The most complained-about pay TV provider between January and March of this year was BT with 20 complaints per 100,000 customers compared to 15 in the previous quarter according to an Ofcom report. Complaints about TalkTalk fell from 14 to nine, while complaints about Virgin Media increased slightly and was the same as the industry […]
Shareholders of pay-TV operator Sky Network Television have voted in favour of a merger with Vodafone New Zealand. Sky intends to buy all the shares in Vodafone NZ for 3.44 billion New Zealand dollars (€2.21bn), to be funded by payment of NZ$1.25 billion in cash and the issue of new Sky shares at a price […]
Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat reported a growth in revenue of 8.7 per cent at €219.6 million, and its General Shareholder Meeting on June 22nd decided to pay out €12.5 million in shareholder dividends. “After another business year, Hispasat’s financial soundness and high profitability have once again been demonstrated, while at the same time confirming plans […]
Brazilian telco Oi has filed for the local version of Chapter 11. The bankruptcy is the largest-ever in Brazilian history, and badly affected most other leading Brazilian companies which have already been badly affected by the Brazilian economic crisis. Oi has filed from protection from its creditors having failed to reach a restructuring with its […]
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice has completed the acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corporation, the leading communications service provider in the New York metropolitan area. Cablevision together with Suddenlink will form Altice USA, the #4 cable operator in the US, which serves more than 4.6 million Optimum and Suddenlink customers across 20 […]
An independent research study commissioned by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, to mark the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day on June 20th, reveals the extent of the digital divide that exists globally – most notably in some of the world’s largest cities. The study reveals the majority (57 per cent) of the global urban population remains unconnected, […]
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice is reorganising its group management structure ahead of the closing of the acquisition of Cablevision by Altice USA. The new group management structure reflects the global presence of Altice N.V. centred around Europe and the US and ensures critical senior leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and best-in-class management […]
Irish adults are considering scrapping their TV licences as online TV viewing increases, Pure Telecom has found. The telco commissioned a survey that revealed more than one-third of adults would consider ditching their TV licence in favour of solely watching internet-reliant TV and video content. The research, carried out by iReach in May 2016, surveyed […]
Millicom, the telecommunications and media company dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa, has announced a strategic partnership with Netfli that will bring Netflix app preloads to Android smartphones from TigoSmart and provide promotions to TigoStar and TigoSmart customers in Latin America. “Customers are choosing Tigo for seamless on-demand services anywhere. This unique […]
A study from Juniper Research has found that consumer spend on digital content will reach $180 billion next year, up by nearly 30 per cent on last year’s figure of just under $140 billion. The research argues that revenue growth would primarily be driven by continued migration to streamed video services, with broadcasters and telco […]