Eutelsat is selling its majority share in its Euro-Broadband joint venture with Viasat. Eutelsat is reorganising its Ka-band broadband-by-satellite strategy over Europe. It owned a 51 per cent stake in Euro-Broadband with Viasat of California holding 49 per cent. Eutelsat will receive an “initial consideration” of €140 million for its stake. This sum could be […]
Northern Sky Research (NSR), in its latest study, says that the adoption of 5G will be transformational for many aspects of the Satcom ecosystem: from stimulating demand in many segments, seamlessly integrating Satcoms in the mainstream Telco ecosystem or becoming a tool for optimising Satellite Network design and operations. “In fact,” says NSR, “The waves […]
Following the 2020 US presidential elections, streaming device and platform specialist Roku has released new data detailing the significant growth in consumption of election-related news via streaming on the Roku platform. The analysis coincides with newly-released data from a nationwide survey of more than 2,000 US adults, conducted by The Harris Poll for Roku prior […]
A decade of media evolution has taken place in a few short months. Kantar’s latest report assesses which audience behaviours and industry dynamics it believes will stick into 2021. The report opens a window on three macro-trends that can position the media and advertising industry as a driver of economic recovery, as well as offering […]
Wonder Woman 1984, the DC movie sequel, will launch on streaming platform HBO Max in the US on Christmas Day, and be released in cinemas the same day, Warner Bros has confirmed. The release of Wonder Woman 1984, along with many other tentpole features, had already been delayed several times as a result of the […]
The FCC used Thanksgiving Eve to tell Charlie Ergen that his Dish Network had improperly received $3.3 billion in 5G licence fee discounts back in 2015. The 25 per cent fee discounts were tapped by Dish Network because Ergen’s team had claimed – successfully at the time – that it was a “designated entity” as […]
Comms technologist Nokia, communications service provider Elisa and wireless technology specialist Qualcomm Technologies say they have achieved the world’s fastest 5G speeds on a commercial network in Finland by delivering 8 Gbps for the first time serving two 5G mmWave devices connected simultaneously. The fast speed, which was showcased at Elisa’s flagship store in Helsinki, […]
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has announced it will invest 25 per cent of its budget in Latin America to create and develop BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) content. This initiative is part of the company’s No Diversity, No Commission” global policy, a commitment to expand its diverse and inclusive representation, both on and […]
Gazprom Media Entertainment TV’s flag ship Russian channe,l TNT-International, has expanded its audience in the UK via free-to-air Channelbox on Freeview 271. There are over 300,000 Russian speakers living in the UK and TNT-International became the first free-to-air Russian channel launched on on the UK Freeview platform. Channelbox is a multi-channel OTT platform available on […]
Soho Theatre has signed a three-series deal for ‘Soho Theatre Live’ with Amazon Prime Video, bringing the company’s signature comedy to Prime Video’s UK audiences from next month. Soho Theatre Live Series 1, available from December 3rd, will feature 11 existing comedy films from Soho Theatre On Demand and Series 2 and 3 will each […]