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NBCU, Sky name ad leadership team

NBCUniversal and Sky have named the leadership team for the companies’ new One Platform Global Advertising & Partnerships offering. Newly-named President & Managing Director of Global Advertising & Partnerships KC Sullivan will lead the unified Global Advertising & Partnerships Team, and bring this offering to market. Sullivan, who most recently served as President & Managing […]

June 18, 2020

UKTV Play app on Huawei AppGallery

Multichannel programmer UKTV is partnering with technology giant Huawei, with the broadcaster’s on demand app UKTV Play now available to download on the Huawei AppGallery, becoming the first TV on-demand service to launch on the platform in the UK, bringing a host of new entertainment options to Huawei users. The app is home to some […]

June 18, 2020

Report: Connected TV advertising shows promise in EU

AT&T’s advanced advertising company Xandr, in partnership with the IAB Europe, has released an industry insider report and the results of a region-wide industry survey on Connected TV(CTV) in Europe. In the industry insider report, Xandr and its team of experts have explored the primary opportunities and challenges of CTV advertising. The report offers an […]

June 18, 2020

Data: Lockdown’s leap in broadband traffic

UK multiplay operator Virgin Media has published new network data which reveals the dramatic impact of the coronavirus lockdown on how customers using their broadband services. The network insights reveal how a ‘new normal’ has been established over the emergency period, during which Virgin Media customers have been using significantly more data. Since lockdown started, […]

June 18, 2020

Research: Pandemic sees Brits more positive towards tech

Research from multiplay telco Vodafone and Trajectory suggests people across the UK feel more positively towards technology now than before the pandemic, with the oldest age group surveyed (aged 72+) reporting the biggest increase of almost 20 per cent. When it comes to staying in touch, younger people favoured social media; while for the oldest […]

June 18, 2020

Report: EU 2019 box office topped 1bn admissions

Having failed to pass the €7 billion benchmark for the first time in four years in 2018, cumulative gross box office (GBO) in the EU Member States bounced back, growing by an estimated 6.3 per cent to €7.2 billion, according to 2020 edition of FOCUS – World Film Market Trends from the European Audiovisual Observatory. […]

June 18, 2020

Telia sells Turkcell stake

Telia Company has agreed to sell its 47.1 per cent holding in Turkcell holding, which owns 51 per cent in the listed company Turkcell Iletisim hizmetleri, to the state owned Turkey wealth fund for $530 million (€471.6m). The transaction also includes, subject to closing, a full and global settlement of all shareholder disputes and litigations […]

June 18, 2020

Spain: Vodafone, MásMóvil top services complaints

Vodafone and MásMóvil were the telcos attracting the greatest number of complaints in bundled services during 2019, according to the Informe de Atención al Usuario de Telecomunicaciones report from Spain’s Telecommunications Ministry. Vodafone accounted for 11.25 complaints per 10,000 subscribers, with MásMóvil, in second position, 10.80 per 10,000. Ranked 3rd, 4th and fifth were Jazztel, […]

June 18, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Bankrupt Intelsat leads satellite world in salaries

Despite being in bankruptcy protection, Intelsat’s executives are seeking to continue receiving impressive salaries and compensation packages. Intelsat is continuing to operate its business as a ‘debtor in possession’. On June 30th, the bankruptcy court will consider a motion to allow Intelsat to continue paying senior staff under its Key Executive Incentive Plan (KEIP) which […]

June 18, 2020

Airbus objects to OneWeb’s JV bankruptcy sale

Airbus Defence & Space and OneWeb are in a joint-venture to build up to an initial 900 of OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites at a factory in Florida and a subsequent 1600 follow-on Generation 2 satellites. Airbus has formally objected to the bankruptcy court which is handling the upcoming sale or auction of OneWeb’s […]

June 18, 2020