Catalan expats organised a demonstration in support of the independence of Catalonia and against the police brutality lived during the referendum for independence.
Testimoni des de Londres pel magazine Tarda Oberta (TV3), en el que explico les raons per les quals ni puc ni vull votar al referèndum sobre la independència de Catalunya que es convoca l’1 d’octubre del 2017.
El concurso de Televisión Española ‘Saber y Ganar’, presentado por Jordi Hurtado, es ya un programa histórico, con un público muy fiel desde su primera emisión, en febrero de 1997.
In the Pride Parade in London, last Saturday, July 8th 2017, associations and advocacy groups for the LGBTQ+ community marched along the biggest corporations and any major brand in the UK.
On February 4th, 2017, London’s Downing Street, where the official residence and office for the British Prime Minister Theresa May is, was the location chosen by human rights and political activists to end a protest that started at U.S. Embassy in Grosvenor Square.
El pasado domingo, 29 de enero de 2017, el barrio de Chinatown en Londres celebró el nuevo año según el calendario chino, el Año del Gallo. Me pasé por allí para compartir lo que sucedía desde la cuenta en Snapchat de Código Nuevo, y este es el resultado…
Women and allies around the world marched today Saturday, January 21st 2017, for gender equality and human rights, on the awakening of the first day for Donald Trump’s presidency of the United States.
Entrevista al artista canadiense Andy Shauf el dia después de su concierto en el Primavera Sound 2016, en Barcelona.
Tras su actuación ayer en el Auditori, Andy Shauf ha charlado un rato con nosotros horas antes de su segundo concierto en el Primavera Sound 2016, esta tarde en la Sala Teatre del Primavera a la Ciutat, en el Raval. El multiinstrumentista ha participado por partida doble en esta edición del festival presentando su primer disco “The Party”, publicado por Anti Records y cerrando así la gira europea que lo ha tenido ocupado las últimas semanas.
En la entrevista nos explica que prefiere el acogimiento de actuar en una sala como el Auditori a los grandes escenarios. Continue reading “Andy Shauf, la magia del folk”
Tubecon, in Helsinki (Finland), is the biggest YouTube related event in Scandinavia. Read more about it and the success of YouTube in Finland in my article for the Foreign Correspondents’ Programme.
Kids don’t watch TV anymore; they watch YouTube instead. This statement is becoming common in many countries worldwide and Finland is not an exception: recent data show that 18% of Finns between 15 and 39 years of age watch YouTube every day.
The (Finnish) national YouTube community is in a continuous growth: 357 YouTube channels have more than 10,000 subscribers and 45 channels have got over 100,000 subscribers. Most of these channels are Finnish-speaking. Victor Potrel from YouTube HQ in London said that such a large community for a language of 5.5 million speakers is a unique phenomenon for the online video platform.
These channels represent a wide offer of diverse content. Video creators are developing a strong engagement with their audiences both through their videos and through social media profiles. “Is like meeting a friend”, Potrel said.
This strong engagement is what made Tubecon a reality: in 2013, some of the most successful Finnish YouTube creators were setting regular meet-ups with their fans, but when attendance to these informal gatherings was reaching 2,000 people, they realized that there is a need for a more structured event allowing a larger capacity. Tubecon was on the making.
Continue reading “TUBECON 2015: The idols of Finnish teenagers are now on YouTube”
Aquest conte explica perquè a la Xina donen la benvinguda a l’Any Nou Xinès amb petards, danses del lleó i el decorant-ho tot de vermell: volen espantar a Nian, el monstre.
Hi havia una vegada…
Fa molt temps, hi havia un monstre que es deia Nian. Li encantava tenir espantat a un petit poble a la Xina i el visitava un cop l’any per espantar a tots els seus habitants. La visita al poble sempre era el primer dia de l’any, per recordar als vilatans que seguia allà un any més i que debien de seguir espantats.
