US pay-radio operator SiriusXM reported revenues up 7 per cent for its Q3 trading and the broadcaster touched the $2 billion (€1.8bn) revenue mark for the first time ever, and helped by the consolidated results from its Pandora streaming division. Year-on-year subscriber growth (including self-paying subs) was 210.000 and taking its total base to more […]
South Africa’s telecoms regulator ICASA has published details of various options open to government for the adoption of 4G and 5G technologies. Part of the plan covers the redistribution of 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands, currently used by analogue TV, as well as the licensing of the 3.5 GHz band specifically for 5G usage. […]
Jukka Leinonen, CEO of the Finnish telcom operator DNA, has been appointed head of Telenor Group’s newly formed Nordic cluster. In his new role, Leinonen will be part of Telenor’s Group Executive Management and assume the role of chair of Telenor Sweden and Telenor Denmark, in addition to retaining his responsibilities as CEO of DNA […]
According to research from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of smart homes in Europe and North America reached 64 million in 2018. The most advanced smart home market is North America, having an installed base of 33.8 million smart homes at the end of the year. This represents a penetration of 24 […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon company, will open an infrastructure region in Spain. The new AWS Europe Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, and will be AWS’s seventh region in Europe, joining existing regions in Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Stockholm, and the upcoming Milan region launching in early 2020. The Spain […]
A record 1.6 million viewers tuned in to watch Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park on BBC Red Button this year. The annual one-day festival, which took place on September 15th, featured performances from Simply Red, Kelsea Ballerini, Bananarama, Clean Bandit, Status Quo and Pet Shop Boys. The headline set from the Pet Shop Boys […]
Masstech has announced that James Whitebread has joined the company as Chief Digital Officer. Whitbread has a 15-year background in product design and development for sports and media and entertainment (M&E), and extensive experience in telecoms and security. He has led product development and builds for clients including IMG, BT, UEFA, Disney, Warner Bros., FIFA, […]
Following the historic Crown Jewel event in Riyadh, WWE and the Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA) have expanded their live event partnership through 2027 to include a second annual large-scale pay-per-view event. WWE and GEA also continue to work towards the completion of a media agreement in the MENA region. This long-term partnership demonstrates WWE […]
Leading up to the highly-anticipated debut of Apple TV+ today (November 1st), global content demand analytics company Parrot Analytics is tracking pre-release demand for the new streamer’s original series, including See, For All Mankind, Dickinson and The Morning Show. According to pre-release demand data captured over the past seven days (October 21st-27th, 2019), the company found that the […]
As the streaming wars are heating up, Likewise, the smart recommendation app, has published research,which reveals that over half of Americans with a streaming service (57 per cent) believe that there are too many streaming services. The average streaming household has three streaming services and 70 per cent of those surveyed agreed that despite having […]