Following weekend speculation that a deal was imminent, Verizon Communications and Yahoo have confirmed they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Verizon will acquire Yahoo’s operating business for approximately $4.83 billion (€4.40bn) in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. Yahoo informs, connects and entertains a global audience of more than 1 billion monthly […]
Vevo, the music video brand of labels Sony and Universal, has launched a new mobile app as it attempts to offer users a reason to watch its music videos somewhere other than YouTube. The new mobile app adds several hosts who will curate playlists and create original snippets of video. It also introduces a video […]
A record 4,500 streaming hours, including live streaming of all competition; TV simulstream coverage of nine television networks; and first-time streaming to connected TVs highlight NBC Olympics’ digital offering for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this August. In addition, Olympic fans will be able to access two apps, two digital-only […]
Music subscription service Spotify has accused Apple of blocking its latest app update. Spotify says Apple will only make its update available if it agrees to use Apple’s own billing system. It says Apple rules are designed to damage Spotify, reducing competition to its own music streaming service, Apple Music. The move is “causing grave […]
The FIA Formula E Championship – the electric single-seater car race series inaugurated by motorsport’s governing body – is to live-stream the 2015-16 season finale of the series in London’s Battersea Park, directly to Facebook using Grabyo. Grabyo is an official live streaming partner of Facebook, allowing rights holders to broadcast live events to the […]
In the first major event since the BBC laid out its vision for a more personalised service in the digital era, the Corporation has revealed how audiences are taking advantage of a more personalised service during the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. At the end of the group stage: BBC Sport had delivered 4.5 million match […]
Promising to help subscribers to its Google Fiber networks in six US cities access all of their favourite shows, movies, music, and more adding Google Cast capabilities directly to their Fiber TV Box. Writing in the Google Fiber blog, Jared Nusinoff, Product Manager, Google Fiber says that Google Cast gives access to thousands of apps, […]
In a global first in music television, The X Factor is to become the world’s first talent show to give hopefuls the opportunity to audition on Facebook Live. The call for auditions was launched on May 24th with returning host Dermot O’Leary recording his own Facebook Live message revealing how budding singers will be able […]
A deal with BT Sport will see UK quad-play operator TalkTalk’s TV homes have access to all major UK sports channel, and see all Premier League and UEFA Champions League games available on TalkTalk TV. From June 2016, TalkTalk TV homes will be able to subscribe to BT Sport channels on a rolling monthly contract […]
NBC Olympics and image messaging app Snapchat are partnering to present unique perspectives from this summer’s 2016 Rio Olympics and the US Olympic Team Trials, which will include daily Snapchat ‘Live Stories’ and an NBC Rio Olympic Discover channel. Both the Live Story experiences and Discover channel will be available to Snapchatters in the US […]