Multinational cable and telecommunications player Altice has issued clarification of its bid to acquire fellow French mobile telco Bouygues Telecom, noting with regret that the Bouyges Board had decided not to follow up on the Altice group’s offer to enter into negotiations, but had not once, either through its advisers or through its management teams, […]
Brian Sullivan, who served for the past five years as the CEO of Sky Deutschland, will join 21st Century Fox in a senior capacity as President of Digital for Fox Networks Group (FNG), a new role within the Company. Sullivan will be based in Los Angeles and begin his duties on July 27th. As President […]
Reports in the UK daily press have presented differing views on whether the BBC Trust will be axed and its powers handed to the communications regulator Ofcom. The Daily Telegraph, quoting “Westminster sources” suggests this is the case, but according to The Guardian, a forthcoming Green Paper on the BBC is likely to call for […]
Virgin Media has confirmed that BT Sport Europe will join its existing sporting line-up. The new channel will be available to Virgin Media customers from launch on August 1st. Full details of how it will be incorporated into Virgin Media sports packages will be announced soon. Tom Mockridge, Virgin Media Chief Executive, said: “If the […]
June 25th saw the major announcement from OneWeb to build and launch by 2019 some 650 satellites in order to improve the planet’s connectivity, including broadband and internet services. News emerged that OneWeb had placed the world’s largest-ever orders for satellite launchers (21 from Arianespace and 39 from Virgin Galactic), and had won support from […]
The number of households worldwide with Wi-Fi home gateways or routers will rise substantially in the next five years to become a strategic component for ISPs and customers who rely on the technology for everyday activities, according to research from IHS. IHS forecasts that by 2019, nearly 90 per cent of all households will have […]
South African pay-TV operator e.TV has been unsuccessful in its court challenge to the state’s digital migration policy, where it argued that an amendment governing encrypted broadcasts effectively barred it from ever being able to encrypt its broadcasts, because the cost of doing it at a later stage was prohibitive. The High Court ruled that […]
Following Advanced-Television’s report yesterday that Netlfix was introducing gift cards throughout Europe, the streaming service has confirmed that the Netflix pay-as-you-go gift cards are now available in the UK. Gift cards can be bought as £15, £25 or £50 pre-paid amounts. The gift cards can be physically purchased from high street stores including Morrisons, Asda, […]
In addition to announcing a strategic partnership with Intelsat and agreeing satellite launch contracts with Arianespace, OneWeb has raised $500 million of funding from a group of leading international companies, including Airbus Group, Bharti Enterprises, Hughes Network Systems, (Hughes), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corp., Intelsat, Qualcomm Incorporated, The Coca-Cola Company, the Virgin Group, and Totalplay, […]
Verizon has announced a multi-year content licensing agreement with lifestyle video content developer Scripps Networks Interactive, for the telco’s mobile first video offering. The agreement includes content from Scripps Networks Interactive brands including Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, DIY Network and Cooking Channel and will be available to Verizon Wireless customers later this year. More […]