEL. This agreement allows more than 90 Million […]
Microsoft has unveiled Xbox One, an all-in-one gaming and entertainment system it claims has been created for today and the next generation. Describing the device as “the ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system” Microsoft says it puts users at the centre of all their games, TV, movies, music, sports and Skype. “Xbox One is designed to […]