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Survey: Pandemic dampens Super Bowl excitement

As this year’s Super Bowl approaches, insights platform DISQO surveyed over 8,000 people in the US to determine plans to watch, excitement levels and interest in brand ads during the game. Super Bowl LV takes place on February 7th and sees the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Kansa City Chiefs at the : Raymond […]

February 4, 2021

Telenor: “Strong performance in challenging year”

Telenor, the Norwegian telco, has reported its full year results Mobile subscriber base grew by 1.5 million and was 182 million at the end of the quarter. Subscription and traffic revenues decreased by 3 per cent on an organic basis. Total reported revenues were NOK 30.9 billion (€2.98bn), a decrease of NOK 0.8 billion or […]

February 2, 2021

Research: 26% US broadband homes purchase CE device between Feb-May

A whitepaper from Parks Associates finds 26 per cent of US broadband households reported purchasing a consumer electronics (CE) device between February and May 2020, at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. The whitepaper Supporting Today’s Connected Consumer, developed in cooperation with Sutherland, a global Digital Transformation company, addresses the expanding opportunities […]

February 1, 2021

IABM: ‘5 years progress in 9 months in some tech sectors’

IABM has published the latest version of its industry-standard Technology & Trends Roadmap for Media & Entertainment. It paints a picture of radical disruption across the content supply chain – but also illuminates a clear future path for M&E companies and tech developers. When IABM launched its Technology & Trends Roadmap in mid-2019, it was […]

February 1, 2021

FCC chair advises industry to “think big”

Acting FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel, in making her debut speech to staff, has called for the communications industry to “think big, and act”. She argues that the future belongs to those connected. She, and most of the FCC’s staff are working from home because of the pandemic, and said that she appreciated how challenging this […]

February 1, 2021By Chris Forrester

Study: Pandemic drives demand for lighter news

Covid-19 may have dominated the headlines throughout 2020, but audiences tired of the doom and gloom have also been craving some light relief. Ruptly, the international news and multimedia agency, says the past year also saw a substantial increase in demand for softer, non-pandemic-related stories from broadcasters and publishers around the world. In the 12 […]

February 1, 2021

Insight TV to broadcast David Guetta DJ set live from Dubai

Dubai and globald DJ, superstar artist and producer David Guetta join hands for a unique charitable #UnitedAtHome Dubai Edition turning the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah helipad into a DJ booth for an incredible virtual show that fans will be able to watch online on February 6th. To be filmed in 4K Ultra HD and […]

January 29, 2021

Comcast: “Sky subs back to pre-Covid level”

Comcast has reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31st 2020 and highlighted that Sky across UK, Germany and Italy has added 244,000 accounts in Q4 returning the business to pre-Covid levels. Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast, stated: “Outstanding performance at Cable drove very strong fourth quarter results for our […]

January 28, 2021

Forecast: Broadband spending to remain strong to 2025

The Dell’Oro Group has published a 5 year forecast report for the broadband access and home networking market. The following are some key takeaways shared by Jeff Heynen, Vice President and Analyst. Subscriber and Bandwidth Growth Will Remain Key Catalysts Global spending on broadband access equipment and CPE is expected to drop only 2 per […]

January 28, 2021

Alchimie exceeds FY targets

Alchimie, an OTT SVoD platform featuring original and exclusive thematic channels published jointly with media groups and talents, has publused its consolidated annual sales. The group’s consolidated annual revenues (IFRS) amounted to €28.9 million at December 31st 2020, 22 per cent higher than at December 31st 2019. The Video activity continues to grow at an […]

January 28, 2021