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Periscope's Boxing Night; Nielsen Roku Partnership; Britain’s TV Addiction

Fri, May 8, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

What a dramatic night it was in the boxing ring in Las Vegas when Floyd Mayweather faced and defeated the Philippines’ hero Manny Pacquiao - to the cheers of millions of fans. But the real, legal drama unfolded off the ring, as thousands of users live streamed the fight using Twitter’s Periscope, infringing content rights. In Britain, more than half of the nation admitted they are addicted to watching TV – sticking to the shows they know and love, while in Germany, the country’s official TV rating association announced it is adding YouTube viewership data to its reports. Here is this week’s most buzzing TV news.

Thu, May 7, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

TV Leaders Summit is only a few weeks away, and in its third year, this exceptional gathering has already become a tradition. This year in Cannes we will continue our conversations and debates over th...

Tue, Apr 28, 2015 | by Chem Assayag

It’s this time of the year and our annual TV Leaders summit is just a month away! This year's summit will take place in Cannes on May 28th-30th and will host market leaders to present and discuss the ...

Mon, Apr 27, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Engagement and personalization of TV services have been the buzzwords for a while – at least since the concept of TV Everywhere really started catching up in 2011.

Mon, Apr 27, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Netflix’s global expansion plans and vision of launching its services around the world is quickly becoming a reality. The company’s first quarter results prove that facing a saturated domestic market,...

Fri, Apr 17, 2015 | by Efrat Fenigson

They are the new kids on the social media block: Periscope and Meerkat, the competing apps that seek the undivided attention of the thrill-loving, share-it-all mobile users. Meerkat was the hottest th...

Fri, Apr 17, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

They saved the date, discussed possible plots on social media and avoided spoilers of any kind, and on Sunday, Game of Thrones fans were finally reunited with their heroes in Westeros when the 5th sea...

Thu, Apr 16, 2015 | by Chem Assayag

I love the arts and especially contemporary art. When I travel for work and have some spare time – which actually almost never happens- I try to visit local exhibitions and museums. The last time I wa...

Fri, Apr 10, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Madonna is no stranger to using social media and technology for promoting her music, but in another testimony to the growing importance of video on Social Media, Madonna chose to premier her new video...