BBC executives are to appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons as MPs explore the changing ways in which young people watch television and video. The session, on March 3rd, part of the children’s TV and video content inquiry, will examine the corporation’s role in commissioning and producing […]
Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar reported a net pay-TV subscriber drop of 168,000 in Q4 2025, compared to a decrease of approximately 253,000 in the same period a year ago. The US telco company ended the year with 7 million pay-TV subscribers, including 5.02 million Dish TV subscribers and 1.98 million Sling TV subscribers. The company lost […]
More than a quarter of Brits (28 per cent) think streaming services should introduce rewards for binge-watching, such as unlocking discounts after streaming a set number of hours or completing a season. The finding comes from the newly released The future of bundling waits for no one report from Bango, which surveyed 1,500 UK consumers. […]
Vodafone and Amazon Leo have signed an agreement to extend mobile coverage across Europe and Africa. The news emerged from the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. This announcement is additional to the agreement with AST SpaceMobile also announced at the show. Vodafone will use Amazon Leo satellites to connect more remote mobile masts and […]
Telia has entered into an agreement to increase its ownership in Finnish fibre operator Valokuitunen from 40 per cent to 49 per cent. Formed in 2020 as a joint venture between Telia and CapMan Infra, Valokuitunen is Finland’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) market leader. The company’s network reaches more than 400,000 homes in over 100 municipalities through […]
Deutsche Telekom is expanding its network coverage through satellite-based direct connectivity. In partnership with Starlink, Deutsche Telekom will bring mobile communications to areas where network expansion is particularly challenging, such as areas with nature conservation requirements or demanding topography. “We provide our customers with the best mobile network. And we continue to invest heavily in […]
A new project is set to equip global broadband service providers (BSPs) with clearer guidance on sharing network infrastructure for wholesale use, driving innovation in a key area of the broadband industry, and opening up more diverse service choices for customers. Broadband Forum’s Wholesale Access project will define service requirements, best practices, and technical solutions […]
Ericsson and Intel are pooling their next-generation technology leadership to help accelerate ecosystem readiness for seamless transition to AI-native 6G deployments and use cases. The collaboration was announced at Mobile World Congress Barcelona. It will span mobile connectivity, cloud technologies, and compute capabilities across AI-driven RAN and packet core use cases, and platform level-security and […]
Onetag, a global exchange and smart curation platform, has announced the acquisition of Aryel, the Italian AdTech company specialising in immersive and interactive advertising experiences. Backed by Wise Equity, Onetag’s private equity sponsor, Onetag says the transaction marks a clear milestone in its “evolution as the next-generation value exchange for the open internet”. Onetag’s global […]
The HbbTV Association has published version 2.0.5 of its core specification, marking a key step in the evolution of the HbbTV standard. The specification was approved at the latest meeting of the HbbTV Steering Group. HbbTV 2.0.5 is an incremental update to HbbTV 2.0.4, published in 2024, and represents a significant technical advancement for hybrid […]