ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a division of ViacomCBS, has unveiled ‘Paramount+’ as the brand name for the company’s premium subscription video on-demand service, which it says builds on a legacy of innovation and superior storytelling that distinguishes one of the most iconic brands in Hollywood. Beginning in Q1 of 2021, VCNI will relaunch Paramount+ in […]
VOXI, owned by Vodafone, has published research that shows 16-24 year olds’ appetite for streaming online content isn’t always just for entertainment. The research shows an insatiable thirst for knowledge and self-improvement, with 70 per cent of 16-24 year olds looking to learn something from video content, in comparison to just 1 in 5 streaming […]
YouTube has unveiled YouTube Shorts – a new short-form video experience for creators and artists who want to shoot and share short videos on their mobile phones. Shorts will begin rolling out in India – a market where short-form video sharing app TikTok is already hugely popular – this week. In a statement, YouTube explained: […]
Prior to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy OneWeb, ordered up a series of 39 satellite launches in May 2015 from Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit aircraft-based rocket launch system. The Branson-backed business also invested in OneWeb and in return received launch options for an additional 100 aircraft-based rocket launches. However, OneWeb cancelled all the launches bar […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has announced a further 67 locations in its Fibre Cities programme where it will be building its new, future-proof Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband technology, as part of a new tranche of build. Work will begin in March 2021. The new locations stretch across the nation – from Alloway, in Ayrshire; to […]
Investment bank Berenberg has reiterated its ‘Buy’ rating for Eutelsat and gives the Paris-based satellite operator a target price of €12.75. Its shares were trading on September 14th at about €9.29, and up some 3.75 per cent during the day. Berenberg’s view is that the recent renewal of some key Sky Italia contracts “provides further […]
A major report on satellite operator SES from analysts at investment bank Berenberg is blunt and expresses doubt in the growth of its ‘Mobility’ division which the bank expects to suffer “materially” slower growth in its coming Q4 numbers and not aided by the pandemic hitting some of SES’s major clients (IFE operators Gogo and […]
AMC Networks has signed a deal with Amazon’s IMDb TV to add six channels to its US AVoD service. Two AMC channels are immediately available on IMDb TV namely The Walking Dead Universe Experience and AMC: Presents. In the coming weeks, IMDb TV will add four additional channels from the basic cabler to the ‘watch […]
Ribbon Communications, a global provider of real time communications software and network solutions to service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure sectors, has announced the findings of a recently commissioned independent research study. Based on the responses of more than 5,000 “ardent gamers,” the study outlines a $150 billion incremental opportunity in cloud gaming for carriers […]
US pay-radio operator SiriusXM is losing its CEO and CFO. CEO James Meyer will retire on December 31st while CFO David Frear “will be pursuing other opportunities” after 17 years at the company. Jennifer Witz, currently president of sale, marketing & operations at the company, will take over from Meyer, while the radio broadcaster has […]