As national administrations from across the world prepare to make critical decisions this month regarding global communications spectrum allocations, a report shows that studies suggesting enormous benefits of satellite spectrum for terrestrial wireless contain major flaws in logic, calculation and methodology. The findings of a study done by economic consultants VVA show that in highlighting […]
Portuguese operator PT Portugal announced plans to extend its fibre optic network to an additional 3 million homes by 2020. Speaking at a press conference, the CEO of PT Portugal, Paulo Neves, said that the operator currently has over 2.3 million households passed, making it the largest fibre optic network in the country. For 2017, […]
Orange Spain is speeding up its FTTH expansion plans and aims to reach 10 million households next year and 14 million by 2020 when it plans to cover 80 per cent of all Spanish cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. The telco will invest a total of between €1.5 billion and €1.7 billion in extending […]
Sky Sports has completed its set of Premier League rights in the UK through to 2019, securing near-live extended highlights to add to its live schedule and further strengthen its position as the home of sport. From next season, the new deal coincides with newly added mobile clips from all 380 Premier League matches, as […]
Disney and ESPN Media Networks have signed on to PlayStation Vue, meaning channels such as ESPN, ABC, The Disney Channel and more will be coming to the cloud-based TV service. PlayStation Vue will have an extensive library of VoD content from Disney and ESPN Media Networks, as well as compelling features such as powerful search […]
upc cablecom has grown once again in the Internet, telephony and mobile markets in the third quarter of 2015. Revenue increased to CHF 333.4 million (€310m) over this period – a year-on-year increase of 3.2 per cent. The business customer segment experienced strong growth of 14 per cent. In the third quarter of 2015, upc […]
India’s locally important Association of Film & TV Editors is advising its members to go on “indefinite” strike. Labour relations between Film Editors and programming producers are said to be at an all time low. Some producers have reached separate settlements with editors in order to maintain the output of daily soap-operas. Relations are strained […]
Eight FilmBox brand channels will soon be available on Airtel and TTCL IPTV networks, which operate in Tanzania. With the launch of the FilmBox brand channels, Airtel and TTCL customers will be able to enjoy a variety of programming including a large selection of popular American and European movies and TV series on FilmBox channel. […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and a leading innovator in premium video publishing, analytics and monetisation, hired Scott Braley as its new general manager of programmatic advertising. Braley was formerly the senior vice president of demand at OpenX, and prior to that, the head of US sales and global agencies for Facebook’s Atlas division, the social […]
Following advanced-television.com’s revelation that a launch of the BBC Store download-to-own service was imminent, the BBC has confirmed that it will be available from the morning of November 5th, providing what the BBC says offers an easy way for audiences to buy, enjoy and keep their favourite BBC programmes. Bal Samra, Commercial Director, BBC, described […]