Facebook has revealed its decision to discontinue support for its Blackberry app. It means Blackberry users will have to use the mobile version of the website to log on to the social network. Earlier this month WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, also announced that it would only continue to support Blackberry’s Android-powered Priv handset. […]
Game of Thrones generated the most Tweets globally among 16 of the world’s most popular TV shows in 2015, with a total of 16.646 million Tweets, according to research by UK electronics retailer Currys/PC World. Game of Thrones Tweets generated
A GWI Social report looks at the ongoing battle between Facebook and YouTube. Facebook remains top of the pile on traditional metrics such as membership and active usage, whereas YouTube takes the lead for visitation (those who have visited the site/app in any form during the last month). Given that people just need to visit […]
Data from Juniper Research has found that app advertising, using context and location targeting, will exceed $44 billion by 2020, up from an estimated $13 billion last year. As the mobile advertising landscape matures, the simple geofence is being usurped by contextual data such as a user’s interests, real-time location and even political leanings. The […]
MTV Germany has partnered with Facebook to launch MTV+You, a live show that will air exclusively on Facebook. The 1-hour interactive show, filmed live at the MTV studio in Berlin, will air weekly on Tuesdays at 20.00 CET. Facebook viewers are encouraged to participate and ask questions through the social media platform’s comment function.
Amazon has launched its first daily, live show, Style Code Live. The show is dedicated to fashion and beauty, featuring tips from style experts and viewers. The 30-minute show is free to all viewers and streams weeknights through the Amazon website. Viewers can also follow Style Code Live for show updates on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, […]
Vimond Media Solutions has launched Vimond Connect, a solution for digital media service providers who want to facilitate a social media experience for viewers of video on demand. Vimond Connect allows consumers of VoD to comment on the content as they watch, and anchors the comments to the exact moment in the video when they […]
Facebook will reach a key milestone this year, with more than half of the UK population using the social network on a regular basis, according to eMarketer’s social network usage forecast. In 2016, an estimated 50.5 per cent of UK residents-33.2 million users-will log on to that social network at least once a month, up […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus is launching a new service branded Social TV to allow subscribers to interact with other people directly on the TV screen while watching the TV programmes. The service, presented at the MWC in Barcelona as a “pioneering and unique initiative” in the TV world, will enable subscribers to comment, debate […]
Monterosa, the pioneering provider of interactive technology & creative services that works with broadcasters, brands and sports rights-holders to connect with their mobile audiences, has partnered with Channel 4 to create a saucy new social quiz which challenges the Great British public to find out how kinky they are, and to share the results. The […]