Netflix has partnered with Indian cable broadband provider Hathway to provide consumers access to its content through the Hathway set-top box. The set-top box will come with a remote that has a separate Netflix button allowing users to launch the streaming service. Hathway subscribers will be able to pay for their Netflix subscription using their […]
Deutsche Telekom says it is “revolutionising Germany’s TV market” by making its EntertainTV service available as an OTT package this autumn for TV viewers to enjoy even if they are with another broadband provider. Users will be able to access the EntertainTV OTT package via iOS and Android apps, with all the usual content, including […]
Tele2 has appointed a number of Leadership Team (LT) positions in the merged company of Tele2 and Com Hem. Additional LT positions will be announced before the closing of the merger. In January 2018, Tele2 and Com Hem announced the intention to merge the two companies. Following that announcement, integration planning has been ongoing and […]
Fast growing mobile data and fixed broadband subscriptions, supported by government initiatives to expand wireless and fixed broadband services, are expected to drive the Chinese telecom and pay-TV market revenues at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.3 per cent over the forecast period 2018–2023, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData. The […]
The pressure on traditional multichannel subscriptions abated in the second quarter – a positive direction that is further supported by the forwarded momentum of virtual services Sling TV and DirecTV NOW, according to the Q2 2018 U.S. Multichannel Subscriber Report by Kagan, the media research group in S&P Global Market Intelligence. Combined, the cable, DTH and
At CHF 5.8 billion (€5.1bn), Swisscom’s net revenue for the first half of 2018 was above the previous year’s level (+ 2. per cent). Revenue in the Swiss core business, by contrast, fell by 1.9 per cent to CHF 4.4 billion, with telecommunications services revenue declining by over CHF 100 million due to pricing pressure […]
Dissatisfaction with the perceived value of pay-TV service was once again high among the 176,000 members who participated in US consumer advice body Consumer Reports’ latest telecommunications survey into their experiences with pay-TV, home Internet, home telephone service, and bundled plans. Most of the larger cable companies
Broadband cable trade body Cable Europe is urging the European Commission not to accept Dutch regulator ACM’s draft broadband market analysis, which has concluded that multiplay operator VodafoneZiggo holds “joint significant market power (SMP)” together with Dutch incumbent operator KPN. As a direct consequence, both operators will have to provide wholesale access to third parties. […]
Altice Europe, the multinational telco, has said that it continues to deliver on its three-pillar strategy (to “improve customer experience to drive better KPIs, invest in and own best-in-class proprietary fixed and mobile infrastructure and leverage its unique content assets”) in its Q2 results. The number of Altice Europe’s broadband subscribers grew for the second […]
Long challenged to emulate growth rates in the bellwether US market, the European smart home market and its proponents are increasingly finding a way to develop and adapt smart home offerings to suit the specific requirements of the disparate European market. A study from ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the […]