The new deal for Microsoft to buy Activision without cloud gaming rights has been cleared by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the regulator concluded it would preserve competitive prices and better services. In August 2023, Microsoft made a concession that would see Ubisoft, instead of Microsoft, buy Activision’s cloud gaming rights. This […]
Comcast has announced it will begin to introduce the first residential customers in the world to next-generation Internet powered by DOCSIS 4.0 technology. The latest version of DOCSIS technology can deliver multi-gigabit symmetrical speeds to customers over the connections that already exist in tens of millions of homes in Comcast markets across the US. As […]
Disney and Comcast have failed to reach a price that both will be happy with for US streaming service Hulu. In an SEC filing Disney disclosed that the companies will both hire outside investment banking firms to come up with a sale price if the two companies couldn’t agree on a price. Those two firms’ […]
Adel Al-Saleh has been hired as the CEO at SES, effective February 2024. Since January 2018, Al-Saleh has been CEO at T-Systems, the integrated IT services provider and subsidiary of telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, and he has served as a member of the Board of Management at DT throughout this period. In his time at […]
Netflix has revealed plans to launch entertainment-focused stores, where customers can shop, eat and immerse themselves in Netflix franchises such as Squid Game, Bridgerton and Stranger Things, via curated live experiences and performances. The first two stores, which will be branded ‘Netflix House’ are set to open in the US in 2025, with a global […]
The international arm of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced a restructuring of the content licensing team following the departure of Robert Blair in July. WBD international president Gerhard Zeiler revealed in a staff memo that a team of existing executives will fill Blair’s role. Phil Goodhew, senior VP of commercial strategy for international TV […]
Telia Company, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Patrik Hofbauer as President and CEO, effective February 1st 2024. Hofbauer currently CEO of Svenska Spel, has extensive experience from previous leadership positions in telecommunications and media. Telia Company’s Board initiated a search for a new CEO after the previously […]
Samsung Electronics has announced a slate of new Samsung TV Plus channels in Europe, bringing audiences of the FAST streaming service even more regional content from a range of European broadcasters. These new partnerships between Samsung TV Plus and European broadcasters, including ZDF, ITV Studios, Viasat World, and Newen, further demonstrates the growth and improved […]
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite service has established ‘direct.starlink.com’ for its Direct-to-Cell service promising “seamless access to text, voice, and data for LTE phones across the globe”. The new service will be available from 2024/2025 (depending on its service partners). Those initial reciprocal cellular partners are named as: T-Mobile, Canada’s Rogers; Australia’s Optus; New Zealand’s One NZ, […]
Over 150 industry leaders gathered in Bangkok for the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Thailand in View conference, for a day of discussions centered around the State of Video in Thailand. There was much optimism on the future of video and content, with many speakers agreeing that it was indeed Thailand’s time on the world […]