Altice France is set to take a majority stake in OTT TV service Molotov. The companies are in advanced negotiations, with Altice, for its part, offering Molotiv a platform to become a major OTT player – both in France and on an international level. Under Altice’s proposition, Molotov will retain its brand identity and continue […]
Media regulator Ofcom has published the latest data on the complaints it receive about the UK’s major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services. The quarterly report reveals the number of complaints made to Ofcom, from July to September last year, about providers with a market share over 1.5 per cent in the home broadband, landline […]
Altice Portugal will challenge the decision from the National Communications Authority (Anacom) to force the company to reduce the prices it charges for DTT distribution by 15.16 per cent. According to the operator, Anacom’s decision “has deepened the framework of legal uncertainty and of regulatory breach that have marked the DTT project, seriously compromising the […]
The average time children spend online has increased to three hours per day with a rise in the proportion accessing the Internet out and about, according to the latest 2019 CHILDWISE Monitor Report. The findings diverge to some extent from those released by media regulator Ofcom on January 29th, which suggest that UK children’s online […]
AirTies, a provider of managed in-home Wi-Fi solutions to global service providers, has revealed plans to acquire Technicolor’s in-home Wi-Fi Management software business, a.k.a. Wireless Doctor, and related personnel, subject to customary closing conditions. Moving forward, the two companies also plan to partner across technology and sales to offer Smart Wi-Fi solutions to service providers […]
Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network, already in a serious carriage dispute with Hispanic service provider Univision, has increased the pressure by issuing a lawsuit alleging that Univision has infringed Dish’s streaming patents. Univison channels have been absent from Dish since last July. The specific patents cover adaptive bit-rate streaming, which is the technology that works to […]
According a report from WitsView, a division of TrendForce, global shipments of branded TV sets for 2018 totaled 219 million units, an increase of 4.1 per cent compared with prior year, indicating a recovery from weak TV demand in 2017. Looking ahead to 2019, global branded TV shipments are expected to reach 223 million units, […]
South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC, already knee deep in allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement, has been fined by the country’s Competition Commissioner, along with two other media businesses, for price fixing of trading conditions. The sums involved, spread over the three offenders, amount to “millions of Rand”. The trio have reached consent settlements with […]
A study from Juniper Research forecasts that VR (Virtual Reality) headset shipments will reach 54 million by 2023, up from an estimated 21 million this year. This is a growth of 160 per cent, as demand increases following an underwhelming year for VR in 2018. The research found that Sony PlayStation VR will drive the console-based […]
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2019 first quarter ended December 29th 2018. The tech giant posted quarterly revenue of $84.3 billion (€73.7bn), a decline of 5 per cent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $4.18, up 7.5 per cent. International sales accounted for 62 per cent of the quarter’s revenue. Revenue from iPhone declined 15 […]