Industry Updates

Instagram Live allows Saving streams to Camera Rolls 23 March 2017

One of the unique things about Instagram Live was that the live videos were always deleted once they were completed, unlike Facebook live or Periscope. The company has now announced the saving feature for broadcasters of live videos. Users will … Continue reading

Europe to have 335m UHD homes by 2020 23 March 2017

According to the latest data from SES, European consumers are buying more into the Ultra HD concept. The report states that Europe now has around 17.3 million UHD screens (6.6 % of homes as of year-end 2016), up from 12.1 million a … Continue reading

AR/VR headset market to reach 100m units 22 March 2017

According to a recent data from International Data Corporation (IDC), new AR/VR device launches, expanding array of content for both consumer and enterprises, and lower price points will propel the augmented and virtual reality headset device market worldwide at a breakneck … Continue reading

YouTube Launches Uptime – A Social Video Streaming App 22 March 2017

YouTube is continuing to propel the online video world forwards with the launch of its new social video streaming app – Uptime. The new video streaming platform will make video viewing more social. When a user is watching a video … Continue reading

Twitter will soon allow posting live-video streaming for media organisations 22 March 2017

According to a latest media report about Twitter, the social media giant will allow media firms to post live streaming videos directly into the service. Twitter will do so by opening up its application programming interface (API) for the media companies. Media … Continue reading