NEM Dubrovnik 2025, TV industry event focused on the CEE region and beyond, officially opened on June 9th at Hotel Dubrovnik Palace, reaffirming its position as a key meeting point for global media professionals. With a richer market space than ever before, spread across the vibrant Sunset and Mare Area, the first day brought together […]
Research from Canalys (now part of Omdia) shows that smartphone shipments into Europe (excluding Russia) declined by 2 per cent in Q1 2025 to 32.4 million units, largely caused by sluggish entry-level demand. Samsung was Europe’s largest smartphone vendor in Q1 as its shipments marginally grew to 12.2 million units. A record-high volume of the […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, can announce that the new ELF Game Pass is now fully integrated into the DAZN ecosystem. With the launch of this proposition, DAZN becomes the exclsuive home of the European League of Football (ELF). After the eight-year partnership was announced in January, fans can now stream all ELF games directly […]
Airbus, Thales Alenia and Leonardo, three giants in terms of satellite manufacture, are in “preliminary talks” to merge their operations. Rumours of a potential merger have been reported for some months. The talks would not involve the Airbus aircraft manufacturing business. French newspaper La Tribune reports that the trio are also in discussion with the […]
The HbbTV standard has reached a significant milestone in 2025 with over 100 million households in Europe now having at least one TV set supporting the technology. This was announced by the HbbTV Association, based on market estimates by research company Dataxis. The number of HbbTV households will continue to rise, reaching 108 million by […]
Max has announced that The Eastern Gate is the best performing local original production ever in Europe and will return for a second season with the script already under development. The Eastern Gate, directed by Jan P. Matuszyński, is an action thriller that showcases a modern espionage game amid brewing international conflict and rising tensions. […]
The UHD Spain Association, the Forum Audiovisuel Numérique (FAVN) of France and the UHD Forum Italy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote Ultra HD technology in Europe and international markets. This agreement lays the foundation for a strategic collaboration between the leading European associations dedicated to the development and implementation of advanced […]
Research by Ampere Analysis shows that among 18- 64-year-old Internet users, Smart TVs are now the predominant device for consuming content in the US. Time spent watching content on Smart TVs has increased by 27 per cent since Q1 2021. This means almost one-third (31 per cent) of viewing time among Internet users is via […]
Ookla, the network intelligence company behind Downdetector and Speedtest, has published research on the global reach and performance of 5G Standalone (SA) and Europe’s digital competitiveness in the deployment and commercialisation of 5G SA networks. Developed in collaboration with Omdia, the report, A Global Evaluation of Europe’s Digital Competitiveness in 5G SA, focuses on Europe’s […]
Armand Musey, a well-regarded financial and valuation consultant at Summit Ridge Group, speaking on February 5th at the Smallsat Symposium held at Mountain View, California, was blunt in his view of recent mergers involving European satellite operators. He delivered a pessimistic report, saying: “The big, large space companies are entering into a deep, dark desert […]