EE, the official technology partner of Glastonbury Festival, has revealed that over the course of the iconic event an epic 103.6 terabytes of mobile data was used, almost double the total from 2017 and almost 1,000 times as much as in 2010. This was the first festival in the UK to have 5G mobile coverage, […]
Findings from cloud-based video production, editing and distribution platform Grabyo suggest that video audiences are watching on social media and online streaming services more often than pay-TV services in all major markets except the UK. The report surveyed over 9,600 people across the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Australia, and the United States. The majority […]
Attendees to this year’s Glastonbury Festival will upload some 35 social media posts, take 143 photos over the whole festival, and make a combined 25.3 million calls, according to a study by EE. Researchers who studied the habits of 1000 Glastonbury-goers also found that on average, they will watch 16 performances and perhaps pine for […]
A new Facebook app will allow users to sell their data to the social meida giant, providing insights on how they use competitors’ apps. Facebook is recruiting users to download its new app, branded ‘Study’, from the Google Play store. Once downloaded, it will transmit data to Facebook on what other apps the users have, […]
BT Sport has announced plans to offer its licensees the opportunity to grow their business by offering free personalised digital training in partnership with Google Digital Garage. A survey of 2,000 consumers has shown that 55 per cent plan ahead when going out to watch live sport and 45 per cent of live sport watchers […]
US consumers are now spending more time using their mobile devices than watching TV, with smartphone use dominating that time spent, according to eMarketer. Consumers’ use of smartphones will continue to make up the majority of their media consumption, but eMarketer predicts that use will plateau by 2020, as consumers become increasingly uneasy about overuse […]
Love, lust, envy, intrigue, hatred, violent threats, networking: just another episode of Game of Thrones? Or just another day on social media? Both, of course. As the cultural phenomenon de jour, Game of Thrones is commonly referenced in professional media chatter and all across social media. Its origins, in the far-off history of 2011, are in […]
TV studio Celebro is set to begin hosting a new weekly show brought to air on Twitter by BuzzFeed. Launching on June 6th, #What2Watch will be a weekly roundup of recommendations of what to watch on linear and non-linear TV across the next seven days. The show will be broadcast exclusively on Twitter via @BuzzFeedUK […]
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and TikTok, the short video platform, have launched a new campaign in India to celebrate the ongoing NBA Finals. The TikTok campaign includes a contest called #DuetWithNBA and will engage with existing fans on the platform for the entire duration of the 2019 NBA Finals between Golden State Warriors and […]
Internet users in the UK are increasingly worried about being online, research suggests, with around four in every five harbouring concerns. The joint study by Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office indicates the proportion of adults concerned about using the internet has risen since last year, from 59 per cent to 78 per cent. Similarly, […]