People around the world will spend an average of 800 hours using the mobile internet this year – that’s equivalent to 33 days without sleep or pause, according to Zenith’s Media Consumption Forecasts, published on June 10. By 2021 the total will rise to 930 hours, or 39 full days. This is the fifth edition of […]
New research has found that the vast majority of internet users lack any confidence in what they see and read online. Only 8% of them globally think that three-quarters or more of the information they get from social media is true – dropping to 4% when it comes to information from supposedly trusted influencers like […]
Teads, the global media platform, announced an exclusive UK and EEA partnership with Guardian News & Media (GNM) to deliver inRead advertising technology. Teads’ global media platform will enable GNM to scale its online inRead inventory, whilst increasing video and display ad monetization through both its direct sales team as well as Teads demand. Initially […]
Despite being a part of the world’s most dynamic digital economy, U.S. consumers have the least amount of trust in businesses and a greater propensity to protect their data, per The Digital Society Index 2019: Human Needs in a Digital World. The global study, released by leading advertising and digital communications group Dentsu Aegis Network, polled […]
Brightcove, the leading provider of cloud services for video, announced it has completed the acquisition of the online video platform business of Ooyala, a provider of cloud video technology. The strategic acquisition strengthens Brightcove’s position as the market leader in the online video industry. Ooyala OVP customers join an already impressive list of companies working […]
Stronger-than-expected internet advertising will drive 4.7% growth in total global adspend in 2019, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on March 25. That’s substantially ahead of the 4.0% forecast made in the previous edition of the report, published in December 2018. Zenith forecasts 4.6% growth in both 2020 and 2021, ahead of previous forecasts […]
Spotify will now use algorithms to partially “personalise” some of its editorial playlists based on listeners’ tastes. As a result, no two of the personalised editorial playlists will be the same, marking a major change in the way users discover music. The move, announced on Spotify’s website, is intended to both improve the listening experience for […]
The innovation delivers an in-store experience to online customers, averaging an impressive 4.7 out of 5.0 in customer satisfaction Go Instore, a leading provider of immersive omnichannel retail experiences for personalised eCommerce, announced the success HP inc have had in providing human-led digital user experiences for their retail partners’ online customers. Go Instore is providing HP’s […]
Hulu and YouTube together have signed about three million subscribers to their live online TV services, according to Bloomberg, a sign the two internet companies may be outmanoeuvring competitors like Sling TV and DirecTV Now. Hulu’s live service is nearing two million subscribers, while YouTube TV has eclipsed a million, said the people, who asked […]
Zyalin Group announces the release of its newest product, iKydz Lite, providing low cost internet safety for all. Designed with all the simplicity of iKydz’s Total Internet Control on one app, delivered at a price that makes it as affordable as possible for families around the world. Irish firm Zyalin Group is on a mission […]