Instagram launches IGTV
Instagram has officially hit one billion monthly active users and the service has celebrated by launching a new feature branded IGTV. The new function lets anyone upload videos to the…
La Liga using mobile phones to detect TV piracy in bars
Millions of football fans’ mobile phones are being used by La Liga to spy on bars and other public spaces to uncover whether they are pirating TV football signals, according…
IBM, FOX Sports AI technology team-up
As fans around the world get ready to head to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, US broadcaster FOX Sports and IBM are launching what they describe as a…
STARZPLAY comes to Prime Video Channels
Amazon is adding STARZPLAY to its Prime Video Channels line-up in the UK and Germany. A new channel from the popular US TV network Starz, STARZPLAY will now give European…
Netflix leads ‘time spent’ on TV apps
In the UK there is little visibility of comparative time spent on Netflix vs other broadcast TV channels and services, or how consumption varies across different devices and platforms because…
Hulu optimises mobile, web UX
Noting that summer is just around the corner, but that there is a lot of great TV on Hulu that its users won’t want to miss, “experiences that matter most…
BT unveils converged network vision
The ‘Consumer’ Business Unit of BT Group – comprising BT, EE and Plusnet – has unveiled a new converged network vision which it says will bring together the best of…
Snapchat redesign sees shares plummet
Shares in Snap, Snapchat’s parent firm, dropped 17 per cent after it revealed the app’s unpopular redesign made it less attractive to current and potential users. Only four million new…
Roku adding enhanced voice search on all UK devices
Roku has announced it will soon make its Enhanced Voice Search feature available to Roku users in the UK. Enhanced Voice Search enables users to use their voice to find…
CBS All Access launches in Canada
CBS All Access, CBS’s direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand service, has launched in Canada, marking its first expansion into an international market. For C$5.99 (€3.82), CBS All Access will offer…