Sony Interactive Entertainment and HBO Spain have reached an agreement to launch the HBO app on the Sony PlayStation 4 games console. All HBO series and cinema will be available for €7.99 a month through up to five different devices with simultaneous access to the app via two different devices. The app can be downloaded […]
Google has unveiled a revamped version of its smart glasses, more than two years after the original version of the product failed to take flight and was cancelled. The Internet giant said Glass Enterprise Edition had improved battery life and the general comfortability of the glasses. It will face competition from Microsoft’s HoloLens among others. […]
Amazon is boosting its international production roster, adding a series of adaptations from Agatha Christie Limited to its lineup of dramatic Amazon Original Series in the US. The first adaptation of Christie’s classic stories, Ordeal By Innocence, began production earlier this month in the UK. Amazon’s deal with Agatha Christie Limited continues its partnership with […]
Intelsat, the specialist in integrated satellite communications, has announced three new leadership appointments expected to drive product development, innovation and growth for the organisation and its customers. Under the new structure, Jean-Philippe Gillet will lead the Broadband business, Mark Rasmussen will head the Mobility business and Robert Cerbone joins the company as the head of […]
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s Despacito, from Universal Music Latin Entertainment, has officially become the most streamed track of all time, just six months after its release. The song and accompanying remix featuring Justin Bieber, now have combined global streams in excess of 4.6 billion plays across leading streaming platforms. With Despacito, Bieber surpasses his […]
Tru Optik, the audience measurement and data management platform compatible with Connected TVs, has announced a global partnership with Lotame, the independent data management platform (DMP) and data exchange. Through the partnership, advertisers and publishers can access Lotame’s global, first-party data and audience segments to create targeted OTT and Connected TV campaigns around the world […]
BBC Worldwide has agreed a deal that sees a BBC Earth branded block in South Korea. The block is now available on Korean cable channel KMH’s newly launched documentary channel, DocuOne. It launched together with DocuOne on July 18th, and will be available for six hours a day, in two hour prime time slots, as […]
Mediamorph has been selected to automate contract management and programmer fee calculations while delivering enhanced flexibility and control of packaging models by Canadian telco TELUS – which has 12.7 million subscriber connections. Mediamorph’s advanced solutions will be used to more efficiently manage contract rights, support the functionality to offer enhanced technology, and improve the timing […]
Netflix saw its share price rocket 11 per cent on July 17th to an all-time high of $179 (€155) at one point, helped by impressive subscriber numbers. Netflix told the market that it had brought in a Q2 record of 5.2 million net new subscribers globally, up from 99 million at the end of Q1 […]
Clive Selley, Openreach CEO, has said 10 million UK premises could access fibre by the mid-2020s. Selley has shifted the company towards FTTP since taking over last year, made the comments as he launched a consultation with its service provider customers. The company said it wanted to identify whether there is “widespread demand” for a […]