YouTube to launch music subscription service?
Google is reportedly planning two music subscriptions services for YouTube and Google Play.
Entertainment
Google brings Play gift cards to UK
Google is to sell gift cards for its Play Store in UK shops, as it looks to push its paid content to rival Apple’s App Store.
Tesco Blinkbox expands into books and music
Tesco has expanded its video streaming service Blinkbox with new music and ebook stores, as the UK-based supermarket giant looks to rival web giants such as Amazon, Google and Apple in the lucrative mobile entertainment market.
Mobile retail sites ‘catching up with desktop versions'
The customer satisfaction gap between mobile and the more traditional retail websites is narrowing, according to new research.
Mobile retail sites ‘catching up with desktop versions’
The customer satisfaction gap between mobile and the more traditional retail websites is narrowing, according to new research.
Top 3 tips: Mobile shopping of the future
As technology evolves, this year’s Mobile World Congress has provided a glimpse of things to come. Mark Haviland, MD of CPA network Rakuten LinkShare, takes a look at some of the biggest mobile shopping trends to watch in 2013 and beyond.
Mobile streaming trends: How are consumers using their smartphones and tablets? (infographic)
Mobile users in the US and Europe are more likely to stream user generated videos, while tablet users stream more TV shows, according to new research looking into the media habits of people on the move.
Band Aid brings Muppets to life with augmented reality plasters
To comfort children in their hour of need, Band-Aid teamed up with Disney to embed videos of The Muppets in their plasters using augmented reality. This case study looks at how the Johnson & Johnson brand used the ‘internet of things’ to engage with their target market in a new and innovative way.
Mobile cinema goers ‘are biggest movie fans’
Mobile-connected moviegoers are bigger movie enthusiasts than the average US moviegoer, according to Nielsen NRG’s 2012 American Moviegoing report.
HMV to shut 66 stores
HMV is to close 66 stores across the UK, in a cost cutting drive to keep the entertainment retailer trading.