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First look: Channel 4’s new All 4 on-demand streaming platform

Mar26
by on March 26, 2015 at 12:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews, UK

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On Monday next week Channel 4 will be putting its new on-demand streaming platform All 4 live for users in the UK. With new branding, a fully revamped platform and a view that linear live television viewing is here to stay, we took a first look around the new platform to see what it had to offer. While All 4 is launching next week for iOS and desktop viewers, the fully updated Android app with a new design and features will roll out later in the year. It will, however, get the new All 4 branding from next week. A three-pronged…

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How to future-proof your brand, on mobile & beyond

Mar26
by on March 26, 2015 at 10:16 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Insider, Next Conference, tnweu

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This essay is part of a series written by speakers featuring at our upcoming 10th anniversary TNW Conference Europe. Brian is both CEO and Co-Founder of  mobile advertising network Kiip. Staying relevant in a constantly changing arena. This is the number one concern I hear from brands. As the CEO of mobile rewards startup Kiip, I’ve spoken with hundreds of brands. To them, staying relevant means reaching the smartphone generation, launching effective digital campaigns and ensuring their security for the future. Today, remaining relevant means engaging consumers on mobile. Tomorrow, this could be expanding onto a different platform, like Apple…

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8 things to consider when determining your startup valuation

Mar26
by on March 26, 2015 at 10:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cortex, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Insider, Profiles and Interviews, startup, venturepact, video blocks, YEC, yec.co, Young Entrepreneur Council

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Setting a valuation for an early-stage startup looking to raise money is tough. There’s no one right answer or formula to rely on, yet plenty of advice — some of which can lead you in the wrong direction. For starters, do you know where you stand in relation to other companies? In regards to your market? Should you rethink your magic number if you still have no revenue? You need to consider all these questions and more. To help, I asked eight founders from YEC the following: What is one thing I should be thinking about as I come up with a valuation…

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Learn to code iOS 8 apps with this comprehensive course for only $89

Mar26
by on March 26, 2015 at 10:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Offers, TNWDeals

Some of the biggest tech news of last year was Apple’s new Swift programming language. If you’d like to get to grips with iOS 8 development and this new way of creating apps, we’ve got just the course for you. The course is suitable for beginners and includes 350 videos and 36.5 hours of content to help you understand iOS 8, Xcode 6 and Swift. As a bonus, you’ll also get access to the previous iOS 7 course. Through the course, you’ll build 14 iOS 8 apps. You’ll learn everything from app design to API integrations (to connect with third…

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O2 customers will get new Channel 4 shows early when 4oD relaunches as All4

Mar26
by on March 26, 2015 at 9:56 am
Posted In: 4oD, All4, Apps, Around the Web, Channel 4, ios, Product Launches

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Channel 4 is relaunching its catch-up and on-demand service 4oD as All4 on March 30 and when it does, O2 customers are getting a big advantage – new shows 48 hours before everyone else. The network has been teasing the overhaul through its existing 4oD apps for some time. From Monday, the Web and iOS apps will be updated to All4. Other platforms will have to wait until later in the year, a delay that will be especially galling to Android owners who only got a native app in 2013. All4 will split Channel 4’s offerings into three sections – On…

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