Audioboom agrees Audible content deal December 15, 2014 UK AUDIO content platform Audioboom yesterday said it had struck a content deal to provide audiobook samples from Amazon subsidiary Audible. The Aim-listed Audioboom’s new apps have an algorithm that learns a user’s likes and tailors content delivery accordingly, allowing for the showcasing of Audible content as part of the automated feed of audio. Audioboom [...]
Drones are now being used in “every conceivable application”, from military missions and law enforcement to commerce February 25, 2015 Drones have been making us feel uneasy for years – the unmanned machines are capable of spying on activities anywhere in the world, and with just a single command they can wipe out huge numbers of people. Not only that, but they mess up their targets pretty easily – a recent study by [...]
Budget 2015: What to watch out for today March 17, 2015 WHO: GEORGE OSBORNE WHEN: 12.30PM TODAY WHERE: HOUSE OF COMMONS WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW A further shake up of pensions Over 55-year-olds who had previously been forced to buy an annuity will be able to sell it for a lump cash sum to use as they wish, instead of receiving the regular payouts, building on reforms from [...]
BBC’s flagship shows joining Amazon Prime April 14, 2014 SHERLOCK, Doctor Who and Life on Mars will soon become available on Amazon Prime Instant after the online retail giant signed a deal to add top BBC shows to its revamped video streaming subscription service, formerly known as LoveFilm.
ITV eyes new $950m deal with television arm of The Weinstein Company April 7, 2015 After buying Talpa in March, ITV is looking to the US again to expand its content creation arm. It has been less than a month since ITV’s acquisition of Talpa Media, the production company of BBC1’s The Voice. But already the broadcaster is back in the limelight – this time over talks to buy the [...]
Amazon eyes streaming TV service March 28, 2014 AMAZON’S chief executive Jeff Bezos could launch an ad-supported streaming TV service as early as next week. Amazon is likely to stream original, self-produced TV series and perhaps licensed programming for free to viewers, according to the Wall Street Journal. In response, Amazon last night said: “We’re often experimenting with new things.”
ITV share price jumps on double-digit growth and £250m special dividend payout – but audiences continue falling March 4, 2015 The figures ITV's shares shot up five per cent in early trading as revenue climbed eight per cent to £2.6bn in 2014 and adjusted pre-tax profit jumped 23 per cent to £712m. The UK's largest broadcaster will pay out a special dividend of £250m to shareholders, or 6.25 pence per share. That's in addition to a 3.3 [...]
Amazon to challenge Apple with $99 fire TV April 2, 2014 AMAZON will enter the living room with a video streaming set top box called Fire TV. Chief executive Jeff Bezos described the rival to Apple TV as a: “Tiny box, huge specs, tons of content, incredible price”. It will pipe movies and TV shows directly from Amazon’s video service onto TV. No UK release date [...]
Alibaba could move into Indian market with $500m investment in One97 Communications January 12, 2015 Alibaba could soon expand its global influence by purchasing a stake in India’s One97 Communications for over $500m. Alibaba and payment service provider unit Alipay are said to be in advanced talks to buy between 30 and 40pc of the Indian company which owns mobile payment platform Paytm. According to Reuters sources, One97 [...]
Europe vs Google: EU accuses search giant of market dominance abuse in EU antitrust case and launches Android probe April 15, 2015 Five years after the European Commission first began investigating Google's dominance of internet search, formal charges against the search giant have finally been filed, accusing Google of anti-competitive behaviour. The EC's competition commissioner claims Google favours its own comparison of shopping products in search result pages over those of other shopping sites and has taken the [...]