With a total of 77 million inhabitants, Central Asia represents a large market for telco operators. But the local political, geographical and economic contexts have been constraining the development of wireline and wireless connections over the last two decades. Looking at the evolution of TV markets in the region over the past three years, Dataxis […]
Tencent is the leading player in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the tech, media and telecom (TMT) sector with nine deals of value greater than or equal to $50 million(€41m) worth $6.6 billion in 2020, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. M&A activity declined during the first half of 2020, especially in Q2 […]
As millions of Americans sheltered in place and shifted to working from home and remote learning during the pandemic, ongoing research from Comscore found that overall in-home data usage levels throughout 2020 remained significantly higher than in 2019. Throughout the first several of months of Covid-related lockdowns, data consumption from Comscore Connected Home custom reporting […]
In a Christmas period like no other, Netgem, the end-to-end TV service for the UK’s growing ‘Altnets’ and challenger ISPs, reveals the busiest ever Christmas season on record, with a 27 per cent year-on-year increase in TV viewing compared to Christmas 2019. This is across Freeview live and on demand as well as additional services […]
The Kudelski Group has provided a business update regarding its 2020 performance. A better-than-expected resilience of the Group’s business segments in the Covid-19 environment combined with the favorable impact of proactive cost control measures resulted in its 2020 EBITDA exceeding the S45 to 55 million range of its latest guidance and strong full-year cash flows. […]
Eleven Belgium has agreed a multi-year rights extension with the UFC. The coverage gets underway with UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 on January 23rd. The bout sees Conor McGregor return to the Octagon after a year away. Viewers will be able to enjoy all the action from UFC as well as Cage Warriors with […]
Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), a major supplier of in-flight entertainment and broadband connectivity to aircraft, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reconstruction. It entered bankruptcy on July 22nd 2020 and has subsequently struck an agreement with a number of new investors whereby a consortium will acquire almost all of GEE for $675 million. The buying consortium […]
VIZIO has announced the launch of three new sports channels and an all-in-one sports app for SmartCast viewers across the US. The free channels include the NFL Channel, Pac-12 Insider, and beIN Sports Xtra, as well as the CBS Sports App. All three channels and the CBS Sports app are completely free to all SmartCast […]
Forsway, a provider of innovative solutions tapping satellite and existing terrestrial technologies to enable cost-efficient broadband services, has announced that Bengt Jonsson has joined its Board of Directors. A long-time investor in the company, Jonsson brings extensive experience to the Forsway BoD. He has previously served as Managing Director at Forsway, and is currently SVP […]
IBC, the event and online community for the media, entertainment and technology industries, has appointed Platform Communications as its communications partner. Platform will support IBC with an integrated strategic communications program, including content creation, media relations and sales enablement. IBC is a major showcase and business enabler for the technology companies, broadcasters, creators and service […]