Actual details are sketchy but Wall Street senses that the long-awaited merger between T-Mobile and Sprint is extremely close. Reports suggest that a formula has been agreed whereby the Departmnet of Justice can approve the $26.5 billion merger. Dish Network boss Charlie Ergen is said to be happy to participate in the acquisition of Boost […]
Some 6.5 million DirecTV subscribers across the US lost access to CBS programming early on July 20th after the broadcaster and AT&T failed to renew their contract. The CBS network, home to shows including NCIS, Big Brother, The Big Bang Theory and Stephen Colbert’s Late Show (pictured) is carried in circa 119 million homes across […]
July 19th saw a flurry of filings to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from various interested parties to the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) pitch for a restructuring of 180 MHz of satellite bandwidth over the US. Filings were made from Inmarsat, AT&T, America’s Communications Assoc., T-Mobile, Charter, the Satellite Industry Assoc., Verizon and others. Also on […]
techARC-Unomer has released some key insights about OTT entertainment app (live and VoD) penetration in India. The insights are from Unomer AppMap, an in-depth analysis of smartphone and consumer data collected from over 5 million Smartphone users across the country. 4 out of 5 Smartphone users are having at least one OTT entertainment platform which […]
The market for virtual assistants (VAs) shows strong positive momentum, driven forward by a combination of rising consumer demand and improvements in the enabling technologies. According to a report from Futuresource Consulting, global shipments will exceed 2.3 billion units by 2023, up from a projected 1.1 billion for 2019, with a CAGR of 20 per […]
Modern Times Group (MTG) has published its Q2 financial results, saying it continues to deliver on its strategic direction with sales growth increasing with 14 per cent in both investment verticals eSport and gaming. The Swedish media group reported eSports Owned & Operated (O&O) sales were up 15 per cent. Gaming sales were up by […]
iflix, the Southeast Asian largest digital entertainment service, has announced the finalisation of a new round of investment to drive growth ahead of a prospective IPO. This latest round was cornerstoned by Fidelity International, a global asset manager with $379.2 billion assets under management. As part of the round, iflix also welcomes some of the […]
Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Netflix have agreed to an industry-transformative contract covering dramatic live-action productions. The deal between the union and the global streaming service recognises performance capture as covered work and includes coverage of dubbing, which applies to all of Netflix’s foreign-language live-action and animated […]
The upcoming launch of two communication satellites, one (I-39) for Intelsat and the other a scientific mission for the European Space Agency but which also includes a payload for Avanti (and is called Hylas 3) has reportedly been delayed. Originally expected to launch on a giant Ariane 5 rocket on July 24th, the launch will […]
Digital media tools and workflow solutions provider Telestream has confirmed that the combination of Telestream and Tektronix’s video test, monitoring and quality assurance solutions for the broadcast and digital media markets into Telestream has been completed. “Customers should be comfortable that any investment in Telestream or Tektronix video monitoring technology is sound. If we are […]