Data from measurement specialists Ookla says that SpaceX’s Starlink broadband service has captured almost half (47.8 per cent) of all commercial airline connectivity traffic during Q4 2025. Viasat (25.1 per cent) and Panasonic Avionics (12.8 per cent) held the second and third largest share. Inmarsat and Intelsat were the next two largest providers according to […]
Film London, the capital’s official screen industries agency, has announced four new board members across technology, games, production and independent filmmaking. The new appointees are: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, award-winning director, Blue Story and Animol producer and founder of Joi Productions Fiona Lamptey (pictured), BAFTA-winning film and TV producer, founder of Fruit Tree Media and former Director of UK […]
Ookla has analysed the rapid emergence of the direct-to-device (D2D) satellite market in the UK. Following Virgin Media O2’s launch of O2 Satellite in February, the UK has jumped from a negligible presence to become the world’s third-largest D2D market by unique-user count, trailing only the US and Australia. Key takeaways include: The UK has […]
The CW Network and WWE have announced that all NXT Premium Live Events (PLEs) henceforth will air exclusively on The CW. Beginning with The Great American Bash later on July 12th, The CW will broadcast 20 PLEs in their entirety live on both coasts over the next several years, including Stand and Deliver, Deadline and […]
O2 Daisy is rebranding as O2 Business following the merger of Virgin Media O2’s Business division and Daisy Group in August 2025. In a press release the new brand stated it is “focused on helping UK organisations cut through complexity – making it simpler to connect, communicate and get things done”. The business already serves thousands […]
A long-lost episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show, first broadcast on the BBC in September 1968, has been recovered and will be shown on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer on May 14th, to coincide when Eric Morecambe would have turned 100. BBC Four will also show The Perfect Morecambe and Wise to mark the […]
Samsung has announced the addition of eight new Star Wars artworks to the Samsung Art Store, arriving in celebration of Star Wars Day (May 4th). Released in collaboration with Disney, the curated collection of iconic film art expands the Art Store’s existing Disney collection and highlights memorable moments from across the Star Wars saga, from Jedi […]
Some 15 per cent of Sweden’s population aged 15–74, corresponding to 1.2 million people, listen to audiobooks on an average day during the first quarter of 2026, reports Mediaivison. Of these, just under 70,000 listen exclusively via Spotify, indicating that the service’s contribution to daily reach is still limited. “Spotify’s much-discussed entry into the audiobook […]
4iG IDI, a business unit of 4iG Group, and Grid Telecom – a wholly owned subsidiary of IPTO (Independent Power Transmission Operator) and a licensed wholesale telecommunications provider in Greece – have signed an MoU to exchange knowledge and best practices while pursuing joint development and operation of telco assets to enhance connectivity between Albania, […]
smartclip, RTL Group’s adtech business, and M6 Unlimited, the advertising sales house for M6 Group, has announced that Groupe M6’s entire digital audio advertising inventory — including content from RTL, RTL2, and Fun Radio — is now available through smartx, smartclip’s ad serving and SSP technology platform. Through this partnership, smartclip enters the French digital […]