Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.24 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This represents an improvement from the previous forecast of 0.6 per cent, driven by 3.9 per cent growth in iOS this year. Despite challenges like soft […]
Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced that its Peruvian subsidiary, Gilat Perú, has signed an additional $25 million (€21.4m) agreement with Pronatel (Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones), Peru’s national telecommunications programme. This award is for the modernisation of the Regional Broadband network in the Cusco region. The migration […]
ABC Commercial has announced a deal with China’s UYoung, securing the sale of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Seasons 4–7, Wiggle & Learn and Big Words, Small Stories to UYoung’s UKIDS app, one of China’s most popular streaming platforms for children’s enlightenment education. UKIDS, will localise the titles to be made available across China. The deal strengthens […]
DE-CIX India has officially welcomed Starlink into its interconnection ecosystem, becoming the country’s first Internet Exchange (IX) platform to provide interconnection for the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology. With Starlink’s commercial licence now secured from India’s Department of Telecommunications and final clearance expected by late 2025 or early 2026, the regulatory path is clear. This […]
CommScope, a specialist in network connectivity, achieved record-breaking downstream speeds in a DOCSIS 4.0 network. The record was achieved at the CableLabs DOCSIS 4.0 and DAA Technology Interop event, which took place in Colorado, USA earlier this August. The event provided vendors with the opportunity to verify the interoperability of their equipment with CableLabs’s DOCSIS […]
Channel 4 Sales has announced that McCain Vibes, the hot snack from McCain, will sponsor E4 Prime Entertainment – a strand of programming airing daily on E4. Starting on September 1st, the six-month partnership will see McCain Vibes sponsor over 300 hours of entertainment between 6pm and 11pm, which includes shows such as Below Deck, […]
Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has expanded its Data Hub resource to include insights on nearly 1,850 active FAST channels for an understanding of global streaming trends and the programmes that keep audiences engaged. According to analysis of Gracenote’s global video dataset, the number of FAST channels grew nearly 14 per cent […]
MediaForEurope (MFE) looks set to control of ProSiebenSat.1 after Czech investment group PPF declared it would sell its 15.7 per cent stake – comprising of 36,539,628 shares – in the German broadcaster to the TV group controlled by Italy’s Berlusconi family. The move clears the way for MFE take full control of ProSiebenSat.1, effectively putting […]
Statistics show that HMRC paid out £2.4 billion (€2.7bn) in creative industries tax reliefs and expenditure credits for the year to March 31st 2024 – a 10 per cent increase from £2.19 billion in the previous year. High-end TV reliefs continue to dominate the picture with claims at record levels of £1.1 billion. In fact, […]
South Korea is establishing itself as one of the world’s biggest markets for Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST), according to research from Omdia. The country is set to become the 12th largest global FAST market by 2030, with revenues projected to double from $23 million (€19.8m) in 2024 to $48 million. Speaking at the International […]