Net neutrality rules are stunting innovation, network investment and could prevent agentic AI from reaching its full potential in the UK according to Net Fatality, a report from Stephen Howard of Communications Chambers for Virgin Media O2. The rules, which require telecoms providers to treat all traffic equally, were originally intended to protect consumers. However, […]
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) and beIN Media Group have announced the extension of its exclusive broadcasting agreement for Roland-Garros across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia regions which will see beIN continue its coverage for a further five-year period, covering the 2027 to 2031 editions of the tennis tournament. Under the […]
Titan OS, the Barcelona-based technology, entertainment and advertising company,has announced a partnership with Stingray, the connecting streaming media company, to launch nine FAST channels. The launch expands the platform’s entertainment and music offering across key European markets. Available immediately on Philips, AOC, JVC and Sharp devices running the Titan OS operating system, as well as […]
AppsFlyer, the Modern Marketing Cloud, has shared data measuring UK app activity across England’s run through the FIFA World Cup 20266. The data found that the UK stands out from every other market for one reason: it’s the only one that jumped when its own team scored in the knockout rounds. “England fans lived two […]
Marketing is operating in an age of abundance. Today’s consumers face more content and choices than they have the attention or means to manage. AI agents are emerging as fundamental tools to help consumers cut through the noise and make decisions faster. Research by PHD in partnership with WARC reveals how quickly they are reshaping […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has welcomed what it describes as a “landmark” judgment issued by the Cairo Economic Court against two operators of the illegal streaming service StreamEast, marking one of the most significant criminal piracy rulings in Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The court […]
Joanne Elizabeth Hughes, the Licensee of the Rollers Arms in Wrexham, North East Wales, has been found guilty in her absence of three offences in relation to the dishonest broadcast of Sky televised programming. Intellectual property protection body FACT brought the criminal prosecution against Hughes at Wrexham Maelor Magistrates’ Court. The proceedings determined that the […]
Analysis from creative effectiveness platform System1 reveals that David Beckham and Lionel Messi are far less prominent in World Cup advertising than online conversation suggests. Beckham appeared in 10 per cent of global World Cup ads, while Messi featured in 8 per cent. Some commentators questioned whether repeated appearances risked promoting the footballers’ personal brands […]
Getting a satellite into orbit is no easy matter, but once in orbit, the next worry for engineers and technicians is deploying the craft’s solar panels. But for Viasat and its ViaSat-F3 satellite, that challenge is magnified by the size of the craft’s reflector. Viasat has confirmed that the boom and reflector have now successfully […]
SpaceX had to abort the planned launch on July 16th of its giant Starship rocket because of anxieties over some of its powerful Raptor engines. The revised date, subject to the usual weather and technical considerations, is July 23rd and will see Starship #13’s crucial test launch from SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas. Launch is […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has announced a new slate of content for its free-to-air channel TLC. The announcement follows the premiere of TLC’s brand-new comedy format Unacceptable, hosted by Ed Gamble, which launched earlier this July and will return for season 2 later this year. Top Trumps: The Comedy Pack (w/t) is […]
AST SpaceMobile has been given building permission to construct a 400,000 sq.ft. satellite manufacturing facility alongside its current Midland, Texas campus. As the local press have calculated, this is the equivalent to about seven football fields under one roof, and is designed to enable a continuous production line for satellite manufacturing. It represents around $100 […]
Comcast has decided to unpack itself while at the same time trying to bag ITV broadcasting through Sky. In the meantime, Fox has bagged Roku, at which Netflix looked but decided to keep its checkout basket empty. Just as well, since the rumours have already started that the streamer will now bid for the newly […]