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FIA Formula E goes live on Facebook
Facebook has made a further move into the sports broadcast market with the announcement that the FIA Formula E 2016 London ePrix will be...
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Tumblr enters live video streaming market
Tumblr has joined fellow social networks Facebook and Twitter in launching live video support. Rather than follow the Periscope and Facebook Live mould, the...
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Twitter enhancing live video
Twitter has acquired Magic Pony Technology as it looks to enhance its strength in the live video market. Based in the UK, Magic Pony...
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Sky via Facebook Live
The social media site is reportedly paying the UK broadcasting giant to provide content for it’s Live service, alongside further deals with Buzzfeed and
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Twitter to broadcast the NFL
Twitter has secured a $10 million deal to broadcast Thursday night NFL games online for free. The social media website, which came out on...
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Google to rival Periscope
Google is developing YouTube Connect, a new live streaming app capable of rivalling Periscope and Facebook Live. According to VentureBeat, the app will offer...
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Facebook, Twitter interested in live video
Facebook and Twitter are moving into the live TV market. According to the New York Post, both companies are looking to compete directly with...
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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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AVT integrates social media for talk programmes
Radio and TV stations are now able to display their Twitter account in the user control interface of the MAGIC THipPro Talkshow System
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Corbyn winning the battle for Labour’s digital soul
Twitter is the latest platform Jeremy Corbyn has taken by storm, according to research from specialist digital and marketing recruiter EMR
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BBC Two ‘most social-savvy’ channel
New report reveals the television networks that are best capitalising on their social audiences
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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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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...
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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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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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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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Open Championship deal is a win for Sky, but will audience gain?
Sky has won the exclusive rights to broadcast the Open Championship from 2017, after signing a five-year deal.
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RCS solutions for Superbowl Sunday
In anticipation of Super Bowl XLIX on 1 February, Reality Check Systems (RCS) has deployed 24 of its mobile hardware/software solutions to networks including...
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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...
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NRJ Music Awards gets Twitter treatment from ionoco
ionoco helped introduced Twitter integration to the NRJ Music Awards in France. The partnership was chosen by French broadcaster TF1 to bring maximum Twitter...
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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...
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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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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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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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Opinion
Television evolves into the many
Disruption is part and parcel of the television industry, and today’s disrupters are the Hulus, Amazons and Googles of the world, offering over-the-top (OTT)...
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Snipper and VidiGo launch social TV solution
Social Media Hub, a collaboration between Snipper and VidiGo, is available now.
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Associated Press adds third-party content to Video Hub
AP is to broaden the range and volume of content offered on AP Video Hub, its platform for video content
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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...
Opinion
The mobilisation of TV
TV has gone mobile, thanks to Twitter and Facebook, writes Gareth Capon, CEO of social video company, Grabyo.
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IMAX cameras film Star Wars: Episode VII
IMAX has confirmed that its cameras will be used in the filming of the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII
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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...