UK football fans will be able to watch this year’s UEFA Champions League final on BT Sport in 4K Ultra HD (UHD) for the first time as part of a trial on Virgin TV. Coverage of the game, which will be contested between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Kiev on Saturday May 26th, is the […]
MTG has increased its ownership in Zoomin.TV from 51 per cent to 100 per cent by acquiring the remainder of the company from Adversa Media, controlled by the current CEO and CFO of Zoomin.TV, who founded the company. MTG is paying a cash consideration of €6.2 million for the shares and is also settling Adversa’s […]
FTTH penetration in Spain is significantly growing with almost 7 million connected homes as of February 28th. The latest data from the CNMC reveals that over the last year (February 2017 to February 2018) FTTH gained 1.8 million and over 167,000 only in February 2018. Telefónica’s Movistar leads the market with a share of 50.4 […]
Having signalled its intention to bring together the best of broadband, mobile and Wi-Fi to provide seamless connectivity for customers across the UK, BT has revealed BT Plus, bringing together home broadband, mobile and Wi-Fi capabilities into one converged plan, with one simple bill. Claiming it as the UK’s first converged fibre and 4G plan, […]
Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat says its debut LEO craft, launched in January, is now operational and ready for testing. The news also means that Telesat has successfully secured its ITU-authorised orbital positions and frequencies for its much larger constellation of LEO satellites. Telesat says that this Phase 1 satellite has already been agreed to be […]
For the first time Canal+ will become accessible at less than €10 per month. The pay-TV service will launch for the new term a tailor-made offer for millions of young French people. Thanks to this unprecedented offer, people under 26 will be able to subscribe to Canal + for the first time at €9.95 instead […]
Telefónica, the leading Spanish telco, is set to launch the O2 brand in the country this September, with a low-cost convergent package. With the launch, the company aims to compete with other low-cost convergent services from the likes of MasMovil, a firm that is increasingly gaining ground in the market to the detriment of the […]
The BPI, the UK record labels association, has welcomed the announcement from the Government that it will bring forward legislation in the autumn to improve safety and reduce harm online. The BPI will press the Government to use the opportunity to bring in new measures to boost the UK’s fast-growing creative industries, which now contribute […]
M7 Group, the European pay-TV provider, will be delivering all matches from this summer’s World Cup live in UHD to all subscribers of Canal Digitaal following an agreement with satellite operator SES and Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO/NOS. The World Cup matches will be delivered live in native Ultra HD to all of Canal Digitaal subscribers […]
The under-representation of women in film and TV continues to be a hot topic of discussion, with Hollywood elite, industry professionals and audiences calling for change on how women are represented in the industry, and beyond. An independent report commissioned by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and funded by ALCS, has revealed how […]