Basque-Country-based telco operator Euskaltel, owned by UK’s Zegona, has signed an agreement with Orange Spain to use its mobile and FTTH networks to cover the whole territory. With this move Euskaltel takes a major step in its national expansion since it will enable the telco to offer its convergent services across Spain, covering Orange’s 14 […]
It was widely reported that “unrealistic” carriage fees was behind the decision for Discovery Communications to exit its distribution deal with Dubai-based OSN earlier this week, but Discovery says this is not the case. Dubai’s BroadcastPro trade magazine, quotes Discovery putting the blame squarely on OSN’s failure to pay past dues. The broadcaster stated: “We […]
Spanish media group Secuoya and publishing house Planeta have joined forces to turn Madrid Content City, the audiovisual facilities that host Netflix, into one of the biggest European production hubs. Over the next two years they will invest €120 million to expand the hub, located on the outskirts of Madrid with a current operating area […]
Russian operator MTS hosted a two-way, long-distance holographic video call between its 5G pilot zones in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The laser-based video conference, reported in Mobile Europe, connected viewers at Moscow’s World Trade Centre with visitors to a theatre in St. Petersburg. Speakers on the call included Russian tech experts who discussed 5G’s potential. […]
India’s two DTH broadcasting giants, Dish TV and Bharti’s Airtel DTH are – once again – in talks to merge. According to local reports, the two are close to merging and in the process would create the world’s largest TV distribution business. Talks are currently taking place with private equity firm Warburg Pincus leading the […]
US video-on-demand service Hulu is launching what it says is the industry’s first ad experience tailored to binge watching, designed to connect brands with binge watchers. In a blog post, Jeremy Helfand, VP, Head of Ad Platforms, Hulu, says that leaning into your favourite TV shows has never been easier. “Thanks to streaming, consumers now […]
French transmission regulator ARCEP (l’Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des Postes) has published and submitted to government its thoughts and recommendations on how the 3.4-3.8 GHz spectrum bands can be restructured for 5G. ARCEP says: “The 3.4-3.8 GHz band is the core band for 5G whose deployment promises to make French businesses more […]
Altice Europe, through its subsidiary MEO, has signed an agreement with Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners to create a nationwide fibre wholesaler in Portugal. MEO will sell a minority equity stake of 49.99 per cent in Altice Portugal FTTH based on an enterprise value of €4.63 billion. Altice Portugal FTTH is the largest FTTH wholesaler in […]
The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) the UK co-operative trade association for next generation broadband services – has congratulated new Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his election victory, welcoming the “greater certainty” the result will bring. “On behalf of our members, INCA offers congratulations to the Prime Minister for his historic General Election victory,” commented […]
Amazon Studios has signed a first look deal with Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom. As part of the deal, Bloom will work with Amazon Studios to create television and film projects that will launch exclusively on the Prime Video streaming service. “I have thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with Jen Salke and the team at Amazon and I […]