Spain’s largest telco Movistar is increasing its Fusión monthly fee by up to €3 in exchange for more fibre optic speed – up to 1 Gbps from the current 600 Mbps. Even those with the lowest speed of 100 Mbps will see their broadband speed increase to 300 Mbps. Fusion 0 package will cost €55 […]
Court TV has grown its UK presence via a new carriage agreement with Freesat, the free-to-air satellite platform. The deal adds an additional two million homes to Court TV’s viewing base in the UK via Freesat channel 177 effective immediately. The channel offers audiences access to, and analysis of, real-life courtroom dramas taking place in […]
Next week sees the start of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) auction of satellite C-band spectrum in the US. Satellite operators are in the process of clearing a total of 280 MHz of spectrum in the C-band (3.7-3.98 GHz) for repurposing for 5G use. Most observers expect the auction to generate billions of dollars to […]
South Africa is planning a 30 per cent local production demand on Netflix and other OTT services in the country including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Showmax. Collin Mashile, the country’s chief director of broadcasting policy, commented: “Everything that they show to South Africans in terms of their catalogue, 30 per cent of that […]
US connectivity company DISH has signed agreements with four fibre vendors, Everstream, Segra, Uniti and Zayo, giving it fronthaul and backhaul support to connect its 5G network to sites covering approximately 60 million Americans. With these agreements, DISH gains access to fibre coast-to-coast, providing it the coverage, speed and bandwidth needed to connect its forthcoming […]
Ampere Analysis has published revised forecasts for global box office revenues in 2020, now just 25 per cent of the original estimate made in January, showing the devastating effect of coronavirus on the sector. At the start of 2020, Ampere forecast annual gross box office revenue of $44.5 billion (€37.1bn) globally, a stark contrast to […]
Smart Home Services specialist Plume has acquired Walleye Networks, a Canadian network and security intelligence solutions provider specialising in real-time network analytics and advanced metadata. The transaction includes all of Walleye Networks’ intellectual property, technology and Research and Development (R&D) facility, in addition to its engineering team. Plume intends to further invest in Walleye Networks’ […]
Psychological drama series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, has proven a big hit for Sky. The opening episode reached a cumulative 28-day audience of over 2.78 million viewers, making it bigger than the launch of Game of Thrones in 2011. The first three episodes already have audiences of over 2.5 million viewers, […]
Gigaclear, the rural broadband provider, has officially launched its Community Hub Scheme which aims to provide free broadband to critical community services. Some 137 of Gigaclear’s Community Hubs are already connected to its ultrafast network, but all areas in which Gigaclear is building are encouraged to apply for the initiative. The company, which has continued […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has added a range international series to its Viaplay streaming service. The line-up of new international series launching immediately in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland includes: ‘La Unidad’ (Spain); action; season 1 (6 episodes), season 2 in 2021 ‘An Ordinary Woman’ (Russia); dramedy; season 1 […]