Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced that it will soon add an array of new FAST channels in a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The channels – a mix of single IP channels and scripted series genre channels – will be available across the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Nordics and […]
Lutz Schüler, chief executive at multiplay operator Virgin Media O2, has called on regulators to take action to ensure there is effective competition to BT’s fibre infrastructure provider Openreach. Writing in a blog post, Schüler says that even with billions of pounds of investment over the past decade, the UK’s fibre landscape is now more […]
ITV has reported that a peak audience of 18 million viewers watched its coverage of England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final victory against Norway on July 11th, the biggest peak audience for the broadcaster since the Euro 2024 Final on July 14th 2024. The audience is the highest on any channel or streamer this year, […]
As streaming services face more competition than ever to capture viewers, success is no longer determined by programming alone. With inflation concerns higher than they were a year ago, affordability has become an increasingly important factor in evaluating their monthly spend. Hub Entertainment Research’s annual How to Monetise Video study reveals the key factors that […]
Zappware Entertainment Group International (ZEGi), a leading provider of end-to-end multiscreen TV solutions, has announced its contribution to the new Orange Belgium TV Box, which has now launched commercially. ZEGi delivered the operator-customised launcher and TV applications that give Orange customers a consistent, branded experience on top of the Android TV ecosystem. The new eco-friendly […]
Velocix has announced that Patrick Ferguson has been appointed as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Velocix, based in Cambridge, UK, provides content delivery, origin, storage, streaming, services and software for service providers around the world. Ferguson brings extensive leadership experience across telco, media and entertainment technology markets, with a strong track record […]
Uswitch has reported that 13 regional networks meet the standard for its 2026 Broadband Excellence Accreditation – more than double the five accredited last year. Full fibre broadband now reaches 82 per cent of UK homes as of January 2026, with 1.2 million properties gaining access in just six months, much of that expansion driven […]
W-Sport, the 24/7 sports channel dedicated exclusively to women’s sport is now availble via Samsung TV Plus Nordics through its partnership with HelloYou. The agreement marks the beginning of W-Sport’s expansion across the region bringing premium women’s sport to Nordic audiences. Kelly Butler, Co-founder and CEO of W – Sport, commented: “W-Sport’s expansion into the […]
DNS:NET Internet Service and Exaring have entered into a partnership that will see the German fibre optic provider, DNS:NET, offer waipu.tv as a new TV service for its residential customers. The service is scheduled to launch this autumn. Customers will then be able to acces waipu.tv directly through DNS:NET and combine it with fiber optic […]
Google has broken its all-time record for queries handled per second during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Nick Fox, head of Google’s Knowledge and Information unit, has confirmed. The record spike in traffic came on July 7th immediately after Argentina completed a three-goal surge in the closing minutes to defeat Egypt 3–2, driven by a […]
China is echoing SpaceX in managing to achieve the perfect relanding of one of its rockets. The landing on July 10th was handled on a floating platform using a mesh of nets contained withing a strong frame. The aim is to break the US dominance as far as rocket reusability is concerned. The flight was […]
According to Bloomberg Law, the Ligado Networks saga continues with the satellite operator seeking Bankruptcy Court approval to settle a long-running dispute with Boeing and a claim for $32 million (€27.9m), nearly half of the multinational’s asserted claims in Ligado’s bankruptcy. AST SpaceMobile has an agreement in place with Ligado for L-band services over the […]
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 […]