Surfshark has released an internet divide study, which is based on data from the annual digital wellbeing index (DQL 2022). The study reveals that people from lower-income countries have to work 3 times more than higher-income countries for 3 times slower internet. In many of these countries, the internet is so slow that not even […]
Traditional pay-TV accesses in Europe have been stagnating over the last few years and are expected to reach just above half of the region’s households in the next five years, forecasts Dataxis. This decline can be largely attributed to an ever rising number of cord-cutters among European TV audiences, switching off traditional pay-TV accesses at […]
PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays and solutions, has announced the further strengthening of its France and Iberia management teams, with the appointments of experienced LED and digital signage sales specialists, Elise Hardouin and Romain Gentile. Part of the company’s continued global recruitment drive, strengthening teams of specialists with AV/IT knowledge for […]
ATIS’s Next G Alliance and the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to exchange information regarding their work programmes in areas of mutual interest in the field of 6G communication systems and networks. The MoU also covers collaboration on joint activities, including workshops, seminars, webinars and […]
Critics of America’s private-sector broadband system often argue it underperforms European prices, coverage, speed, and competitive offerings, ergo US policymakers should adopt similar regulations, such as making incumbent providers unbundle their services. But a report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the think tank for science and technology policy, concludes that US and […]
ZEE5 Global, the largest streaming platform for South Asian content, is set to premiere the much talked about film, The Kashmir Files, on May 25th in Europe, including the UK. After receiving a record-breaking success at the box office, The Kashmir Files has recently broken records for its digital debut with the highest numbers in […]
Luxembourg-based M7 Group, owned by Canal+, has announced a long-term satellite and OTT distribution agreement with US-based, conservative news channel Newsmax. Newsmax is the #4 rated news channel in the US and is available in 52 million pay-TV homes in the country through major providers including DirecTV, Dish, Comcast, Verizon and more. It is also […]
In Fair Internet Report’s latest analysis of internet speeds across the UK and the EU, the company found that while the UK still holds a lead over the EU as a whole when it comes to internet speeds, that lead is rapidly disappearing. In fact, the UK’s lead has decreased from 42 per cent to […]
Qvest aims to enhance its performance in the media and entertainment sector and boost the development of the entire company group with new appointments in the management team. Konstantin Knauf and Jawid Mahmoodzada are now responsible for Qvest’s European business, particularly in the area of consulting and systems integration. Peter Nöthen, Thomas Müller, Christian Massmann […]
Both the US and the European Union saw median internet speeds rise dramatically in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Despite this, the Fair Internet Report found that the increase slowed significantly across the west in 2021. While both the US and EU continued to make gains, the pace of change was more than cut in […]