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Analysis: Apple, Facebook or Microsoft the future of AR?

Apple is seen by some as critical to the future of augmented reality, despite limited traction for ARKit so far and its absence from smartglasses (again so far). Yet Facebook, Microsoft and others are arguably more important to where the market is today, according to analysis from Digi-Capital. While there are more AR platforms than […]

February 24, 2020

Study: Youths’ technology, social media fears

ViacomCBS, parent company of MTV, has released a study, Youth Decoded, which it says is a first-of-its-kind comprehensive global study that provides a foundational understanding of Gen Z and the youth experience today. Many aspects of teen life are timeless and familiar across generations. However, the digital world has transformed the way today’s young adults […]

February 24, 2020

Channel 4 seeks online content for teens

Channel 4 has issued a call-out for digital content aimed at teens aged 13-16 years-old. The content will be showcased across the channel’s social media platforms over the coming year. The initiative aims to give a platform to fresh, unheard voices from across the country, and at least 50 per cent  of the content spend […]

February 24, 2020

Portugal: Eleven launches WhatsApp clips service

Eleven Sports Portugal has created a new WhatsApp service that it says will give fans faster access to their favourite sporting moments when they’re on the move. Starting with this week’s Champions League Round of 16 matches, Eleven will WhatsApp match updates, including goal clips, to any fans who subscribe to the service. The tool […]

February 19, 2020

SNTV to manage J.League YouTube channel

SNTV (Sports News Television), the joint venture between IMG and the Associated Press (AP), has agreed a new deal with the J.League, which includes managing the new international YouTube channel for J.League, Japan’s professional football league. SNTV will deliver a complete YouTube channel strategy for the J.League, to increase reach and connect with fans globally, […]

February 19, 2020

Facebook satellite ready for launch

The Facebook/PointView test ‘Athena’ satellite is scheduled to launch on an Ariane rocket on March 24th, weather permitting. The satellite is just one of dozens of small satellites which will launch that day on a Vega rocket from French Guiana. The satellite is very much experimental. Weighing just 150 kgs it was built by SpaceSystems/Loral […]

February 18, 2020By Chris Forrester

Oscars buzz dips on UK social media

The 2020 Oscars earned 110,000 mentions from the UK audience on social media, compared to 115,000 in 2019. Mentions had been boostedlast year  by British treasure Olivia Colman’s win for Lead Actress. This year, Korean film Parasite (pictured) was the darling, earning dramatically more buzz than any other contender in the UK with mentions of […]

February 11, 2020

Twitter earns over $1bn in Q4

Twitter has announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019. The social media platform reported 2019 revenue was $3.46 billion (€3.16bn), an increase of 14 per cent year-over-year. 2019 net income was $1.47 billion. Q4 revenue totaled $1.01 billion, an increase of 11 per cent year-on-year – and the first time the […]

February 7, 2020

Record Wi-Fi usage at Super Bowl LIV

Signalling technology’s massive presence in sports, a record 26.42 terabytes of data was transferred within the stadium during Super Bowl LIV in Miami on February 2nd – an increase of 9.9 per cent from last year’s NFL championship game, despite being held at a smaller-capacity stadium with nearly 10,000 fewer fans Extreme Networks, the official […]

February 7, 2020

Extreme Networks Wi-Fi for Super Bowl LIV

Extreme Networks, the official Wi-Fi solutions provider for the seventh consecutive Super Bowl, has announced it will blitz Super Bowl LIV with Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi analytics solutions to fuel the digital game day experience for fans attending the game in Miami on February 2nd. Further enhancing the fan experience, Extreme is working with Verizon to […]

January 31, 2020