Sky and Netflix have forged a new multi-year deal agreement in the UK. Strengthening their successful partnership built over the past two years. The new extended deal will help Sky to bring customers all of the entertainment they love, all in one place. Following the deal, Sky customers will soon have the option to take […]
Netflix, which already has at least 6.7 million subscribers in France, is out to win friends in France, and charm local politicians and build on that core viewer loyalty. Netflix has opened an office in France and has already announced a number of distribution and creative and production partnerships in the country. It already has […]
OneWeb’s mega-constellation will be switched on before the end of this year, at least for some customers. On February 7th OneWeb will launch 34 satellites into orbit, and during the course of this year will make many other similar launches in order to supply broadband services to commercial and consumer user. OneWeb confirmed last week […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is adding the Cine34 channel to its free-to-air DTT offer, taking the number of thematic TV channels to 13. Cine34 is dedicated to Italian movies and is distributed via two satellite TV platforms (Tivùsat and Sky Italia). The channel will be able to count on an archive of 2,672 titles, of which […]
Ericsson will establish a new R&D site in France with up to 300 employees, accelerating 5G momentum in Europe. This site will focus initially on 5G software development and security, benefitting the global 5G ecosystem and leveraging on our collaboration with French customers. A prerequisite for the future digital economy is a reliable, secure, and […]
For the second year in a row, MásMóvil is the Spanish telco with the highest rate of growth, capturing 500,000 new customers in 2019, according to the company. The operator now claims to gain 100,000 new broadband customers per quarter, with optic fibre representing 95 per cent of new gains. The company also has 100,000 […]
Netflix subscribers throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America will soon be able to watch films from Studio Ghibli, the legendary Japanese animation studio. A total of 21 movies will be available on the streaming service globally (excluding US, Canada, Japan), through distribution partner Wild Bunch International, as part of the […]
Last week a fresh submission to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was made by the C-Band Alliance. Investment bank Exane/BNPP has issued its own review of the action, and says “CBA is back on track” with its new proposal. Moreover, the bank’s satellite analyst Sami Kassab has rated both SES and Eutelsat as “OUTPERFORM” stock. […]
MBC Studios, the Dubai-based production company, and Lebanon-based Eagle Films, are launching thriller crime series Blood Oath in Q1 2020 on Shahid, the first Arabic language video on demand TV catchup service for MENA. MBC Studios are global distributors for the 10×1 hour series. Originally produced in Serbia in 2018 by Adrenalin as Besa, a […]
While the team that wins the Super Bowl may change each year, the network hosting the game will always declare victory. Despite some slippage in ratings and some larger declines in football fandom, Super Bowl ad rates and revenues continue to champion over every other event on the TV calendar. 2019 was no exception, with […]