Seizure warrants have been executed against three domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal reproduction and distribution of copyrighted works in support of a Brazilian-led takedown of digital piracy sites there, dubbed ‘Operação 404’ [Operation 404]. The coordinated federal law enforcement operation targeted online services that provided illegal copies of copyrighted works, including […]
Spain’s public broadcaster, RTVE, will receive a state subsidy of €472 million in 2021, up €100 million from this year with the TV group losing €51 million in 2020. Since 2018, RTVE’s budget has increased by 2 per cent to €994 million with state subsidies growing by 38 per cent from €341 million in 2018 […]
In a further consolidation of the wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure sector, American Tower Corporation is to acquire InSite Wireless Group, which owns, operates and manages approximately 3,000 communications sites, primarily in the US and Canada. The portfolio includes more than 1,400 owned towers in the US, over 200 owned towers in Canada and approximately […]
Hughes Network Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar, reported flat growth for its US-based broadband connections of 1.21 million during its Q3 financials. However, there was better news from its Latin American division where customers grew 13.5 per cent to 364,000 in the quarter ending September 30th and taking the overall subscription to […]
Last week a US Federal Court upheld a previous verdict from the International Court of Commerce (delivered on September 14th) that India Space Research Organisation and its commercial arm Antrix must pay a total of $1.2 billion to Devas Multimedia. However, November 4th saw India’s Supreme Court stay the award. The judges, headed by Chief […]
SES has unveiled its Q3 and nine-month numbers, and also announced that it has cancelled plans to divide the company into two: a Video-based business (responsible for 59 per cent of group revenue) and a Networks company. Group revenues for the nine months were €1.41 billion and down 2.9 per cent on 2019’s €1.45 billion. […]
AT&T is still considering selling off a “significant minority stake in DirecTV”. According to a report by business news channel CNBC, various Venture Capitalist funds, including Apollo Management, are planning to make bids. However, the bad news for AT&T is that the cash under consideration would value DirecTV at less than $15 billion. That’s a […]
Liberty Global has published its Q3 2020 financial results showing customer growth and improved free cash flow. CEO Mike Fries commented: “As the Covid-19 pandemic has altered the way we all work and live, our fibre-rich networks continue to deliver seamless connectivity that has never been more crucial. During the quarter we continued to see […]
Virgin Media says it is successfully navigating through the Covid-19 pandemic and is investing in digital and in innovation. The UK and Ireland cable operator is delivering broadband, video and fixed-line telephony services to 6 million customers, and mobile services to 3.5 million subscribers at September 30th 2020. Virgin Media says it expects to emerge […]
Virgin Telco, Euskaltel’s subsidiary for the whole Spanish market, has surpassed 50,000 customers some two months ahead of schedule following “strong growth” in October, adding 30,000 subscribers, 21,000 in fixed broadband and almost 9,000 in mobile broadband. “We are very proud of this milestone”, said CEO of Euskaltel, José Miguel García. “We have managed to […]