BBC launches new and improved iPlayer
The BBC have launched a major upgrade to the iPlayer service, which currently sees more than 10 million programmes streamed through the service per day.
Facebook buys wildly popular messaging app WhatsApp for $16 billion in cash and shares
Facebook has acquired hugely popular messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and shares.
Why News Corp will hold Storyful back
Storyful has been acquired by News Corp, the Murdoch-led company that owns The Times, the WSJ, The Sun, and Sky television amongst a number of other media companies. This link-up may look like a good move for the user generated content verifying company, but the acquisition will do little to enamour Murdoch to the internet, and this may just end up killing Storyful.
