Continuing its rapid expansion across the Spanish-language market, SCTE•ISBE will highlight next generation connectivity strategies fueling growth in the Latin American cable and telecommunications sector when it hosts Conferencias SCTE•ISBE March 5 in Cartagena, Colombia. The one-day conference, held in conjunction with Andina Link Internacionales 2020, will feature presentations by experts on cable’s 10G platform, […]
The Premier League is planning to sell content overseas via a Netflix-style service, Richard Masters, its new chief executive, has revealed. Masters confirmed that the Premier League had already considered launching its own digital service – streaming live games and other content directly – in some countries during the TV bidding process for the 2019-22 […]
Liberty Global has agreed a multi-year deal with Netflix that will continue to offer 11 million video customers in Europe convenient access to the Netflix service, including some of today’s most popular and award-winning series, movies and original content, such as The Irishman, Sex Education and The Witcher. The partnership follows Liberty Global’s commitment to […]
The previously announced Salto SVoD platform – backed by France Télévisions, and commercial operators TF1 and M6 – will roll out in France with a beta service on June 3rd. Salto general director Thomas Follin confirmed the launch date in an interview with French daily Le Figaro, and revealed that subscription will cost between €5 […]
Some 2,413 municipalities from 11 regions in Spain will be affected from February 11th by the DTT switch-over as a result of the digital migration within the so-called digital dividend. TV channels have been simulcasting in those municipalities since September but will now release the 700 MHz band. Buildings with Smatv (Satellite Master Antenna TV) […]
It has been a worrying month or two. The industry saw strong reports that Intelsat was considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, that the C-Band Alliance’s members would simply walk away from handing over their long-held US spectrum, and that in the event of a negative response from the FCC, there would follow years of litigation. […]
There was good news for the telecommunications & media sector in the UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKSI). Although the average customer satisfaction (CSAT) score across all sectors dropped by 0.8 points YoY to 76.9 points, the T&M sector saw an average rise of 0.4 points – the only sector to see an increase. The media […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will reportedly spin-off its Starlink broadband-by-satellite system with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). SpaceX is currently financing the development and launch of the Starlink system and has successfully placed 240 satellites into orbit. “Right now, we are a private company, but Starlink is the right kind of business that we can go […]
BT is making its 5G plans available for all customers. BT was one of the first UK mobile networks to launch 5G in November 2019, when it was exclusively available for those on its BT Halo converged plan. BT’s 5G service is available in 50 of the UK’s busiest places.Those opting for BT’s 5G service […]
Sony and Amazon are the latest high-profile companies to pull out of Mobile World Congress – one of the world’s largest tech shows – because of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. Sony said it would no longer take part in the event in Barcelona after “monitoring the evolving situation” following the breakout of the virus. The […]