{"id":19835,"date":"2019-08-15T14:42:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T13:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.phdmedia.com_\/belgium\/this-week-in-digital-177\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T17:33:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:33:24","slug":"this-week-in-digital-177","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phdmedia.com\/belgium\/this-week-in-digital-177\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Digital"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>OFCOM\u2019s recently released Media Nation report shows that 50% of UK homes subscribe to a TV streaming service. As the user bases continue to grow globally, the \u2018streaming wars\u2019 get more intense, signified by Disney finally releasing a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disneyplus\/status\/1163436405873229824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">teaser trailer for its Disney+ service<\/a> and Facebook getting in on the streaming action by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/digital\/facebook-is-testing-subscriptions-on-its-facebook-watch-video-destination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trialing its own subscription service<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<h5>HEADLINES<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/8\/12\/20802639\/tumblr-verizon-sold-wordpress-blogging-yahoo-adult-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Verizon has sold Tumblr to WordPress<\/a>\u2019 parent company for a fraction of the price they paid.<\/li>\n<li>Facebook is launching a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/facebook-confirms-news-tab-being-launched-in-us-as-it-seeks-media-partners-to-license-content-11781136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News tab<\/a> and is looking for trusted media providers.<\/li>\n<li>Google is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/search\/press-play-find-and-listen-podcast-episodes-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surfacing podcasts in natural search<\/a>\u00a0and has also added\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/maps\/take-your-next-destination-google-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new features to Maps<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/08\/12\/twitters-latest-test-lets-users-subscribe-to-a-tweets-replies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe to thread replies on Twitter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>INSIGHTS<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>There are now 13.3 million subscribers to streaming services (47% of the UK), this and more in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/research-and-data\/tv-radio-and-on-demand\/media-nations-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OFCOM Media Nations report 2019<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A look at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/aliciakelso\/2019\/08\/07\/why-chipotles-bet-on-tiktok-is-paying-off\/#492585204080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chipotle\u2019s TikTok strategy<\/a> and how it\u2019s paying off.<\/li>\n<li>Facebook is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/graphic-detail\/2019\/07\/20\/youngsters-are-avoiding-facebook-but-not-the-firms-other-platforms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">losing its share of younger internet users,<\/a> but they are migrating to Facebook-owned Instagram and WhatsApp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>COOL<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Bacardi has \u2018hacked\u2019 YouTube to create an addictive remix experience,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lbbonline.com\/news\/bacardi-hacks-youtube-with-the-launch-of-the-beat-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beat Machine<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Chinese vertical dramas could signal the<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/world\/2019\/07\/17\/chinese-vertical-dramas-made-for-phone-viewing-show-the-future-of-mobile-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0future of mobile video\/TV shows<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Google used hip-hop dancers and 360-degree photos embedded into Street View to show off the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/maps\/hip-hop-dancers-show-paris-new-light-street-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gare de Lyon on its 170<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>DEEP READS<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Snap bets its future on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/snap-spectacles-3-glasses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pair of Spectacles<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>How\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/12\/technology\/facebook-antitrust.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook is changing<\/a> to deal with scrutiny of its power.<\/li>\n<li>Start-ups are ready to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/fast-company\/startups-are-racing-to-commercialize-deepfakes-powerful-internet-breaking-ai-141e405e9447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commercialise Deepfake technology<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Q:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/creativity\/2019\/05\/29\/who-owns-a-meme-nobody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who owns IP on memes?<\/a> A: No one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OFCOM\u2019s recently released Media Nation report shows that 50% of UK homes subscribe to a TV streaming service. 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