Strategy Analytics’ iOS apps forecast predicts the Apple iOS App Store will reach nearly $30 billion (€27.2bn) in revenue by 2021. Between 2008 and 2021 Apple will pay out more than $140 billion billion to app developers.While Apple’s App Store continues to generate billions for developers, the companies benefitting continue to change significantly. In 2008 […]
Research from UK free-to-air DTT platform Freeview suggests that the average Briton is more likely to switch partners than bank, energy or TV providers. The research, conducted by TNS, found that 81 per cent of British adults who have had a romantic partner have ended a relationship at least once, while just 56 per cent […]
Italian public broadcaster RAI and mobile telephony operator TIM have partnered for LTE Broadcast trials. On occasion on the closure of the 2015 Milan Expo, the two partners jointly offered visitors the possibility of trying out a Mobile TV service that provided access to live and on-demand content in HD, via the 4G network. Using […]
Mediaset Spain is strengthening its position both in TV broadcasting and online, according to comScore. With Tele 5, the group has been leading the TV ratings for 14 consecutive months with an average share of 15.1 per cent in October, 30.4 per cent as a whole group with six TV channels. Atresmedia Group was second […]
Digital security specialist The Kudelski Group has confirmed that its OpenTV and Nagra France subsidiaries have filed a patent infringement suit against US telco Verizon Communications and its subsidiary AOL Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The lawsuit alleges that Verizon and AOL infringe seven US patents owned […]
Linda Jensen, CEO of HBO Europe, has announced that she will depart the company at the end of the year. As of January 1st 2016, Hervé Payan, currently CEO of HBO Nordic, will become CEO, HBO Europe, consolidating HBO Nordic, HBO Netherlands and HBO Europe under one umbrella organisation. “When Linda informed us she would be leaving we took an assessment of our European […]
On February 15th 2016, 1970s New York-set drama Vinyl will broadcast simultaneously on Sky Atlantic and HBO with a two-hour premiere at 2am, repeated at 9pm. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter, the ten-part drama stars Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Ato Essandoh, Max Casella, P.J. Byrne, J.C. MacKenzie, Birgitte Hjort […]
Senior officials at Russia’s new Vostochny space port have been charged with alleged fraud. Russia’s Politikar special police force are alleging that there has been an $84 million series of corrupt payments made during the construction of the cosmodrome. Russian news agency TASS says that the former CEO at the project, Yuri Khrizman, and the […]
Korean telco SK Telecom is to acquire the country’s largest cable MSO CJ HelloVision as it seeks to extend its involvement in the media platform business. SK Telecom will take over a 30 per cent stake for 500 billion won (€400m) in CJ HelloVision from its parent firm CJ O Shopping, with plans to buy […]
Dutch cable operator Ziggo is set to launch a new free-to-air sports channel, Ziggo Sport, on November 12th. The channel will focus on major sporting events feature talk-shows, sports-related films and documentaries. The channel will offer a broad range of international and national sports, including football, motor racing, tennis, golf, basketball, hockey, rugby, volleyball and […]