The gaming headset and accessories market saw exceptionally strong growth during the 2020 pandemic; interest in gaming reached fever pitch, with consumers locked down in need of entertainment and socialisation. Futuresource Consulting predicts that 2021 will generate over $4.6 billion from gaming headsets, speakers, mice and keyboards globally. “The gaming fever pitch that built up […]
TVSquared, a global player in cross-platform TV ad measurement, continues to expand the breadth of its data coverage with the integration of Foursquare’s location data within its ADvantage platform. TVSquared users can now connect linear and OTT/CTV ads directly to physical outcomes, including store visits and foot traffic, to get a same-day view into how […]
Exhibition and Conference for Broadband, Television & Online – today published another preview for its new virtual event format ANGA COM DIGITAL from 8 to 10 June 2021. Participants can expect more than 40 conference panels and over 70 digital showrooms from leading companies of the broadband and media industry. The online congress will take […]
YouTube has partnered with the NHS to launch a multi-million-pound advertising campaign to encourage young people in the UK to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The Google-owned video sharing site says the partnership will involve ads on billboards, buses, bus stops etc as well as on the YouTube platform – with YouTube themselves footing the bill. […]
ITV is partnering with business communication company HiHi to launch their new TV advert as part of the Backing Business campaign – ITV’s initiative to help keep British business moving, ensuring that brands can reach their full potential following a tough global economic period, using the power of television. The new advert, launching today (17 […]
As anticipated, English Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed a proposal to conclude a three-year renewal of the League’s UK live and non-live broadcast agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport. This follows approval in principle for the renewal from Government after an extensive period of consideration. The approval from […]
Openreach, the wholly-owned, independent fixed access infrastructure arm of UK multiplay telco BT, says it is building Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) faster, at lower cost and higher quality than anyone else in the UK. In the last year, Openreach passed a record 2 million premises with FTTP. Openreach now believes that it has the capability to reach […]
Northern Sky Research (NSR) in its latest report on the wireless backhaul sector, says not only is it worth $25 billion by 2030, the sector is “just scratching the surface of this significantly addressable market”. “Backhaul is one of the key growth engines for the Satcom Industry. A large portion of satellite capacity coming online […]
Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s Consumer Division, has published a blog post on the topic of support for vulnerable consumers in response to the Ofcom Fairness for Customers review, and follows the launch of BT’s Home Essentials at-cost social tariff. BT is calling on all fixed broadband operators to implement a social tariff costing no […]
Despite the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, ProSiebenSat.1 Group has reported a strong start in its 2021 financial year. In the first quarter of 2021, the Group generated revenues of €938 million – a slight increase of 1 per cent compared to the previous year. In the first three months of the year, the […]