The greatest commodity in the world today is information, as information leads to knowledge. Similarly, the ability to access, and distribute information have become crucial factors for the upliftment and development of any county. “Moving towards a knowledge-based economy by harnessing the power of ICTs, will greatly boost the competitiveness and financial health of our […]
The Disney+ SVoD service has been live for nearly two weeks in the US, Canada and The Netherlands. Data from Apptopia, a provider of app analytics, estimates the mobile app has been downloaded 15.5 million times and has generated $5 million (€4.5m) through in-app purchases. Apptopia notes that its revenue data is always post app […]
Ampere Analysis has conducted research into the strategies of the digital studios – the creators of ‘made-for-social’ video. It’s a challenging, fast-paced market, where control of IP and the ability to diversify across platforms and revenue sources are essential to success. The report is based on analysis of 60 digital studio groups and their channels, […]
DAZN, the OTT sports streaming service, is reportedly nearing eight million global subscribers, having almost doubled its customer base in the last six months. Comparatively ESPN+, the OTT platform from Disney-owned sports giant ESPN, reached 3.5 million paid subscribers at the end of their fourth quarter. DAZN is currently present in 9 markets – the […]
Joyn, the streaming co-venture from ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery, has launched a premium option, branded Joyn Plus+, which is available to German viewers for a subscription fee of €6.99 a month. Joyn’s free service launched earlier this year offering some 50 live OTT channels and a VoD library of catch-up content. The premium version of Joyn […]
Movistar has the best broadband network in Spain whereas MásMóvil has the worst, according to a report from Spain’s Asociación de Internautas (Websurfers Association) with data from users’ official complaints to the Oficina de Atención al Usuario de Telecomunicaciones. Movistar scores a 8.05 mark (out of 10) versus MásMóvil’s 3.70. Euskaltel, the Basque-Country-based operator is […]
Last week, Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer met with the FCC’s Chairman Ajit Pai. Belmer said that satellite operators should receive an upfront ‘stage’ payment for handing over their spectrum. A report from analyst Sami Kassab at Exane/BNPP gives a detailed background to the event, saying that Belmer discussed the principles that should govern the transition, […]
Korean telco KT Corp has confirmed that its satellite-operating subsidiary, KT SAT, has successfully conducted the world’s first 5G data transmission with a satellite connection. Technicians successfully conducted the transmission with a satellite connection from Seoul, South Korea. The test aimed to expand the fifth-generation technology linked to KT’s 5G network and KT SAT’s KOREASAT […]
US advertisers will pump more than $57 billion (€51.7bn) into programmatic digital display advertising this year, and more than half of that investment will go to digital display ads on social networks. Programmatic advertising, defined as the use of automation in the buying, selling or fulfilling of digital ads, will account for 83.5 per cent […]
Huawei has agreed a deal to add the Filmin, the Spanish movies and TV series on-demand service to Huawei Video – becoming the first Spanish SVoD service to be available through the platform. Subscribers to Huawei Video are now able to add Filmin for €7.99 a month. Huawei Video is been available in Spain and […]