Research from Amdocs shows that 35 per cent of UK consumers plan on buying a 5G smartphone in 2020. The study of 1000 UK consumers revealed that not only is there a demand for 5G devices, but awareness of the next generation standard in the UK is widespread, less than one year on from the […]
The UK government has confirmed that from April 1st 2020, the cost of the annual TV licence fee will increase from £154.50 to £157.50. The government is responsible for setting the level of the licence fee and announced in 2016 it would rise in line with inflation for five years from April 1st 2017. The […]
ViacomCBS has announced that Pluto TV will launch in Latin America at the end of March. The free, ad-supported, streaming service will offer a range of genre-based content in Spanish and Portuguese. Pluto TV will be available on cable operator platforms, @ pluto.tv, and in an app on IOs and Android devices. Pluto TV in […]
Randy Freer is stepping down from his role as Hulu CEO as Disney brings the US OTT service deeper into its streaming unit. Leaders at Hulu will report directly to execs within Disney’s direct-to-consumer and international business as part of the reorganisation. The leadership change comes after Disney agreed in May to acquire Comcast’s minority […]
Reports indicate that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will announce this week its decision and key proposals as to how it will manage an auction of C-band satellite frequencies over the US. A Bloomberg News report adds that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai intends to circulate a C-band proposal (most likely on February 6th or 7th) […]
ITV has named Sanjeevan Bala as its new Group Chief Data & AI Officer. Reporting to Rufus Radcliffe, Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Direct to Consumer, Bala, who joins in May 2020, will lead the transformation of ITV’s group-wide data and Ai strategy, evolving and consolidating the organisation’s data assets, raising the overall data […]
According to a published report by Dell’Oro Group – a source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries – the sales of cable broadband access equipment will decrease with a 2 per cent CAGR from 2019 to 2024. The virtualisation of network infrastructure, which is already playing out in the […]
beIN Media Group, the sports, media and entertainment group has recruited experienced sports rights executive Richard Verow – the long-standing commercial director of Sky Sports – as Chief Sports Officer. Verow joins beIN immediately and takes responsibility for the group’s global sports acquisitions and distribution portfolio. The role is primarily based in London and he […]
New Zealand pay-TV operator Sky has confirmed the completion of the purchase of entertainment streaming service Lightbox from Spark. The deal enables Sky to merge Lightbox with its own entertainment streaming service Neon, creating what it says will be a super-charged service for New Zealand customers with the best content from New Zealand and around […]
A spin-off business from France’s national space agency (CNES) has raised €100 million in funding in order to launch a constellation of 25 ‘nano-satellites’ to serve the growing Internet of Things market. Kinéis was created last July with the support of CNES and CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) and it aims to become a major player […]