Twitter upgrades app ready for NFL live-streams
September 15, 2016 | David FarnorThis Thursday night, Twitter kicks off its new live-streaming partnership with the NFL – and the social network has released a new app for people wanting to tune in.
The landmark deal was announced earlier this year and will see … Read More
Twitter introduces way for creators to monetise videos
September 3, 2016 | David FarnorTwitter has expanded its video service to let creators of all sizes monetise their content, both uploaded and live.
The move is a big step for Twitter, which, like Facebook, is attempting to establish itself as a viable alternative to … Read More
Twitter launches live-streaming app Periscope
March 27, 2015 | David FarnorTwitter has launched a new livestreaming service, Periscope.
The app, released this week, allows users to broadcast video from their mobile device online, where other Periscope users can then watch it.
The launch arrives just over a year since … Read More
Twitter enables video embedding
March 4, 2015 | David FarnorTwitter has enabled the embedding of videos posted on the social network.
It might not sound like a big step, but it’s a crucial move in the ongoing race between Facebook and Twitter to rival YouTube. The video site’s growth … Read More
Twitter and Facebook step up video plans with billions of views per day
February 7, 2015 | David FarnorTwitter and Facebook are stepping up their video plans on the back of results that show each site records billions of views per day.
Twitter made its first move into video with its increasingly prolific Vine app – the GIF-like … Read More
YouTube killer? Details revealed about Twitter’s video service
January 4, 2015 | David FarnorDetails have been revealed about Twitter’s video service.
The plans, which were first announced by Twitter last year, mark the social network’s latest step to increase its presence in the video sector – a move that puts it in direct … Read More
Match of Yesterday: Can the Premier League really stop people tweeting football clips on Vine?
August 23, 2014 | David FarnorMatch of the Day turns 50 years old this weekend, celebrating five decades of selecting clips, sharing them with audiences and commenting on them. After tonight’s programme finishes, it will not be on BBC iPlayer.
Why? Because it never has … Read More
Infographic: The impact of Twitter upon TV
May 19, 2014 | David FarnorDo you tweet about telly? 85 per cent of people on Twitter during primetime TV hours do, according to a new study published Twitter.
The report, carried out in partnership with FOX, the Advertising Research Foundation and db5, shows just … Read More
#WatchOnSky: Sky launches new Twitter TV tool
April 23, 2014 | David FarnorSky has started to trial #WatchOnSky, a brand new tool that lets viewers watch TV shows by clicking on tweets.
We have written at length on the relationship between Twitter and TV, which are becoming increasingly intertwined thanks to viewers’ … Read More
The changing relationship between Twitter and TV
April 13, 2014 | David FarnorTwitter and TV. They’re like bangers and mash. If you could use bangers to slag off the mash – and other sausages could then share your comments with the people eating them. While also consuming mash. The key thing about … Read More