Nearly 45 per cent of Swedes (aged 15-74) watch online video during an average day, a high figure compared to other markets, according to analysis and consultancy firm Mediavision. Among the young, reach is significantly higher, as 60 per cent of 15-24 year olds watch online video during an average day. Young Swedes are primarily […]
Video creation platform Wochit has published its Q3 social index providing insight from its analysis of over 10,000 Facebook videos, created by more than 200 publishers. These videos were published on 300+ Facebook pages between June 2017 and August 2017. One of the most notable trends found is that increasing the number of videos shared […]
TELUS has announced that YouTube will be accessible on all Optik TV 4K digital boxes. TELUS customers that already have 4K digital boxes will now see the app appear automatically. Customers can access YouTube via channel 322 or through the Apps Launchpad. YouTube on Optik TV is specifically designed for a big screen viewing experience, […]
Amazon and Google have clashed after access to YouTube was pulled from the online retailer’s Amazon’s Echo Show devices – a voice-controlled assistant with a screen that can display information and videos. Both companies have been quick in issuing statements criticising one another. Amazon said Google had blocked YouTube on Echo Show “without explanation”. Google […]
YouTube has confirmed it will stop offering paid channels, which were launched in 2013 as one of the video portal’s first attempts at charging for content. The service let people pay a monthly fee to access individual YouTube channels from providers such as National Geographic and Sesame Street. However, the service was not popular with […]
Big data and business intelligence online media services specialist NPAW (Nice People At Work) has revealed overlapping metrics built into its YOUBORA Infinity platform to help subscription-based video-on-demand services (SVoD) identify multiple, simultaneous uses from a single user account. Fraud detection is part of YOUBORA Infinity’s module, SmartUsers, to help customers predict churn, identify customer […]
To mark 12 years since its launch, Google’s online video portal YouTube is undergoing a redesign – with a brand new logo – and adding a raft of new features. The updates will start rolling out effective immediately, with an onus to keep the YouTube brand legible across both desktop and mobile. In a blog […]
YouTube is racking up 1.5 billion monthly viewers in part through a big jump in big-screen viewing, according to parent company Alphabet at its Q2 results. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said
BuzzMyVideos, the next-generation and creator-first digital media company, has announced the launch of a Thumbnail Editor, their new audience development tool, which is designed to increase content discoverability and reach in today’s crowded content space of social video platforms. With the launch of Thumbnail Editor, BuzzMyVideos says it has has expanded its content optimisation and […]
A study from Newsflare reveals the current level of mistrust for the UK media, with findings showing just 22 per cent of people always believe the information reported by news sources. A further 42 per cent of people say they have seen or read a piece of news recently that they didn’t believe to be […]