Elon Musk, in one of his regular Tweets, stated that an Initial Public Offering for the Starlink broadband-by-satellite system was on the cards “once we can predict cash flow reasonably well”. His rationale was that building 120 satellites a month, plus their launches, plus their ground segment and operational costs represented a “deep chasm of […]
Social media platform Twitter has posted record revenues for Q4 2020. The company saw revenue grow by 28 per cent to $1.29 billion (€1bn) compared to Q4 2019. Last month, Twitter banned Donald Trump from using its service, which analysts felt could have an impact on this quarter’s numbers. “We’re a platform that is obviously […]
A report by Fasthosts reveals the busiest websites in 2020; from search engines to social media platforms, news sites to entertainment and everything in between. Unsurprisingly, Google is crowned the world’s busiest website in 2020. In just one hour, Google receives 127,983,631 visits; that’s the equivalent of the population of London 14.2 times over. Social […]
Formula 1 has released its annual audience figures, which show viewership trends comparing well to other sports that were affected by shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the fact that the revised 2020 season had four fewer races than 2019, Formula 1 maintained a strong audience position with an average audience per Grand Prix […]
The Glastonbury music festival has been cancelled for a second year running due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The expected news was confirmed on the Worthy Farm event’s Twitter page. “With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place,” the tweet read. “And that this will be […]
The WWE Universe has voted, and the time has come to see which Superstars will take home the gold during the 2020 SLAMMY Awards: The Best of Raw and SmackDown streaming live on WWE Network as well as WWE.com, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter on December 23rd at 10 am ET. As previously announced, 24/7 Champion […]
Kinetiq, a TV intelligence platform, has announced the launch of a new video monitoring solution to monitor where, when and how video content is displayed across digital platforms. Leveraging Kinetiq’s Teletrax watermarking and fingerprinting technology, the new capability now enables content producers to monitor and measure video content across digital platforms, in addition tobroadcast, in […]
Scotland and Northern Ireland’s dramatic UEFA Euro 2021 Play-off Finals provided Sky Sports with large audience shares on November 12th. This comes after Sky made the decision to offer both broadcasts for fans to enjoy free-to-air in recognition of the unique circumstances and the impact the pandemic is having on supporters in the UK. Scotland’s clash […]
Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has appointed Telescope as its Official Audience Engagement Technology Partner, to support its fan engagement initiative – GridPlay. The partnership will see Telescope delivering unique voting solutions across the Extreme E website, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, with similar plans to expand into streaming platform Twitch. Extreme E […]
MediaMath, the independent advertising technology company for brands and agencies, has announced full support for Twitter Social Display Ads through its partnership with Spaceback, a global player in Social Display, building upon the MediaMath Spaceback partnership announced earlier this month. Twitter remains one of the most valuable channels for brands and influencers to reach consumers. […]