Eutelsat OneWeb, part of the Eutelsat Group, the satellite communications company, has confirmed that its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation has successfully connected to a 5G mobile network, supporting 5G QoS levels for the first time. This milestone brings super-fast mobile phone connectivity to remote and rural areas one step closer. The achievement of […]
South African free-to-air broadcaster eMedia recently lost its court argument with pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice over TV rights to the Rugby World Cup. eMedia’s legal application was struck out by the Johannesburg High Court. Lawyers for eMedia have now taken their complaint to the country’s Competition authorities. eMedia says that it had filed papers with the […]
To enrich offers for its customers, A1 Group is set to include Netflix in the portfolio of A1 offers across six markets starting with Austria and followed by Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. Customers of Mobile and Fixed services will be able to access Netflix from any of their screens. Additionally, Netflix will […]
Spain’s largest TV group Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 TV and La Sexta among other TV channels, saw its profit to September fall by 4.4 per cent to €71.5 million. In line with this, its EBITDA fell by 5.4 per cent to €110.3 million. But revenues grew by 1.8 per cent to €666.4 million, boosted […]
As part of the transformation of ProSiebenSat.1, the management of the Seven.One Entertainment Group is also being reorganised. Due to the strategic realignment of the Group and the focus on the core business of entertainment, ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Bert Habets will also become the CEO of the Seven.One Entertainment Group. The three-member management team also includes […]
Satellite operator SES has launched Score, which it describes as a platform to better manage and distribute live sports and events. SES says content owners and rights holders looking to effectively manage and distribute live sports and events to affiliates and takers will now be able to leverage a newly launched media platform, the SES […]
To mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Plume has shared insights into recent cyber threat activity as part of its ongoing Plume IQ data intelligence reporting. Plume IQ data showed that from the second half of 2021 to the first half of 2023, malware attacks increased by 35 per cent in Japan, and 80 per cent in […]
Project Kuiper is the Amazon-backed broadband-by-satellite system which will comprise 3,236 craft circling the planet. Amazon says that its first two prototype satellites now in orbit are working well. They were launched on October 6th. Further tests to further validate the technology will take place over the next few weeks. In its statement, Amazon says […]
Telia Company, the Swedish multinational telco, has reported Q3 that revenue increased 4.3 per cent to SEK 21,997 million (€1,894.25m) and like for like, revenue increased 1.1 per cent. Service revenue increased 5.6 per cent to SEK 18,986 million and like for like, service revenue increased 2.6%. For the Telco operations, service revenue increased 3.9 […]
Airties, a specialist in managed Wi-Fi solutions for broadband service providers, has released a newly commissioned whitepaper from Omdia titled Ensuring Consistent Home Wi-Fi QoE is Critical to Broadband Success. The paper, written by Michael Philpott, Omdia Research Director, Service Provider–Consumer, highlights the global acceleration of ultra-high-speed Internet, the growing need for operators to focus […]