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57% US smartphone users stream video content

According to global information provider, The NPD Group, 57 per cent of all US smartphone users access video content via an app at least once a month, with iOS users more likely than Android users to access video content, 66 per cent versus 49 per cent, respectively. Streaming video is the number one driver of […]

October 26, 2017

Barcelona’s digital tactics

Roger Gastó, Head of Digital Products at FC Barcelona, has admitted that the football club needed to adopt a strategy of diversification and consolidation and develop digital products to achieve its goal of becoming the most loved sporting institution and reach revenue targets. Speaking at the Sportel Media and Marketing Convention in Monaco, Gastó told […]

October 25, 2017Colin Mann @ Sportel

Facebook considering live sports broadcasts

Facebook is actively looking at the possibility of broadcasting live sports content via its Facebook Live service, according to its global head of Strategic Partner Development – Sports Media, Rob Shaw. Speaking at a Sportel Tech Panel session on Social Video, Shaw told delegates that the recent introduction of the Facebook Live service had altered […]

October 24, 2017Colin Mann @ Sportel

Report: Long-form content rules across all screens

For​ ​the​ ​second​ ​consecutive​ ​quarter,​ ​long-form​ ​content​ ​—​ ​greater​ ​than​ ​20​ ​minutes​ ​in​ ​length​ ​— now​ ​represents​ ​the​ ​majority​ ​of​ ​time​ ​spent​ ​watching​ ​video​ ​across​ ​all​ ​screen​ ​sizes,​ ​with​ ​mobile devices​ ​being​ ​the​ ​platform​ ​of​ ​choice​ ​between​ ​2.4​ ​to​ ​3.3​ ​times​ ​more​ ​than​ ​personal​ ​computers, according to Ooyala’s most recent Video Index report. In​ Europe, […]

October 23, 2017

Orange’s Jazztel à la carte offer

Jazztel, owned by Orange, has launched a new à la carte offer enabling subscribers to choose the speed of the Internet connection, the amount of mobile data and the number of TV channels. Subscribers can select their services through the website. For fixed telephony, they will be able to choose between paying per call or […]

October 20, 2017From David Del Valle in Madrid

US: 37% watch live sport on non-TV devices

NFL Football has the most enthusiastic fan base by far, according to a study by Adobe and TDG. Using a 10-point scale, where 1 means “definitely not a fan” and 10 means “you’re a super fan”, respondents in the US were asked to rank their enthusiasm on a list of 15 sports. For NFL Football, […]

October 19, 2017

Spanish football on Sony PSP consoles

Spaniards can already watch La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League through their PlayStation 3 and/or 4 gaming consoles – and now Sony’s PSP handheld console is being thrown into the mix. beIN Connect and Sony Interactive Entertainment have reached an agreement to add the beIN Connect app to PSP consoles making channels […]

October 19, 2017From David Del Valle in Madrid

CCS predicts 1bn 5G users by 2023

The booming Chinese market is set to ensure that 5G is quicker out of the starting blocks than any previous mobile technology, according to CCS Insight’s 5G forecast, published today. The forecast predicts that 5G connections will reach 1 billion worldwide in mid-2023, taking less time than 4G to reach this milestone. As early as […]

October 18, 2017

Eurosport, Snap team for Olympics audience engagement

Discovery Communications’ Eurosport and Snap have agreed a strategic advertising and content partnership for the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang 2018, bringing Snapchatters across Europe Olympic Games action through several types of professionally curated content on Snap’s Discover platform. This partnership marks the first time that Snap has committed to a European, multi-language deal for […]

October 18, 2017

Study: 5G to be 33% of Europe’s mobile market

More than 30 per cent of Europe’s mobile connections will be running on 5G networks by 2025, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 Europe edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy series, forecasts that there will be 214 million 5G connections in Europe by 2025, establishing the region as one of the largest 5G […]

October 17, 2017