More than half of UK properties can now access ultrafast broadband, according to Ofcom’s latest data on broadband and mobile availability. This interim update to Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report provides a snapshot on progress towards delivering better broadband and mobile, wherever people are. It uses data collected from broadband and mobile companies in January 2019, […]
Discovery has reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31st 2019. The multichannel programmer saw Q1 revenues increase by 17 per cent on the same quarter last year to $2,707 million. The profit was largely driven by the company’s acquisition of Scripps some 10 months ago. Excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, revenues increased […]
Northern Sky Research (NSR) forecasts that by the end of this year there will be some 196 4K channels broadcasting. SES, in a presentation at the recent NAB show in Las Vegas, says they are already carrying 50 of them, and that around the world there are a total of 131 4K channels available to […]
Data from French media measurement company Médiametrie shows a continued viewing decline for the country’s main commercial broadcaster, TF1 and public broadcaster France Télévisions. Analysts at investment
The Spanish Administration has selected Telefónica and Vodafone to implement 5Gs pilot projects throughout Spain. Vodafone will carry out a project in Andalusia, along with Huawei with an investment of €25.4 million over of 30 months. Telefónica will work with Ericsson and Nokia to implement its part of the pilot in Galicia, north of Spain, […]
Analysis by Compare My Mobile, a mobile comparison and recycling website, reveals that Yorkshire and Humber lags behind the rest of the UK when it comes to 4G download speed despite it being one of the best performing regions for 4G availability. The data shows that: – Yorkshire and Humber as a region has an […]
YouTube has confirmed a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) for the exclusive rights to live stream 13 games this season. The games will be available globally on YouTube, and exclusively in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. The matches will stream live on MLB’s official YouTube channel and via a new channel on YouTube […]
VideoAmp has raised $70 million (€62.2m) in new funding led by The Raine Group, a global investment bank focused exclusively on media and technology. The Raine Group invested $50 million in this growth round of financing, with Ankona Capital contributing an additional $20 million. In conjunction with the round, media executive Peter Liguori, most recently […]
IHS Markit figures reveal the console market to be in robust health, with its content and services segment having grown from $27 billion (€24.09) in 2017 to nearly $32 billion in 2018. Indeed, the total console market (spend on hardware, plus content and services) totals $47 billion for 2018, up from $42 billion in 2017, […]
Altice USA, the broadband communications and video services provider, has reached an agreement to acquire Cheddar, the digital-first news company, for $200 million (€178.8m). The Cheddar networks are available in approximately 40 million US pay-TV homes through MVPDs, all virtual MVPDs (YouTube TV, Sling, Hulu Live, DirecTV NOW etc), free tv systems (Pluto, Roku Channel, […]