The Russian State Duma is debating a bill that will result in heavy fines for platforms that fail to remove content prohibited by the regulator Roskomnadzor.
Thomas de Buhr to join DAZN from Twitter
Sports streaming service DAZN has appointed Thomas de Buhr as the head of its business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Disney inks partnership with Twitter
The Walt Disney Company and Twitter signed a new agreement to create live content and advertising opportunities from across the entire Disney portfolio on the Twitter platform.
Fox to premiere TV series on Twitter
Fox Broadcasting Company and Twitter will partner on a wide range of streaming initiatives to launch returning series Empire and The Mick, as well as the network’s new comedy, Ghosted.
Twitter TV head Fred Graver joins Discovery
Discovery Communications has appointed Fred Graver as senior VP, Digital Content and Social for Discovery Digital.
Twitter outlines video strategy
The success that Twitter enjoyed in broadcasting NFL games last year has encouraged it to show its users much more content.
Bloomberg to debut Twitter-based network
Bloomberg Media and Twitter are to create a 24/7 breaking news network that will put Bloomberg content into the social media network.
Kudelski and Twitter to pursue opportunities
The Kudelski Group and Twitter have agreed to broaden their relationship and pursue collaborative opportunities in areas of joint interest.
Twitter to live stream Golden Globe Red Carpet
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dick Clark Productions and Twitter partner to live stream The Globes Red Carpet Live pre-show for the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Two million sampled Twitter’s NFL live stream
Twitter’s stream of its first NFL Thursday Night Football game was watched by 243,000 people during an average minute of the game, compared to 15.4 million people watching CBS and the NFL Network.