As previously communicated, the Board of Directors of Modern Times Group MTG has initiated a process to split MTG into two companies by distributing all of the shares in Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) (comprising the group’s Nordic Entertainment and Studios operations) to MTG’s shareholders, and listing these shares on Nasdaq Stockholm. The MTG Board […]
Nokia has announced that its Nuage Networks SD-WAN 2.0 solution has been chosen by managed service provider, SDNbucks, to provide fully managed connectivity for SciSports, a professional sports data intelligence company focused on using advanced deep learning and computer vision technologies to improve professional sports and enrich the fan experience. The SD-WAN 2.0 solution interconnects […]
Discovery Communications is applying for Dutch broadcast licences and plans to move its European pay-TV HQ to The Netherlands due to ongoing Brexit uncertainty. The company said “This decision ensures continuity of our services for the viewer across Europe. This change means that a number of new roles will be created in Amsterdam and a […]
Signalling how the UK television industry has become a truly ‘mixed ecology’ of different players, investment in the creation of home-grown television programmes by multichannel broadcasters has hit £1.1 billion (€1.23bn) a year, according to a report from industry body the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA). The watershed moment
Sub-Saharan African OTT movie and TV episode revenues will reach $1.018 billion (€890m) by 2024 – up from $223 million in 2018. Despite this quintupling of revenues, Africa still has a lot of potential growth in the long-term, according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. South Africa will account for 40 per cent of the […]
IT and network technologies integration specialist NEC Corporation has contributed to a video transmission test utilising 5G conducted by Japanese telco NTT DOCOMO and Tobu Railway through the provision of 5G base stations that support 4.5GHz and 28GHz bands. In recent years, the demand for high-definition video is constantly on the rise. This demonstration was […]
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX is laying off 10 per cent of its staff citing an uncertain future and extraordinarily difficult period ahead. “To continue delivering for our customers and to succeed in developing interplanetary spacecraft and a global space-based internet, SpaceX must become a leaner company,” the company said in a statement on January […]
Turner Italia has ended a successful 2018 for its kids channels in the Italian market. The broadcaster has a total of four channels – two free-to-air and two subscription based. Boing and Cartoonito are broadcast nationally FTA on DTT in partnership with Italian broadcaster RTI Mediaset, while Cartoon Network and Boomerang are distributed via pay-TV […]
Differences in how certain groups use communications services are explained in regulator Ofcom’s latest Access and Inclusion research report. The report looks at how affordability, take-up and engagement with telecoms, TV and postal services compares across different groups. It focuses on people whose use of different services and devices could be affected by factors such […]
Britain’s biggest multichannel broadcaster, UKTV, has announced an update of its VoD service UKTV Play. The new generation app is available immediately on iOS, Android and Amazon FireOS. Tom Davidson, UKTV’s General Manager for UKTV Play said: “UKTV Play is focusing on delivering the most personalised viewing experience in the marketplace. Our investment in machine […]