Telenor, the Norwegian telco, has reported its full year results Mobile subscriber base grew by 1.5 million and was 182 million at the end of the quarter. Subscription and traffic revenues decreased by 3 per cent on an organic basis. Total reported revenues were NOK 30.9 billion (€2.98bn), a decrease of NOK 0.8 billion or […]
Responding to speculation that it was seeking a buyer for its holding in French broadcaster M6, media group RTL has issued a statement suggesting that “it has repeatedly said that there is a strong case for consolidation in the European broadcasting sector”. “RTL Group reviews such options on an ongoing basis with a view to […]
Comparison site Compare Fibre reports that 57.4 per cent of lower-income households in the UK (some 7.1 million people) have not taken up, and are unaware of the help on offer to assist with maintaining connectivity under the lockdown. This includes: Free Wi-Fi vouchers to 5 million hotspots are available through the BT website. You […]
South African telco MTN has mounted a legal challenge to the nation’s ICASA regulator over its plans to auction and award licences for 5G development in the country. MTN’s documents were filed at the Pretoria High Court on January 27th. ICASA said on January 29th that it will oppose MTN’s legal action and that it […]
The UK government has changed how it looks after its embryonic space activity. It has decided to remove responsibility for the development of rocket sites, space policy and strategy from the UK Space Agency and to bring the controls and supervision into its Department for Business. The move may be unconnected but the Space Agency’s […]
Amdocs Media, a division of Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has appointed Piers Godden as Commercial Director for EMEA. Based in London, Godden will be responsible for developing new and existing partnerships with some of the world’s leading digital services providers, helping to expand Amdocs Media’s footprint across […]
Vodafone and MásMóvil, the third and the fourth largest telco operators in Spain respectively, are reportedly accelerating their consolidation plans in view of the 5G licences auction set to take place later this year. The companies are finalising an agreement, according to El Economista, that would give rise to a new joint company leading the […]
Laure de La Raudière has been appointed as the new Chair of France’s communications regulator Arcep for a six-year term, by an Order published in the Journal Officiel of January 28th 2021. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, and a telecommunications engineer, de La Raudière began her career with France Telecom – Orange in […]
Laurine Garaude, the director of television at Reed Midem, is stepping down. Garaude has worked at Reed Midem since 1993 and was put in charge of television in 2009, helping develop and grow the Mipcom and MipTV events. Entertainment chief Jerome Delhaye and deputy TV director Lucy Smith will take on her duties in the […]
LG Electronics has announced a strong year with 2020 revenues of KRW 63.26 trillion (€46.5bn) and record-setting operating profit of KRW 3.20 trillion, an increase of 31.1 per cent over 2019, driven primarily by higher sales of premium home appliances and OLED TVs as well as strong growth in vehicle component solutions. Sales in the […]