At the AfricaCom international congress, Orange is partnering with itel, the mobile brand in Africa and, once again, with KaiOS Technologies, maker of the leading operating system for smart feature phone KaiOS, to launch a new 4G version of the Sanza Phone, “Sanza XL”. From December 2019, this mobile phone with voice recognition functionalities will […]
Five global platforms will have 529 million SVoD subscribers by 2025, according to the SVoD Platform Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The SVoD sector received a boost in November 2019 with the roll-outs of Disney+ and Apple TV+. A further lift will come when HBO Max starts in spring 2020. Disney+, set […]
Sky and the BBC have agreed a new partnership that will see the two broadcasters collaborate across content and technology. As part of the wide-ranging partnership, the BBC iPlayer app and connected red-button service are launching on Sky Q, Sky’s next-generation TV platform, offering Sky customers the full BBC iPlayer and red-button experience. Sky viewers […]
UK multiplay telco Vodafone is expanding its Gigafast Broadband roll-out to bring full fibre services to many more consumers and small businesses in the UK after striking a new commercial deal with network infrastructure provider Openreach. From spring 2020, Vodafone will start making Vodafone Gigafast Broadband available to customers in Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool on […]
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky is reportedly planning to take on BT and ITV for the broadcast rights to Champions League football. The rights cycle for the tournament from 2021 to 2024, along with Europa League, is said to have already attracted significant interest from ITV. The FTA commercial broadcaster is set to mount a bid to […]
US advertisers will spend almost $7 billion (€6.3bn) this year on connected TV ads. Connected TV is growing rapidly as advertisers look to target audiences watching long-form, premium digital content on their living room screens. That’s according to eMarketer’s first-ever estimates of connected TV ad spending, which they expect to account for nearly 3 per […]
TiVo is set to expand the functionality of its TiVo+ platform which launched last month. “There is an opportunity to expand the base of consumers using the TiVo experience, and then to generate income from their engagement with real‐time/live TV, subscription video on demand services and the emerging digital entertainment channels and shows,” CEO Dave […]
It is for the FCC to determine the terms and financial obligations of the C-Band Alliance’s scheme for the restructuring of satellite spectrum over the US. While nothing is yet agreed, a consensus has emerged that the three key members of the Alliance (Intelsat, SES and Telesat) will volunteer to pay a 25 per cent […]
Mediaset Spain, operator of Tele 5 and Cuatro among other channels, has acquired the broadcast rights to the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) for €80 million until the 2021-2022 season. With the rights, Mediaset will be able to air the football matches from the Copa del Rey tournament in Spain and throughout Europe. Mediaset had […]
Korea’s antitrust agency has given conditional approvals for LG Uplus and SK Broadband to purchase the country’s No. 1 and No. 2 cable TV operators CJ Hello and t-broad, respectively, according to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC said it approved SK Broadband, a subsidiary of the country’s largest mobile carrier SK Telecom, to […]