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Social video accounts for nearly five hours of TV viewing per week

August 20, 2025 17.21 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Parks Associates’ latest research from its Streaming Video Tracker examines the impact of creator-driven media on the video ecosystem and the importance of social video for streaming services looking to […]

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Parks Associates, Social Media, US, YouTube Edited: 22 August 2025 07:39

German FRK calls for ARD and ZDF to leave Facebook

April 10, 2018 08.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator association FRK calls for public broadcasters ARD and ZDF to immediately withdraw from Facebook.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Social TV, Top Story, TV Tagged With: ARD, Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, FRK, Heinz-Peter Labonte, Sheryl Sandberg, Social Media, user data, ZDF Edited: 11 April 2018 09:35

German TV channel YUN!Q to launch on August 3

June 17, 2015 09.11 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Interactive German youth TV channel YUN!Q will launch on August 3, 2015 at 17.00 CET.

Filed Under: Cable, IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, Social TV, TV Tagged With: Germany, interaction, onMediaTV, Social Media, YUN!Q Edited: 23 June 2015 09:50

Curation will beat distribution

September 22, 2011 11.23 Europe/London By Julian Clover

CTAM EuroSummit ’11. The curation of content is needed if audiences are to be able to cut through the noise of social media, according to the futurologist Gerd Leonhard.

Filed Under: CTAM EuroSummit, Newsline Tagged With: Social Media Edited: 22 September 2011 16:22

Facebook plans FA Cup stream

August 17, 2011 10.55 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Non-League football clubs Ascot United and Wembley FC will get their moment in the sun when Facebook shows their FA Cup meeting live on its website on Friday evening (August […]

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD Tagged With: Facebook, Social Media Edited: 17 August 2011 10:55

TV Genius shows Twitter’s TV engagement

June 8, 2011 10.30 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Social media is increasingly engaging viewers in their favourite TV shows, but the amount of Tweets does not necessarily tally with the programmes audiences.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Social Media, TV Genius Edited: 8 June 2011 10:30

Cablecos using social media to improve customer care

September 23, 2010 16.06 Europe/London By Julian Clover

CTAM EUROSUMMIT ’10 – BUDAPEST. Social media can be a good source of marketing, but it can also be a good customer care tool, according to Ola Eriksson, Com Hem’s […]

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: CTAM Eurosummit, Social Media Edited: 23 September 2010 16:08

Social Networking displaces the Red Button

September 9, 2010 15.15 Europe/London By Julian Clover

IBC 2010 – AMSTERDAM. Social Networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are beginning to take over from the Red Button as a means for broadcasters to interact with their […]

Filed Under: IBC Special, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Social Media Edited: 3 April 2011 20:02

TV finding it hard to attract Facebook friends

August 24, 2010 10.12 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Social Media’s impact on traditional media varies dramatically by age, according to a new report from the business advisory firm Deloitte.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Social Media Edited: 26 August 2010 09:09

Starling launches new social TV platform

April 13, 2010 08.26 Europe/London By Robert Briel

MIPTV 2010 – CANNES. Starling, a new social TV platform that connects TV audiences and integrates them with broadcast media, was launched today by Kevin Slavin.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Social Media, Starling Edited: 13 April 2010 09:07

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