According to research from Canalys (now part of Omdia), Africa posted solid 7 per cent year-on-year smartphone shipment growth, reaching 19.2 million units in Q2 2025 – making it one of the best-performing regions worldwide. This growth was powered by easing inflation in key markets, such as Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, and currency stability […]
The French government has granted Italian launch services provider Avio a ten-year licence to carry out Vega rocket operations from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. Italy had pushed for access for some years, and on July 10th representatives from Italy, Germany, and France met at the European Space Agency headquarters to sign the […]
ESPN and WWE have announced that WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs) will debut on ESPN platforms this September – several months earlier than previously announced. The first WWE PLE to kick off the ESPN partnership will be the entertainment company’s first-ever Wrestlepalooza on September 20th, live from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wrestlepalooza will stream live on the […]
According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks and data centre industries, the Optical Transport equipment market grew 14 per cent year-over-year in Q2 2025. This high growth rate was primarily attributed to the rising demand for disaggregated WDM and data center interconnect (DCI). “Following six […]
Mega Movie Weekend has returned for the UK Bank-Holiday weekend – from August 22nd 25th August – helping audiences build their digital libraries with titles at promotional prices. The campaign runs across key retailers, including Prime Video, Sky Store, the Apple TV app, Rakuten TV, Virgin Media and EE TV Store, with prices starting at […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is kicking off the 2025/26 season by giving football fans in the UK free access to Lega Serie A and Jupiler Pro League live games, alongside highlights from top-tier European leagues and original programming. DAZN will bring fans coverage of all 10 Serie A Championship matches per round. With exclusive […]
ESPN has rolled its new direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service and a set of new features on an enhanced ESPN App, making ESPN’s full suite of 12 networks and services available directly to US sports fans for the first time. The launch comes in time for a key stretch of sports programming across ESPN networks and […]
RtBrick has released its State of Disaggregation report, examining the current state of networks globally and telecom operators’ efforts to address surging customer demands. The survey revealed operators are at risk of being overwhelmed by the demands of streaming bandwidth in the next five years. The industry recognises it needs to adopt next-generation disaggregated networks […]
From September 1st, Vodafone Spain’s pay-TV subscribers will lose access to seven channels distributed in Spain by SkyShowtime. The lineup includes Calle 13, SYFY and Comedy Central – three of the country’s most popular thematic pay-TV networks – as well as MTV, Nick, Nick Jr, and DreamWorks. The move follows a breakdown in negotiations between […]
Vidmob, The Creative Data Company, in collaboration with MMA Global, and featuring participation from Kellanova, has released findings from a study exploring how AI-powered predictive impact scoring can improve creative performance in digital advertising. The research found that predictive impact scoring can forecast 3-second view-through rates (VTR) with 83 per cent accuracy, improve performance by […]