US telco giant Verizon is reportedly testing fibre-based delivery of 4K content and programming, and its R&D engineers say they are confident that the circuits can handle speeds up to 10 Gb/s. The report, carried in California-based ‘4K’, states that Verizon’s aim is to be ready to handle 4K material, although the report also says […]
The telecommunication services in Colombia recorded $7.99 billion (€7.15bn) in revenues during 2014, according to information published by Dataxis in the new report “Telecom Series 2015: Colombia”. This figure will grow 8.1 per cent towards 2018, when it will add up to USD8.64 billion. The data includes the combined revenues of mobile, fixed telephony and […]
According to the most recent report from SNL Kagan, the inconclusive movement in US multichannel subscriptions took a more decisive direction in the second quarter, producing the largest loss to date amid growing fears of cord-cutting. SNL Kagan estimates the US cable, DBS and telco platforms collectively shed
Deutsche Telekom has concluded an agreement with Ströer for the sale of the online platform t-online.de and the digital marketing company InteractiveMedia. The transaction will take the form of a capital increase of Ströer in return for the non-cash contribution of the two companies. New shares in Ströer worth some €0.3 billion will be issued […]
Ofcom has intervened after BT customers complained they were paying extra without wanting the service. BT Sport was previously free to BT broadband customers in a minimum term agreement, but on August 1st the company changed its sport offering following the acquisition of Champions League football rights. Its three existing sports channels are now packaged […]
Telecom Italia Group and Mediaset have partnered to offer TIM customers access the new “Premium Online” TV offer through the TIMvision set-top box. Fixed and mobile TIM customers will be able to access the whole “Premium Online” platform with exclusive offers from September. With “Premium Online”, all the contents of the Mediaset Premium pay-TV service […]
Deutsche Telekom reports double-digit growth for the second quarter of 2015. Net revenue rose by 15.3 per cent compared with the prior-year period to €17.4 billion. Adjusted EBITDA rose by 13.5 per cent to €5 billion. Organic growth was also strong, with revenue up 5.7 per cent in the second quarter and adjusted EBITDA up […]
Pay-TV operator Sky Italia and Italian broadband provider Fastweb have expanded their existing partnership to enable subscribers of Fastweb’s Joy or Superjet packages to access content from Sky Online. Additionally, new Fastweb customers can purchase, with an exclusive €20 discount (for €19.99), the new Sky Online TV Box, which fits in the palm of a […]
Just over a week after it closed its acquisition of pay-TV provider DirecTV following regulatory clearance, US telco AT&T has announced what it says is the first-ever nationwide package of TV and wireless services – all from a single provider on one bill, with special discounts – beginning August 10. The offer includes HD and […]
Multinational cable and telecommunications company Altice, founded by telecoms entrepreneur Patrick Drahi, has acquired 1,298,398 shares in French cable telco Numericable-SFR for some €64.6 million. Altice’s March 2015 acquisition of Vivendi’s 20 per cent stake in the operator gave it a 70.4 per cent holding. The additional block represents some 0.3 per cent of Numericable-SFR’s […]