Huawei has announced its business results for the first half of 2019. The Chinese tech company – which has made plenty of headlines in recent months – posted CNY401.3 billion (€52.2bn) in revenue, a 23.2 per cent increase over the same period last year. The company’s net profit margin for H1 2019 was 8.7 per […]
NOW TV, Sky’s OTT streaming service, opened a pop-up pie shop in the heart of Soho, London on July 30th to mark the 20th anniversary of seminal teen-comedy American Pie. Every visitor to the shop was presented with an apple pie with a hole in the middle in commemoration of that scene from the original […]
Every rocket failure gets a thorough investigation into the problems suffered on the launch, but the recent failure of a Vega launch on July 10th is to receive an independent inquiry commission. The decision to hold such an investigation comes from the European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace. The special commission is co-chaired by the […]
Freeview’s mobile app is now available to download from the Google Play Store, giving Android users the freedom to watch their favourite TV on-the-go. Users can stream live shows from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 as well as on demand content from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5, and UKTV Play […]
LG Electronics saw record second quarter and first half revenues with consolidated sales of KRW 15.63 trillion (€12bn) and operating profit of KRW 652.3 billion for the period covering April-June 2019. Compared to the same period last year, sales were 4.1 per cent higher with operating income down 15.4 per cent. The LG Home Entertainment […]
TiVo has announced that Midco, a US regional cable provider, has selected TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform to give its subscribers a superior entertainment discovery experience. In business for nearly 90 years, Midco has long been a cable, television and telecommunications provider, serving customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Kansas. Midco will utilise the […]
ARRIS (now part of CommScope) and US -based TDS Telecom have announced plans to deploy an Android TV set-top solution for the TDS Cloud TV Platform called TDS TV+. TDS plans to launch the cloud-based, IP video delivery solution later this year, beginning in its cable footprint in central Oregon. The solution addresses consumer demand […]
Portugal’s modest DTT offer, consisting of only seven TV channels, could soon be expanded with two regional TV channels from public broadcaster RTP. The arrival of RTP Açores and RTP Madeira may end up being a compromise solution, as for the past three years the Portuguese government has promised the arrival of two new commercial […]
Virgin Media has declared it has the cheapest prices – and is the most convenient way – to watch all of the Premier League, Champions League and Europa League action in one place. Virgin Media’s Bigger+Sports bundle is currently priced at £65 (€72) per month for new customers and is home to all Sky Sports […]
Amazon has cancelled four of its original scripted series. Its Prime Video service will not offer new seasons of comedy-drama Patriot (which ran for two seasons) or comedy series Forever (which comprised of just one season). Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, also revealed that The Romanoffs, from Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner, and Too Old […]