Business
Hulu’s film focus sees revenue soar
App Annie has released findings from its monthly App Annie Index, which highlights the top-performing apps for the iOS App Store and Google Play,...
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Sky promises ‘Fluid Viewing’ with new service
Sky has announced its new home entertainment system, Sky Q, designed to create a TV viewing ‘ecosystem’ in the home
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Simplestream joins Facebook Video Publishing Partner programme
Simplestream, provider of live and live-to-VoD services to UK and international broadcasters, has joined Facebook ‘s Video Publishing Partner programme, giving broadcasters and media...
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Business
RCS and Facebook team up for visualisation tools
Graphics technology provider Reality Check Systems (RCS) has collaborated with Facebook to create Facebook Now, an application which curates stories, people, media, topics and...
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Opinion
Virtual reality: A new creative medium?
K7 Media projects director Phil Birchenall searches for the meaning of ‘life’ in virtual reality
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Formula E goes social with Little Dot Studios
Formula E has signed a partnership with broadcaster and producer Little Dot Studios to create and distribute video content across YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat...
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Facebook debuts 360-degree video with Star Wars exclusive
Facebook has announced a new capability allowing users to upload, view and engage with 360 videos on the website’s News Feed. The move follows...
Videos
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BBC Two ‘most social-savvy’ channel
New report reveals the television networks that are best capitalising on their social audiences
News Releases
Carbon Digital lends support to government’s UK Creative Industries in careers competition
MediaCity-based video FX specialist Carbon Digital is taking part in the Government’s UK Creative Industries initiative, giving one lucky individual the opportunity to experience...
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Opinion
The moving picture of the broadcast industry
We all know change is happening fast, but a quick look back at the history of UK broadcasting shows just how rapidly the pace...
Business
Facebook catching up with YouTube in advertising ‘arms race’
Ampere Analysis has released findings of it latest report into video content on YouTube and Facebook, concluding that there will be both winners and...
Videos
Business
Formula E grows digital with Grabyo VIP
Formula E is partnering with London startup Grabyo to bring the digital experience to fans and help accelerate the growth of its digital audience.
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Labour tops Twitter, but Tories on track to win ‘digital election’
With just one day to go to the ballot, research by specialist marketing recruiter EMR examines the social media presence of the seven...
Business
Social media: Winning at the 2015 General Election
The last televised leaders’ debate ahead of the UK General Election was aired as part of BBC Question Time last night.
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Business
Grabyo commercialises star power with VIP app
Live video platform Grabyo has launched Grabyo VIP, a native video sharing app that allows social media stars to turn engagement into revenue.
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Facebook partners with Grabyo for updated Video API
UK-based real time video platform Grabyo has been unveiled as a launch partner for Facebook’s updated Video API, at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference...
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Business
YouTube to enter SVoD market?
It has been reported this week that YouTube is to enter the ever-growing Subscription Video on-Demand (SVoD) market.
Business
Facebook and Sky unite for interactive leaders’ debate
The ongoing saga of the televised leaders’ debates took an interesting turn with Sky and Facebook announcing this week that they would launch an...
Business
Fremantle takes majority stake in Divimove
FremantleMedia has increased its stake in Divimove to make it the majority shareholder. The MCN and the global production company have been working together...
Business
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UPC Poland’s Horizon TV available to all
UPC Poland has made its Horizon TV platform available for commercial sale.
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Business
Facebook hits 1 billion video views per day
Facebook has averaged more than 1 billion video views every day since June 2014. On average, more than 50 per cent of people who...
Videos
Business
Facebook buys QuickFire
In a bid to compete with the YouTube, the dominant force in the internet video market, Facebook has bought video transcoding service QuickFire Networks.
Business
Business
Global sports stars support Grabyo
London media tech startup Grabyo has raised $2m in funding from an array of sports stars following customer demand, ongoing momentum in social video...
Videos
Opinion
TV and convergence – does satellite have a future?
More service providers than ever are now entering the broadcast space and the technology landscape for content distribution can be highly confusing. David Crawford,...
Production & Post
NewTek unveils TriCaster Mini
NewTek has unveiled TriCaster Mini, the world’s most complete and compact multimedia studio, the company claims. The portable system allows anyone to quickly transform...
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Production & Post
Snipper and VidiGo launch social TV solution
Social Media Hub, a collaboration between Snipper and VidiGo, is available now.
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Business
Twitter and Facebook face increasing social TV competition
Twitter and Facebook confront increasing competition for social TV advertising revenue and viewer engagement from rival social media and mobile messaging companies, according to...
Business
Atlantic in production on multiple Virtual Reality projects
Atlantic Productions is producing a series of virtual reality narrative pilots for F Oculus Rift and Sony's Project Morpheus.