Posts made in July, 2015

on Jul 27, 2015

By Minda Smiley NBC’s Al Roker will livestream three food-themed shows this week on Meerkat in partnership with cook-at-home delivery company Plated and popular food bloggers. Through Roker Labs, the new live-streaming branch of his production company Al Roker Entertainment, The Today Show weather anchor is livestreaming shows that last anywhere from five to 15 minutes on Meerkat in an effort to combine his broadcast skills with new technology. The first show, which was called ‘In the Kitchen with Plated’ and aired on 27 July, featured the co-CEO of Plated Nick Taranto and vice president of culinary Elana Karp at the company’s New York headquarters. ‘Food Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 27, 2015

By Minda Smiley Mobile app Snapchat has booted Yahoo and Warner Music from its ‘Discover’ platform that rolled out at the beginning of this year in favor of BuzzFeed and iHeartRadio. ‘Discover’ was first unveiled six months ago with 12 publishers – including Cosmopolitan, ESPN, and Vice – as a way for them to reach their core audiences on the app, which is extremely popular among younger people. It allows each publisher channel to post a number of stories every single day, which include articles, images, and videos. It’s not immediately clear why Yahoo and Warner Music have been replaced, but Snapchat said in Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 27, 2015

By Minda Smiley Global chain Domino’s has launched a site called Pizza School where users can browse around a virtual campus and watch instructional videos on how to make pizza. Created by CP+B, the site is Domino’s attempt to one up Pizza Hut, which has gotten a lot of attention lately because of its hot dog bites pizza. By featuring the different steps it takes to make a pizza, from rolling the dough to spreading the sauce and adding cheese with toppings, Domino’s hopes to appeal to consumers with its gimmick-free pies while making fun of Pizza Hut’s ‘crazy concoctions.’ The chain even set Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 27, 2015

By John McCarthy Google has U-turned on its stance that people who use its services must sign up for an account on its social network Google+. The first Google service to be unshackled from Google+ will be YouTube meaning users will no longer need a Google+ account to leave a comment below videos. Bradley Horowitz, vice president of streams, photos and sharing, said: “People have told us that accessing all of their Google stuff with one account makes life a whole lot easier. But we’ve also heard that it doesn’t make sense for your Google+ profile to be your identity in all the other Google Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 27, 2015

By John McCarthy An extensive study from Havas Sports & Entertainment into global music consumption patterns has unearthed a number of surprising findings in the UK market. The ‘Fans.Passions.Brands’ study, conducted in partnership with the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Innovation Lab, questioned 18,000 people across 17 countries on how they consume, discover and engage with music. 1,000 British respondents revealed that the UK still boasts some old school music fans with 73 of respondents claiming to still purchase CDs and other physical media. Only 43 per cent admitted to purchasing digital copies through the likes of iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. Additionally, radio remained the Read full story › Source: The Drum...