Apple announced some new rules for the iOS App Store, and streamers like Netflix and Hulu may stand to benefit. The fees that Apple charges developers for offering subscription sign-ups within their apps will be reduced. At first, companies will still have to give Apple 30 percent of monthly charges once a user signs up […]
Bell Media and the video advertising platform Videology recently announced a new partnership. After a three-month assessment period, the companies will begin a multi-phase integration in which Bell Media will make use of Videology’s programmatic TV technology. Phase one of the integration is set to launch in Q3 of this year. In addition, Videology has […]
A US blowout over Costa Rica in the 2016 Copa America handed FS1 with an average of 1.6 million viewers on Tuesday night, according to Nielsen, to rank as the most-watched men’s soccer match in the network history and besting the 2015 CONCACAF Cup. The rating marked a full 260% rise over the average to […]
ESPN announced that it would carry Muhammad Ali’s memorial service on Friday, bumping its coverage of the opening match for the UEFA European Football Championship, featuring France/Romania, to ESPN2. Ali’s memorial service from Louisville will see the likes of President Bill Clinton, Billy Crystal and Bryant Gumbel deliver eulogies during the service, which will take […]
Twitter released new research on its gaming enthusiasts, who sent a collective 84 million gaming Tweets in 2015, according to Crimson Hexagon. Overall, the company revealed that 65% of people on the platform say they play video games, while 55% of those users say they regularly play console games. Overall, 85% of Twitter gamers spend […]
On to E3. Doritos detailed its plans for E3 Live, announcing plans to offer “the world’s largest arcade game with a never-before-seen mix of music and gaming,” dubbed Doritos Mix. The six-story retro arcade game that will be controlled by both fans onsite and watching on Twitch, with performances from the likes of DJ Steve […]
On Tuesday, Savannah Guthrie shared the news with her Today co-hosts (and America) that she’s pregnant with her second child, and therefore bowing out of covering the Summer Olympics. “You’re going to have to go to beach volleyball without me,” Guthrie told Matt Lauer. An outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus has been blamed for […]
At a hearing on Tuesday to determine if 93-year-old Sumner Redstone is mentally competent to make business decisions, a Massachusetts judge said a ruling would come later this month. “I grew up in a housing project where I was lucky to have a quarter in my pocket,” said Judge George Phelan. “I’m still trying to […]
As Digiday previewed last week, Snapchat has launched a wholesale redesign of Discover, its platform for publisher-controlled channels. Instead of small disks featuring publishers’ logos, the section now features larger, magazine-like images displaying a preview of content from that day’s offerings. Just as significantly, users can now subscribe to Discover channels, giving the channels more […]