Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings only debuted a month ago, but the top 10 most-watched shows in the US each week has been completely dominated by Netflix, until now… Nielsen has revealed its top 10 streaming programmes for the week of August 31st to September 6th features both Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys and Disney+ movie […]
The 5G spectrum auction by French telecom regulatory body Arcep has seen French operators spend €2.78 billion. Orange has won the highest quantity among the eleven 10MHz lots of 5G frequencies in the GHz 3.4-3.8 band, paying €854 million. Its total range of frequencies, (including previous allocations) total 257MHz, the largest on the market. SFR […]
Europeans are positive about 5G, they believe it will improve their user experience and intend to deploy it to empower their own business, according to a new pan-European 5G sentiment survey from telecoms association ETNO. However, there is evidence that disinformation is having some traction and that citizens are eager to see more, and better, […]
While Covid-19 has impacted businesses of all types and sizes, the streaming/OTT industry has seen a major impact. With more consumers staying home and utilising streaming services, video consumption has skyrocketed, but so have costs. Bitmovin, a provider
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has, as expected, proposed freeing up more mid-band spectrum for use by 5G operators in the US. Currently the frequencies (3.45-3.55 GHz) is primarily used by the US military and the US Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD used the spectrum for radar systems amongst other communications needs on fixed, […]
Scotland’s space-related businesses, already expected to be valued at being worth £2 billion (€2.2bn) by 2030, could grow even more according to a study by Scottish Enterprise. “The rise of the space sector is apparent in the figures from a recent study conducted by Scottish Enterprise that forecast income from the sector could reach over […]
The stresses on Europe’s commercial broadcasters continue. Rainer Beaujean, the Chairman of ProSieben’s (P7) Executive Board told German newspaper Handelsblatt that advertising revenues in September had fallen back but by less than 10 per cent. Beaujean said that October was shaping up in a similar vein. He did not provide the advertising outlook for the […]
IMPACT Wrestling has announced a new television partnership with Premier Sports, and its FreeSports channel, that will bring British and Irish fans closer to all the action from the US wrestling promotion. IMPACT’s new relationship with Premier Sports begins on October 6th, with a special presentation of IMPACT Plus Presents: Victory Road. The three-hour event […]
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly has confirmed that he will step down from his role when his term is up, and has made clear that he is not seeking any support in staying in the job. His time is up either in January or should a replacement be appointed, whichever is the sooner. O’Rielly is a […]
On the heels of acquiring La Liga ACB rights, Movistar has now secured TV rights to NBA for the next three years in Spain. The deal include NBA’s League Pass, the league’s premium subscription service, at a discounted price for existing subscribers. Movistar will air all regular-season and post-season games, the NBA All-Star weekend events […]