Best-selling German tabloid newspaper BILD has turned to video transport technologist LiveU to stream live video content across multiple platforms. Already experienced with video, BILD wanted to expand into live video, with more advanced technology than it had been using before. “We at BILD saw very early that web-hosted video is important for both delivering […]
Eleven Sports has agreed a deal with Twitter to live-stream Ivy League American football games. The sports broadcaster will stream seven games during October and November on its @ElevenSportsUSA Twitter feed. The games are free to watch. “Eleven Sports aims to meet the demands of underserved fans everywhere and with this innovative partnership we are […]
Social media could be a dying trend, with a study rom Digital Awareness UK releavling that nearly two-thirds of school pupils would not care if social media did not exist, a study found. Some 71 per cent of survey respondents also said they had taken digital detox breaks to escape from social media. More than […]
YouTube and Major League Baseball have agree a multi-faceted partnership to drive fan excitement for the 2017 World Series, as well as showcase another way for baseball fans to watch the national pastime with a new cable-free, live TV service – YouTube TV. As part of the partnership, YouTube TV will serve as the presenting […]
Viewers watched on average for 3 hours and 48 minutes per day per person in the first half of 2017 in the top 5 countries in Europe (France, Germany, UK, Spain and Italy), with TV unquestionably remaining the preferred screen, states the mid-year review from Eurodata TV Worldwide and TAPE Consultancy. However, the trend to […]
Blend Media, a 360˚ video and VR specialist that is working with Facebook among others, has closed a third round of funding, securing £1.5 million (€1.7m) and bringing total investment to £2.6 million. New investment came from Hambro Perks and I2BF Global Ventures along with participation from existing investors including Paul Cooper, partner at Clarity […]
The National Football League and Facebook have agreed a multiyear deal to deliver official NFL video and other types of content to fans around the world. The NFL will publish NFL Game Recaps and official highlights from all 256 regular season games as well as the playoffs and Super Bowl that will be available to […]
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland has announced a partnership with Wochit, the cloud-based social video creation platform, as part of the media company’s digital video-driven growth strategy. Mediengruppe RTL chose Wochit’s platform to enable rapid creation of optimised, short-form social and online video throughout the workflows of its many brands like RTL, RTL2, RTL Next and n-tv. […]
Snapchat has blocked access to Al Jazeera content in Saudi Arabia. The social media platform reports that it was asked by the Saudi authorities to remove the Qatari-backed broadcaster’s Discover Publisher Channel because it violated local laws. Qatar is in an ongoing dispute with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE. The four countries cut […]
Instagram is the platform choice of UK teenagers to express their true selves, follow their idols and keep up to date with the latest trends, leaving Facebook trailing in its wake, according to a study by MediaCom. 4-in-10 teens share photos and images of themselves to show who they really are, compared to 35 per […]