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 […]
Facebook has unveiled new advances in its long-term efforts to build the future of Virtual Reality. It made the announcement to coincide with the appearance of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Samsung’s Unpacked press conference in Barcelona on the eve of Mobile World Congress. “VR is the next platform, where anyone can create and experience […]
Liberty Global is partnering with Twitter to integrate several features from the social media platform into its Horizon TV service to further improve content discovery and deliver customers a deeper, richer and more immersive viewing experience. The partnership includes the launch of a brand new TV app for Horizon customers, Watch with Twitter, as well […]
The Mobile World Congress edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report reveals the impact of different levels of network performance on smartphone users and their perceptions of mobile operators and digital content providers. Neuroscience technology was used to objectively measure emotional responses to varied smartphone experiences. Delays in loading web pages and videos under time pressure […]
BBC Three has become the first TV channel in the world to make the switch from linear broadcast channel to online-first destination, broadcasting its final linear programme – an episode of popular comedy Gavin & Stacey – in the early hours of February 16. The reinvented BBC Three will offer TV shows to stream and […]
Viacom and Snapchat have extended a deal that will allow Viacom to sell advertising on the social media app’s behalf. Under the terms of the deal, Viacom will have the right to sell against its own content on Snapchat as well as Snapchat’s US owned and operated advertising inventory, according to reports. That includes ads […]
A company aiming to put fans at the heart of sports broadcasting has won a worldwide competition to find start-ups and entrepreneurs with innovative digital media and production solutions. The winning idea which will embed sports fans’ reactions to events during, pre- and post-match could now be trialled by BT Sport. They will now receive […]