Business
Beamly beats Twitter for Eurovision engagement
Beamly topped 9 million engagements during this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night, smashing Twitter’s reported figure of 6 million tweets.
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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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Business
Newstag and UN Food Programme sign global content and fundraising deal
Joining over a dozen global charities, NGOs and non-profit organisations, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) – the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting...
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Business
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...
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Comigo partners with Broadpeak for multiscreen services
Comigo and Broadpeak have announced an integrated solution that allows IPTV operators to deliver live TV services to TV screens, mobile devices, smartphones, and...
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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Features
Storytelling and social media: NAB 2015
At NAB this year the topic was discussed in the panel session ‘Social media and the business of live television’, moderated by Sandra Gonzalez,...
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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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Production & Post
New Orad Social Media Hub simplifies engagement with viewers
Orad has released a new version of its Social Media Hub (SMH) platform allowing broadcasters to engage with viewers.
Production & Post
VG Television launches with Octopus
Norwegian newspaper group, VG, has launched a new television channel, and invested in Octopus Newsroom’s NRCS.
Business
ro*co films unveils distribution portal
ro*co films has launched Simple Cinema, a new international documentary distribution portal which will allow the general public to exhibit films direct through the...
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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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Business
MENA consumers use social media as a news source
There is a strong appetite in the Middle East for high-quality news content in different formats and a desire to see trustworthy news from...
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Business
A Year in the Life of TV and Twitter
Kantar Media provides an in-depth look at the relationship between what we say and read about on Twitter and what we watch in the...
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Production & Post
BBC to power audience engagement with IMImobile
IMImobile has been awarded the contract under the BBC’s framework agreement for the provisioning of mobile and social messaging services, designed to help the...
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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
Content and social media drives linear TV revival
Despite the availability and convenience offered by VoD services, must-see TV is driving consumers back towards planning evenings around the linear TV schedule, suggests...
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Data Centre
New study debunks social media myths in the broadcast industry
Research undertaken by Whiteoaks disproves common industry opinion that no-one influential in the broadcasting world uses social media.
Analysis
The TV social media uprising
Social media provides a powerful platform for content creators and advertising agencies to get closer to their audiences, writes Keith Bedford, managing director at...