PPDS, the global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary solutions, has announced a partnership with French streaming giant, Canal+ Business. This exclusive collaboration sees Canal+ Business extend its reach into the hotel industry for the first time, with a range of Google Cast and Netflix ready Philips MediaSuite TVs at the heart of its […]
Did you know Google’s currently testing out this new AI-based tool called ‘Ask for Me’? It basically lets users chat with companies in a more automated way – so that they can get all the details they need – like the price and availability for whatever they’re after. But there’s more to it than that, […]
According to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, TV screens have overtaken mobile as the “primary device for YouTube viewing in the US”. Mohan, writing in his annual letter from the CEO, said it is an indication that “YouTube is the new television.” “But the ‘new’ television doesn’t look like the ‘old’ television. It’s interactive and includes […]
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is to debut its first TV commercial during the 2025 Super Bowl, according to the WSJ. This would mark OpenAI’s first venture into commercial advertising. In 2024, Google promoted its AI capabilities during the Super Bowl. Google plans to go again but is said to be re-editing after it showed […]
Mediapro has announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to create an innovation laboratory specialised in the application of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) for the Media and Entertainment industry. Mediapro is already developing different generative video and image creation solutions, as well as personalised assistants for this industry. Mediapro began their collaboration with Google Cloud […]
Channel Factory, the brand suitability and contextual advertising platform, has partnered with Google TV to sell inventory of Google TV Masthead’s ad units on Google TV and Chromecast with Google TV devices in major and emerging markets. With personalised recommendations from Google, users can discover new movies and shows based on what they’ve watched and […]
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) has expressed serious concerns regarding Italy’s Piracy Shield anti-piracy initiative. Under the initiative, copyright holders can flag suspected piracy websites to the Italian media regulator (AgCom), which orders Internet providers to block user access to those sites within 30 minutes. While ostensibly designed to combat online copyright […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched strategic market status (SMS) investigations in a second area of digital activity: mobile ecosystems. Two investigations – one into Apple and another into Google – will assess in parallel these firms’ position in their respective ‘mobile ecosystems’ which include the operating systems, app stores and browsers […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched its first strategic market status (SMS) designation investigation under the new digital markets competition regime which came into force on January 1st 2025. The investigation will assess Google’s position in search and search advertising services and how this impacts consumers and businesses including advertisers, news publishers, […]
Surfshark has explored global government requests to Google, revealing trends, top-requesting countries, and reasons behind content removal Since 2020, UK’s courts and government agencies have requested Google to remove content 2.2k times, positioning UK in the 14th place globally, according to Surfshark’s study. On a global scale, governmental requests for content removal climbed to nearly […]