The popularity of Netflix dramas such as Squid Game, Bridgerton and Tiger King is driving a significant increase in internet usage among pensioners, according to broadband usage data released by connectivity provider TalkTalk. The data, part of TalkTalk’s latest Internet Insights Report, shows that internet usage among over 65s from July to November this year […]
Steve Spengler, Intelsat’s CEO, firmly denies being the conduit for any alleged insider trading information over the sale of Intelsat stock by certain shareholders and the company’s chairman Dave McGlade. It has been alleged that two major investors, and Intelsat’s chairman Dave McGlade, sold in total some $260 million (€230m) of Intelsat stock ahead of […]
This Christmas, Sky is saying thank you to its subscribers with a number of free gifts including Sky Cinema movies, Premier League football matches, free mobile data, and international calls. Available to existing customers, Sky says the gifts will help viewers to get together, either at home with movies and matches, or remotely with calls […]
Paris-based analysts Euroconsult say that over the remaining years of this decade to 2030 there will be an average of 1,700 satellites launched each year. The numbers reflect a four-fold increase in numbers (although only a doubling in terms of mass). Euroconsult says the race is heating up to rapidly deploy commercial mega constellations for […]
Netflix’s Spanish series Money Heist led the Whip Watch Report of streaming originals among Spanish viewers for the week of November 29th – December 5th. The fifth and final season of the global hit debuted on December 3rd and also ranked #1 on the Whip Watch Reports for Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, and UK. The […]
LG Electronics has announces the availability of Google’s cloud gaming service Stadia on its Smart TVs running webOS 5.0 and webOS 6.0 in twenty-two countries. The Stadia store features over 200 popular games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Resident Evil Village, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Hitman 3, Baldur’s Gate 3 as well as access to a growing […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced that UniversCiné, a French VoD platform dedicated to movie lovers and arthouse films, is partnering with Amagi for the launch and playout of its channel to Samsung TV Plus. Launched in 2007, UniversCiné is the result of 47 independent French […]
fuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has closed its acquisition of France’s live TV streaming company, Molotov SAS. The acquisition, first announced on November 9th, was previously expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. The synergies between fuboTV and Molotov’s technology and teams are expected to enable both companies to continue on […]
Content solutions specialist Gracenote has unveiled Audience Predict, a content analytics tool that forecasts potential future entertainment programming performance. Leveraging Gracenote content metadata, currency-grade syndicated Nielsen audience measurement data and advanced machine learning technology, Audience Predict is designed to equip content distributors and owners with predictive insights to make strategic decisions that maximise return on […]
Daily use of on-demand video in the workplace by individuals soared as individuals addressed the challenges of the pandemic, according to survey results released by Wainhouse Research. Key findings of the 2021 Wainhouse Enterprise Video End-User Survey of more than 2,000 individuals are featured in a new white paper – Transforming The Workplace with Smart […]