A man who live-streamed a court case in Cardiff has been jailed for 28 days. David Davies, 39, from Rhondda Cynon Taff, was broadcasting the footage via Facebook Live as a person gave evidence at Cardiff Crown Court on February 20th. He was arrested when he returned to the court the next day, and a […]
Digital security specialist The Kudelski Group and Twitter have agreed to broaden their relationship and pursue collaborative opportunities in areas of joint interest. “The Kudelski Group is focused on developing partnerships with industry leaders in the social and video ecosystems to promote the advancement of technology features, innovation and intellectual property. The Group looks forward […]
Discovery Communications and Snap have agreed a deal to develop content for Snapchat’s Discover platform. Shows will be short-form mobile video produced exclusively for Snapchat. The companies will produce new series created specifically for Snapchat’s “mobile-first” audience as well as shows inspired by some of Discovery Communications’ most popular properties, such as Shark Week and […]
Consumer research from market research and consulting company Parks Associates reveals 29 per cent of US broadband households get most of their news from social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. According to 360 View: Digital Media & Connected Consumers, despite the emergence of online sources for news, the majority of broadband consumers feel […]
Originally thought of as a social network mostly geared toward teenagers, now millennials are engaging with Snapchat. In fact, businesses are quickly taking notice of the fastest growing social media site and the many benefits it offers. Snaplytics, the SaaS company offering Snapchat marketing insights, has released the most comprehensive survey of Snapchat data ever […]
Facebook has unveiled a new app for set-top boxes that will allow users to stream videos on their TVs. This includes saved videos and videos shared by pages or friends from user’s Facebook accounts, as well as Facebook’s recommended videos, and top live videos from around the world. The app will roll out “soon” on […]
Univision Communications, a media company serving Hispanic America, has announced a deal that will bring the live stream for select matches from Univision Deportes’ comprehensive portfolio of Liga MX, the most-watched soccer league in the US, directly to fans in English via Facebook Live this season. Kicking off on February 18th and continuing throughout 2017, […]
In the aftermath of its exclusive pay-per view coverage of a top boxing bout being illegally streamed on social media platforms, Peter Tonagh, CEO of Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel, has delivered a strong condemnation of content piracy. He also confirmed that in this instance, with the co-operation of the alleged infringers, Foxtel would not be […]
Social media analytics company Crimson Hexagon has analysed the Twitter conversation around the 2017 Baftas ceremony that took place on February 12th. Highlights include: There were more than 62,000 conversations using the phrase Bafta, Baftas or Bafta 2017 Discussion peaked at 9-10pm Outside the awards themselves, the highest portion of the conversation centred around director […]
Shares in Twitter fell sharply after it reported that its Q4 losses had nearly doubled. The social media service reported a loss of $167 million (€156m) in the final three months of 2016, as against $90 million in the same period a year earlier. There were 319 million active users, 4 per cent up on […]