Over half of the Italian population (52.8 per cent) watched TV over the internet in 2022, a growth of 10.9 per cent on the previous year, according to the annual report from the research institute Censis. The number of smart TVs reached 16.7 million, in comparison to 15.3 million a year earlier. Mobile TV is […]
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided not to authorise proposed regional mobile network arrangements between Telstra Corporation and TPG Telecom. Under the statutory test, the ACCC must not grant authorisation unless it is satisfied the proposed arrangements would not be likely to substantially lessen competition, or that the likely public benefits from […]
Insights released by Virgin Media O2 reveal the consumer connectivity behaviours that have shaped 2022 as Brits navigated a year of ‘new-normal’ and witnessed major, historic events from the death of Queen Elizabeth II to the Lionesses’ football success in the summer. As 2022 brought post-Covid freedoms, demand for data remained at record levels. Virgin […]
An Arianespace Vega-C rocket exploded shortly after take-off, and lost two satellites. The mission was carrying a pair of satellites for Airbus. They were part of the Pléiades Neo Earth-imaging constellation. The flight took off Tuesday (December 20th) at 10:47 pm local time; 01.47 GMT on December 21st. The first, more powerful stage of the […]
AppsFlyer, the SaaS mobile marketing analytics and attribution platform, has released its Top 5 Data Trends of 2022. Total app installs grew 10 per cent in 2022 despite post-covid digital cooldown, privacy changes, and economic downturn – despite headwinds from Apple’s privacy changes, iOS installs grew 16 per cent after last year’s ATT low. Other […]
Satellite builder Maxar Technologies is being acquired by Advent International. Advent is paying $53 (€49.90) per share in cash and a total of $6.4 billion for the business. Upon closing the business will then be taken private. Private equity investor Advent is paying a 129 per cent premium over Maxar’s closing price on December 15th. […]
EE’s is bringing high-speed 4G mobile coverage to a new wave of London Underground stations, adding to the already-live eastern half of the Jubilee Line. In partnership with BAI Communications, EE is delivering its mobile network to six new stations across the underground network, covering parts of both the Central and Northern lines. This means […]
iSpot.tv, the TV measurement company, has reported preliminary linear TV ad impressions in the US for the 2022 World Cup. The footballing action, which included 64 original game airings plus additional replays across FOX, FS1, Fox Deportes, Telemundo and Universo, collectively delivered more than 14.7k ads and close to 6.2k minutes of commercial time to […]
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio topped Netflix’s English Films List with 39.38 million hours viewed in the week commencing December 12th. The movie has received several Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations, and currently holds a 97 per cent rating a review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. Viewers are getting into the holiday spirit with I Believe […]
Virgin Orbit has received the final licences from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to commence launches from Spaceport Cornwall, in Newquay, UK. The CAA said that Sir Richard Branson’s company demonstrated it has “taken all reasonable steps to ensure safety risks arising from launch activities are as low as reasonably practicable”. Virgin Orbit could […]