Q2 revenue was up 20 per cent to $602 million (€547.5m), much slower than the same quarter last year when it rose 61 per cent. But the social media giant managed to decrease its quarterly loss to $107 million from $136 million last year. The company also reported a 3 per cent increase in monthly […]
Twitter has announced it will live stream weekly out-of-market games from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League (NHL). 120 Sports, the OTT network, will also produce an exclusive, nightly multi-sports highlights show called The Rally, the first show of its kind to be streamed live on Twitter. The MLB, NHL, and 120 […]
Bloomberg Media – the consumer-facing media organisation of multi-platform media company Bloomberg – and Twitter are partnering to live stream select Bloomberg Television programmes, including Bloomberg West, What’d You Miss?, With All Due Respect and the network’s markets coverage. The live streaming partnership marks an expansion of Bloomberg’s digital video strategy, extending the network’s reach […]
BuzzMyVideos, the the next-generation, creator-first media company, has announced a strategic move into Social Distributed Video by enabling content creators to publish their videos across Facebook and Twitter via its new tool BuzzBroadcast. The new video manager feature BuzzBroadcast resides on the creator dashboard and allows users to simultaneously upload videos to Facebook and Twitter. […]
Neustar, a neutral provider of real-time information services, has joined forces with Twitter in Spain to give marketers the insights needed to validate the impact social media has on TV, and in-store sales. Commenting on the partnership Alfonso Calatrava, research director, Twitter Spain said, “Twitter is becoming a powerful tool to market TV programming and […]
YouTube has confirmed that it will add live-streaming capabilities into its mobile app. Akin to other live-streaming services such as Periscope and Facebook Live, YouTube will also let viewers leave live comments. Although YouTube has been offering live-streaming of events to users since 2011, the feature was not available in the YouTube app. In a […]
Amdocs, a provider of customer experience solutions, has announced the results of a global study into the digital DNA, behaviour and expectations of today’s teenagers (aged 15-18 years old). The study reveals a fragile relationship between communications service providers (CSPs) and teens, and the role digital technology will play in the lives of a generation […]
Facebook has withdrawn the ability for video creators to embed links into their clips. The call to action feature had been popular with broadcasters, who used it as a way to steer Facebook users towards their own websites. The change in policy was made without warning. Critics say the decision is another illustration of the […]
Instagram has reported that here are now 500 million active users of its photo-sharing app Instagram. Over 300 million use it at least once a day, it added. The service was bought by Facebook in 2012, and has grown rapidly ever since. According to the company, an average of 95 million photos and videos are […]
Europe spent the past few months watching the UEFA Champion’s League which ended up with two Spanish teams in the finals. With a third of the digital population in Europe accessing sports content, the continent demonstrated its deep interest on Europe Champions league showing a much more engaged behaviour with sports during the UEFA’s months. […]