Advanced Television

Spain: Vodafone adds Atresplayer

Vodafone Spain has added the Atresmedia-owned streaming platform, Atresplayer, to its offering. Vodafone’s subscribers will now have access to all Atresplayer offers, including exclusive content and linear channels (Antena 3, La Sexta, Neo, Nova, Mega and Atreseries) for €2.99 a month. The service enables subscribers to download content and view everything aired from the last […]

January 21, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

DT, Cellnex Dutch tower business merger

In a further move consolidating ownership of the European tower sector, with 5G rollouts picking up speed, Deutsche Telekom and wireless telecommunications infrastructure specialist Cellnex Telecom have signed an agreement to merge their respective Dutch mobile communications infrastructure companies into Cellnex Netherlands BV (Cellnex NL). Both companies will also become anchor investors in the newly […]

January 21, 2021By Colin Mann

HBO Max names LatAm leadership team

WarnerMedia, a division of AT&T, has announced that Luis Duran will join the company in February as General Manager for HBO Max Latin America. He will report to Johannes Larcher, Head of HBO Max International, and will be responsible for the rollout and management of WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer product HBO Max in the Latin America region, […]

January 21, 2021

Iceland: NENT to show Champions League on Viaplay

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, will show live UEFA Champions League football on its Viaplay streaming service in Iceland from the 2021/2022 season. The new three-year agreement sees NENT Group share the Champions League rights with Icelandic broadcaster Sýn and will bring Europe’s premier club tournament to Viaplay viewers in Iceland […]

January 21, 2021

Netflix: “Still room for growth”

Netflix’s 200+ million subscribers, and with seemingly no worries over its future financing, delivered a strong message to both its pay-TV rivals as well as Europe’s important broadcasters. Netflix, in reporting its Q4 results said its net paid subs addition (8.5 million vs 6 million guidance) was impressive. Total paid streaming subscribers crossed 200 million […]

January 21, 2021

Nokia, Optus 5G stadium experience

Nokia has launched 5G services with Australian mobile operator Optus at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The move provides visitors attending sporting or music events with access to incredibly fast indoor and outdoor 5G coverage with speeds over 1Gbps. Nokia has supported Optus with the deployment of the technology as well as its ambitious goals […]

January 21, 2021

Record numbers for BBC Lockdown Learning

Last week (January 11th to 17th), children’s programming on BBC iPlayer was requested a record breaking 40.8 million times as children turn to the BBC for education and entertainment during lockdown. The figures are the highest BBC Children’s has ever achieved on iPlayer, beating last year’s record of 40.2 million requests. The BBC’s education offer, […]

January 21, 2021

Cinedigm acquires Fandor

Cinedigm has acquired Fandor, the global independent film subscription streaming service with a collection of independent films, documentaries, and international features in the market. Fandor has a catalogue of over 4,600 film titles from more than 400 global and diverse partner film companies. Fandor’s acclaimed film offerings range from high-quality studio classics to festival favourites […]

January 21, 2021

Tremor International sees 127% revenue growth

Tremor International, a global player in advertising technologies, has announced 127 per cent revenue growth in the Connected TV (CTV) space in Q4 2020 compared to Q4 2019. Along with video, which represents more than 80 per cent of Tremor International’s 2020 revenues, CTV is now a significant growth engine for the company, with more […]

January 21, 2021

Oetegenn named advisor at ThinkAnalytics

Hot on the heels of news emerging that he has been appointed a Non-Executive Director at Amino Technologies, former Verimatrix president Steve Oetegenn is joining content discovery and viewer analytics solution provider ThinkAnalytics in a similar role. “With his exceptional industry expertise and strong network of contacts, Steve will help to nurture new business opportunities […]

January 21, 2021By Colin Mann