The Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has reported that Viaplay subscribers were up 310,000 in Q4 2019 on the same period a year ago. Viaplay now represents 62 per cent of the Group’s total subscriber base The group saw sales of SEK 4.16 billion (€391.9m) with 4 per cent organic growth. Operating income for combined business […]
The BBC has launched its first online multiplayer game – Nightfall – which is available immediately across iOS, Android and Amazon devices, as well as online. The free adventure game targets young players and plays out inside a safe gaming environment. Based on an original IP, the game begins with players falling asleep and entering […]
Satellite builder Northrop Grumman is significantly increasing the size of its manufacturing operations in Gilbert, Arizona on the outskirts of Phoenix. The company says that the expansion includes a 100,000-square-foot addition that will double the site’s satellite production capacity, and a new, two-story, 120,000-square-foot administrative and engineering building to complement an existing office building, Northrop […]
Australia-based (and quoted) Speedcast’s rapid expansion over the past few years has badly hit the buffers. The satellite capacity and transmission company has issued a profits warning and let its CEO go. CEO Pierre-Jean Beylier has resigned from the business ahead of what are expected to be poor 2019 results. Beylier was initially head of […]
Amazon Prime Video has renewed its deal with Entertainment Film Distributors to be the UK and Ireland’s first window streaming home to the studio’s recently released and upcoming theatrical feature films. The multi-year deal will enable Prime members in the UK and Ireland, or those subscribing to the monthly standalone Prime Video service offer, to […]
Tata Communications will launch a 100G media backbone to meet the growing bandwidth demands of the industry. The backbone – delivered in collaboration with Net Insight – will enable broadcasters, sports organisations, OTT companies and eSports businesses to offer their audiences worldwide more immersive viewing and gaming experiences and transform how they operate through full […]
Alongside Ericsson, Huawei and Qualcomm, Vodafone has demonstrated the first 5G dynamic spectrum-sharing on a combination of two low spectrum bands. Dynamic spectrum-sharing allows network operators to deliver both 4G and 5G within the same spectrum, enabling a smooth transition between the two technologies and therefore a more cost-effective rollout. While the technology has been […]
Liberty Global has selected Infosys as the strategic partner to ensure business continuity in the company’s transfer of approximately 300 roles across operations management and service delivery. Following the completion of the sale of its operations in five markets over the past two years, Liberty Global has been optimising its workforce to better deliver services […]
Sony sold 6.1 million PlayStation 4 consoles in Q4 2019, and whilst that number is down from the 8.1 million sold in the same period last year, it’s still impressive considering the PlayStation 5 has already been announced for Xmas 2020. The lifetime total of PlayStation 4 sales now stands at 108.9 million consoles (compared […]
VIZIO has selected Cinedigm’s Matchpoint Blueprint as a preferred development platform to provide video streaming apps across VIZIO SmartCast TVs in the US. The offering will open the door for premium content partners to bring new applications and programming to the VIZIO SmartCast platform. “We’re pleased to have Cinedigm’s Matchpoint Blueprint platform as a means […]