International eSports company Gfinity is to stream digital broadcasts of the Gfinity Elite Series eSports tournaments exclusively on Facebook throughout 2018. The arrangement covers the UK and extends to new territories which are part of Gfinity’s global expansion plans with the exception of Australia and starts with immediate effect with the Gfinity Elite Series Season […]
Hot on the heels of announcing an enhanced co-operation with YouTube, Major League Baseball and Facebook have unveiled a newly expanded partnership for the 2018 MLB season, highlighted by what they describe as an historic agreement to produce and broadcast one game every week to a global audience on Facebook. This 25-game package of weekly […]
YouTube and Major League Baseball are expanding their multi-faceted partnership to drive fan excitement for the sport and to showcase more ways for baseball fans to watch the national pastime with live OTT TV service, YouTube TV. As part of the renewed partnership, YouTube TV will serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2018 and […]
Sweety High, a digital media company for Gen Z girls, has released its first Gen Z Music Consumption & Spending Report, which reveals research around the preferences of the powerhouse cohort. According to the report, while YouTube ranks as the top platform for music discovery (75 per cent), more than half of respondents also cite Radio […]
Global sports provider Eleven Sports has launched Eleven Prime, a new dedicated sports channel on social video service, Twitch. Eleven Prime will operate 24/7 on Twitch and will offer fans a variety of live sports including basketball, baseball, football and hockey, as well as coverage of sports with dedicated, underserved fan bases such as darts […]
With the closing of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, Discovery says it has delivered on its commitment to engage more people, on more screens than ever before across Europe. Viewers embraced Discovery’s production of the Olympic Games in record numbers, including the most immersive coverage, every minute live on digital, and the best experts analysing […]
Formula E is bolstering its live streaming efforts to bring the electric street racing series closer to the fingertips of fans, with races to be shown live in Japan on Twitter. The partnership is the first-of-its-kind between Twitter and the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, starting with coverage of the third edition of the Mexico […]
According to the latest findings from the Mobile Video Index (MVI) from mobile video traffic management solutions specialist Openwave Mobility, while YouTube remains the most popular for mobile video, Facebook is rapidly closing the gap in some markets – and has even overtaken YouTube in others. This is the second edition
Australia’s competition regulator the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking the views of consumers, media organisations, digital platforms, advertising agencies and advertisers after outlining the key issues it will be considering in its digital platforms inquiry. As part of its public inquiry into the impact of digital platforms on media and advertising markets […]
Vimeo has added two social distribution tools designed to help creators expand their audience while simplifying their workflow. First, the launch of Simulcast allows live events to be simultaneously streamed from the Vimeo platform to multiple destinations including Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and Periscope. Second, Vimeo’s Publish to Social feature allows creators to natively publish their […]