Global smartphone sales up 7% as 4G ramps up
In the first quarter of 2015, global smartphone unit demand increased 7%, compared to the same period last year, according to new research.
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Global online video ad revenue doubles in 3 years
YouTube and Facebook video ads are eating into TV commercial revues across the world, with global advertising revenue from online video doubled to $11.2 billion between 2011 and 2014, according to new research.
EU ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ one year on: Google approved just over 40% of 250K requests
One year on from the ‘EU Right to be Forgotten’ ruling, Google has processed 253,617 data removal requests over the past 12 months – but approved just over 40% of those, according to new research.
Global video viewing habits: Age and device determines preferences
Globally, consumers largely favour TV as the device of choice for watching video programming. However, there are a few regional and generational differences in how we watch. This infographic from Nielsen tracks how video viewing habits vary across the globe.
Facebook Messenger adds free video web calls over 3G and Wi-Fi
Facebook Messenger is launching free VOIP video calling over cellular and wi-fi connections on iOS and Android in the US, Canada, UK, and 15 other countries.
Google woos news start-ups with £107m support pledge
Google has pledged to give €150m (£107m) to European news publishers and journalism-focused start-ups over the next three years.
Measuring the success of campaigns: New European benchmarks (infographic)
Understanding campaign performance is critical for all stakeholders in the digital advertising ecosystem.New research from comScore offers a way to compare campaigns with industry benchmarks across Europe.
Facebook dominates Europe social logins as Russia’s VK slips to just 1%
Facebook has continued to dominate as an identity provider in Q1 of 2015, annihilating Russian based VK’s share of social logins.
Global web TV market ‘to grow fourfold’: Netflix, Amazon and YouTube lead the way
Subscriptions from ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) TV providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will generate $31.6 billion by 2019, up from just under $8 billion in 2014, according to new research.
UK digital ad spend growth to outpace US and Europe
UK ad spend is forecast to rise 5.4% in 2015, 60% faster than in US and Western Europe, according to new research.