IX Reach, the leading global provider of remote peering services and connectivity solutions, has announced its selection by Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, as its exclusive beta partner for Reseller Ports on Equinix Internet Exchange (IX). Building upon its existing partnership with Equinix to offer global connectivity between its industry-leading data centres, […]
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, will launch its successful Look&Book image search app feature across Android devices. The launch follows the app feature release on iOS in October 2018 which has seen over 28,000 photos matched to destinations to date. With so many travellers now getting their travel inspiration from their Instagram feeds, easyJet wanted to make […]
Marketers are keen to invest more in programmatic audio and most are planning to do so within the next year and a half, according to research from Xaxis and IAB Europe. The survey of 499 buyers and publishers from across Europe found that 60 per cent of marketers are looking to increase their programmatic audio spend over the next […]
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has begun offering mobile data services in its latest vehicle models in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France. In order to offer the services, the car manufacturer has teamed up with Ubigi, Transatel’s mobile data service provider, to provide Ubigi SIM cards to the owners of the latest vehicle […]
Open audio platform SoundCloud has launched advertising in Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland, thanks to an extension of its partnership with digital audio advertising firm Targetspot. The introduction of advertising in these markets coincides with the launch of SoundCloud Go+ – the platform’s premium subscription plan – in the nations. SoundCloud’s free offering will now […]
Alzheimer’s Society, McCann Worldgroup in Europe, and MRM//McCann Frankfurt are launching My Carer, an Alexa Skill, created to help improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people living with dementia in the UK. Globally dementia is expected to affect 50 million people by 2020. The cost of caring for dementia currently is $818 billion/£627billion. McCann developed the skill together […]
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the UK with mainland Europe, is offering travellers a new way to organise and manage paperless tickets, by adding the ability to buy and save mobile tickets on Google Pay in a world first for any international rail company. Travellers using Google Pay on Android L or higher […]
UK brands are adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) as they race to make sense of customer data and deliver more relevant, personalised experiences, while staying on the right side of GDPR. Adobe research, to be published in a report entitled Context is Everything, reveals an overwhelming majority (91%) of UK businesses view personalisation as a priority, […]
Timberland launches a spectacular new augmented reality activation to promote its new ‘CityRoam’ collection. Created by experiential innovation agency, Wildbytes, the activation invites urban explorers to discover their city from a fresh perspective. The innovative concept was developed in line with Timberland’s communication strategy, which echoes the brand’s exciting evolution from its rich outdoor legacy […]
The UK smart home market was worth £900m in 2017, making it the second largest market in Europe, according to a new research by techUK and GfK. It was also the fastest growing, up 19 percent in value between 2016 and 2017, and up 35 percent in volume. These figures exclude the more mature smart TV market which is worth […]