Spain’s Telefónica is seeking compensation from the US online giants – such as Google, Amazon, Meta/Facebook, Microsoft and Netflix – for the ‘over use’ of its network. The president of Telefónica, José María Álvarez-Pallete, has requested that tech companies that use more than 5 per cent of the network’s operations should pay them compensation. “We […]
The media organisations that now make up TNI’s new Asia-Pacific network have received training, funded by the Google News Initiative, to help their journalists navigate the disinformation environment. The TNI is an industry collaboration of major news and global tech organisations, led by the BBC, working together to stop the spread of disinformation where it […]
Sky’s streaming service, NOW, is now available on Google TV devices, including Chromecast with Google TV and eight of the UK’s most popular smart TV brands as it expands across Android TV OS devices. The latest Android roll-out makes the NOW app available on the latest models of Google TV devices, including Chromecast with Google […]
Interbrand has announced its Best Global Brands 2022 ranking at Web Summit 2022. Apple holds onto the number one position for its 10th consecutive year, while Microsoft has moved up into second place, overtaking Amazon. Microsoft, Tesla and Chanel have seen the greatest YoY percentage growth, all increasing brand value by 32 per cent. Despite […]
Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Worldpanel ComTech OS smartphone data. It reveals that, despite rising inflation and severe supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, Apple’s iOS platform grew its installed base year on year across the European 5 (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Great Britain), […]
With the growing popularity of smart TVs worldwide, the demand for mobile device management (MDM) software is soaring. Specifically, a reliable MDM for Android TV devices is something the industry looks forward to. In a global market crowded with competing operating systems, Android TV continues to claim its space as the operating system of choice. […]
The connected car market is the latest battleground for media companies, as they prepare to fight for a piece of an addressable market that will be comparable in scale to that of pay-TV set-top boxes by 2025, according to Omdia research. Omdia expects connected car numbers to increase from 230 million in 2021 to reach […]
Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur is reportedly in talks with tech giant Google over the naming rights for their stadium. Spurs moved into their state-of-the-art stadium – currently simply named Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – back in 2019 after the £1 billion ground was built on the site of the old White Hart Lane near […]
Having earlier announced it was to examine the position of Amazon, Microsoft and Google in cloud services, as part of a new programme of work to ensure that digital communications markets are working well for people and businesses in the UK, comms regulator Ofcom has formally launched a market study under the Enterprise Act 2002 […]
Google has announced that it will shut down its Stadia cloud gaming service next year after failing to gain traction in the market. Stadia launched three years ago and allows players to stream games to their TV, laptop or phone without needing a games console. In a press statement, Phil Harrison, Vice President and General […]