YouTube gives all content creators a new-look channel
YouTube’s ‘One Channel’, a new look channel design for video content creators, has gone live after a short beta test, as the firm looks to boost its online video advertising revenues.
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Right to reply: First game console film- a sign of things to come?
A new comedy film, ‘Pulp’, recently became the first movie to be distributed via a games console in the UK, to Xbox Live subscribers- with Microsoft hinting at more to come. Jerome Rota, SVP Consumer Products and Services at Twonky, looks at these changing consumer viewing habits, and how connected TVs will shake up mthe … [Read more…]
Smartphone shopping trends: Brits going mobile for shopping deals on the go (Infographic)
UK smartphones are increasingly turning to their phones for shopping, with half happy to spend over £10 via their mobiles, according to this new infographic from Intela.
Tablet ownership ‘to quadruple by 2017’- Forrester
Tablet ownership in Western Europe is set to quadruple in the next five years as the percentage of online consumers to own a tablet increases from 14% in 2012 to 55% in 2017, according to new research.
Ford adds Spotfiy to car radios
Ford has struck a deal with Spotify that will see the car maker bring streaming music to its dashboard radios.
Right to reply: Firefox OS launch- a challenge to Android?
The first commercial build of Mozilla’s HTML5-centric Firefox OS was given a spectacular debut in Barcelona ahead of Mobile World Congress 2013, with the announcement of 18 mobile operator partners, nine launch markets, and initial device commitments from Alcatel One Touch, LG, and ZTE, with Huawei to follow. All will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon … [Read more…]
PayPal to launch Chip and Pin for small traders
PayPal is to launch a device that lets small traders, from Ice Cream sellers to taxi firms, accept payments via their smartphones.
Tablet gamers ‘to spend over $3bn on in-app purchases in 2016’
The rapid take-up of tablets, combined with the growing acceptance of in-game purchasing and virtual currencies will result in an estimated $3.03 billion of sales in 2016, reaching over ten times the $301 million figure calculated for 2012.
TV viewing habits: Brits watched 4 hours of TV a day in 2012
New figures show that TV viewing in the UK is continuing to expand as people watch additional TV on-demand via TV sets, tablets, smartphones and laptops. In total, the average UK viewer watched 4 hours, 4 minutes of TV a day in 2012 – the year when TV in the UK became 100% digital following … [Read more…]
Right to reply: Time shifted TV on the rise- but big screens are still king
New research this week from Thinkbox suggests that on-demand viewing drove up TV viewing to 4 hours per day in 2012. Jerome Rota, SVP of Consumer Products and Services at Twonky looks at changing TV habits, and why people still prefer to watch content on their TVs rather than tablets or PCs.