Reed Hastings, CEO at Netflix, is not the first to suggest that ‘broadcasting’ – the conventional transmission of linear TV via terrestrial, cable or satellite signals – is on its way out. Hastings has frequently repeated his view that broadcasting will be dead by 2030. At the same time, many in the ‘Western’ world happily […]
New Zealand pay-TV operator SKY TV has announced the appointment of Mike Darcey as an independent director on the SKY Board. Darcey has an extensive track record of strategy and delivery across television, publishing, telecoms and retail. A New Zealander, Darcey has lived and worked in the UK since 1989. He spent 15 years at […]
Sales of TV sets in Italy dropped by nearly 10 per cent in the period January to July 2017, compared to the same period last year. Although Italians are buying less TV sets, they are spending more on them, according to a report from the GfK research institute. The average price for a TV set […]
Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman is paying $9.2 billion (€7.7bn) to buy satellite builder Orbital ATK in an all-cash deal. The transaction is expected to close early next year. Orbital ATK makes rockets as well as satellite and space components. It also has a military side to its business supplying missile and armaments. Indeed, 27 percent […]
Italian fibre-optic company Open Fiber has expanded its existing cooperation with telecom operator Wind Tre for the development of FTTH broadband services. The agreement, already active in an initial 13 cities, has now been extended to a further 258 Italian cities included in the so-called clusters A and B (the areas of the country in […]
Amazon has agreed a deal with 20th Century Fox to bring the TV adaptation of The Exorcist and the Emmy Award winning series This Is Us to its Prime Video streaming service. This deal covers more than 200 territories. “This Is Us is one of the best new TV series, beloved by viewers and acclaimed […]
Millicom has launched its next generation TV service, Tigo ONE TV, in Colombia, and the international telco plans to gradually deploy the service to all of its Latin American markets. Tigo ONE TV integrates traditional linear television content with OTT platforms such as HBO, Crackle, Fox, YouTube, and others, as well as VoD. The service […]
FOX Networks Group Asia has announced the launch of FOX+ in Taiwan. The streaming service offers a content library consisting of the latest TV series, first-run Hollywood blockbusters, hit Chinese movies, Asian series, variety shows, live sports and documentaries. FOX+ is collaborating with Chunghwa Telecom, the largest telecom company in Taiwan, to launch the service […]
Cisco’s executive chairman John Chambers has said he will be stepping down from his position from December 11th, when his term ends. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins will then also serve as chairman. Chambers will be given the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus. Chambers joined the company in 1991 as head of sales. He became CEO in January 1995 and served […]
Altice will provide 4K HDR set top boxes to its customer base after agreeing a deal with ARRIS. The two companies will jointly develop the new STBs, which will feature 4K resolution and high dynamic range (HDR) imaging capabilities, allowing better contrast, higher brightness and a wider range of colours. The new devices will be […]