Entertainment and finance apps have powered a 43 per cent surge in app usage in India over the course of 2016 according to the latest study conducted by Yahoo’s Flurry Analytics. The State of the App survey found that time spent on messaging and social apps grew at a greater clip in India (52%) than […]
Mobile gaming is enjoying unprecedented annual growth across the board racking in more revenue than the global box office takings from the leading movies, according to data from SuperData Research and Unity Technologies. In 2016, the global mobile market generated $40.6bn in revenue on the back of 18% annual growth (a mammoth spurt which saw […]
BBC Worldwide has partnered with visual discovery platform Blippar to let people find out more about the content in the Planet Earth II series using augmented reality. The Planet Earth II series has been a runaway success in the UK, where it debuted, but also in key markets for BBC Worldwide internationally, such as Singapore […]
Uber is the latest tech firm to partner with Disney in promoting the new film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, replacing car images within the app with various Star Wars spaceships including the iconic X-Wing fighter. The promotion will run in hundreds of cities worldwide between 12 and 18 December on an opt-in basis, […]
Omnigon, which develops digital content for the sports, media and entertainment industries, has partnered with FINA, the International Swimming Federation, to develop a new suite of mobile apps. The launch of these apps for iOS and Android coincides with the 13th Annual FINA World Swimming Championships, which will take place December 6 to 11 in […]
After several months of development, ODEON launched on 28 November a Facebook ChatBot that helps users discover what is playing in cinemas near them and book tickets. The chatbot, accessible through the official ODEON Facebook page, has been developed by Gruvi. Chatbots are an emerging technology that leverage messaging habits to help businesses communicate more efficiently […]
NextUp, a brand new stand up comedy focussed online video on demand platform is delighted to announce its officially launch on 15th November 2016. Hosting a wealth of recorded live stand-up content for those who love comedy and want more to see than a trip to their local comedy club can offer Many comedy lovers […]
AR firm Zappar has partnered with DreamWorks Animation to bring to life characters from the animated feature film Trolls for Tesco UK. The campaign launched on 21 October to tie in with the release of the movie in UK cinemas. It enables shoppers to explore Tesco stores nationwide with their smartphone or tablet to find […]
It’s starting to look more and more likely we’ll someday tell our grandchildren bedtime stories about the strange boxes in our homes on which we watched videos. That’s because — and this really shouldn’t come as a surprise — Gen Z, which native advertising software firm Sharethrough defines as the generation born after 1995, likes […]
Online video streaming service Netflix has launched a tool for iOS and Android devices that enables users to check the speed of their internet connection, whether its arriving via wi-fi or mobile data. Netflix had already launched an online tool for internet connection checking in May, Fast.com, but the new app shows that the company recognises […]