a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Tesco sells Blinkbox Music to streaming service Guvera

Jan26
by on January 26, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, streaming music

Tesco has sold Blinkbox Music to Australian music streaming service Guvera today for an undisclosed sum. Guvera will use the acquisition to expand into the UK and Western Europe. Blinkbox Music has 2.5 million registered users. Guvera, meanwhile, operates in 20 countries across Asia, Australasia and the Americas. Tesco sold Blinkbox’s video streaming service to TalkTalk earlier this month, along with its broadband and voice services. Tesco has also announced that it is closing its ebooks service, Blinkbox Books, at the end of February. ➤ Guvera acquires blinkbox Music [Blinkbox News]

└ Tags: 
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Turkey orders Facebook to censor pages that insult the Prophet Mohammed

Jan26
by on January 26, 2015 at 11:14 am
Posted In: Around the Web, censorship

facebook_like
A Turkish court has ordered Facebook to censor pages that insult the Prophet Mohammed, reports Reuters. The ruling was handed down yesterday with a threat that access to the social network will be blocked if it refuses to comply. The decision, which came at the request of a prosecutor, according to Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT, follows another court ruling earlier this month which ordered news sites that published the cover of Charlie Hebdo featuring a cartoon of Mohammed to be blocked. Turkey has a long record of censoring internet access. Last year, the government temporarily blocked access to Twitter over tweets linking the prime…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: , , , ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

The BBC’s Your Story tool uses Facebook data to explore key news stories during your life

Jan26
by on January 26, 2015 at 11:10 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Your Story
As we reported earlier, the BBC has begun testing a range of new digital ventures on its Taster platform online. One of the more notable projects that you can play with is called Your Story, which links happenings in your life with major events from around the world, for an interesting look at your time on planet Earth. Once you grant access to your Facebook account, Your Story will pull in info about your life and show you what else happened around the globe on important dates. You’ll get to view a multimedia timeline with images and video, as well as…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Sling TV review: Not quite the cord cutter’s dream, but a bargain for millennial families

Jan26
by on January 26, 2015 at 10:59 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

Sling TV CES review
The unbundling trend is trickling down from apps to television with the launch of Sling TV, Dish Network’s US-only, live TV subscription service at just $20 a month  – no contract required. It’s an ironic concept: A US-based cable service aimed at cord cutters who don’t want to pay for cable. Given the specific audience, Sling TV is aimed at not only young TV viewers but young families who will enjoy the limited offering of select channels, including ESPN, Cartoon Network and HGTV. For background, I’m a Time Warner Cable subscriber with basic cable channels. I watch TV about an hour every…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: 
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

BBC launches ‘Taster’ to showcase its new digital ideas and get feedback

Jan26
by on January 26, 2015 at 9:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches, UK

The BBC has today announced a new initiative called BBC Taster that it hopes will help to showcase new digital talent across its platforms. The organization said the platform will use feedback from viewers and that Taster will be used to incubate new ideas. It added that the platform will use a range of formats for new ideas, including mashup shows. The announcement follows the continual refinement of its digital services like iPlayer, which recently gained 30-day playback of content that has been broadcast through the BBC’s TV channels. This story is being updated… Thumbnail image credit: Shutterstock

└ Tags: , ,