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Research: Streaming saves UK holidays

Research from Virgin Media O2 finds majority (85 per cent) of parents consider reliable connectivity crucial for entertaining children during wet weather on rural outtings during the school holidays. With 60 per cent of respondents (over 40 million Brits) heading on countryside getaways this summer, more than 1 in 3 (37 per cent) are looking […]

August 16, 2024

La Máquina on Disney+ UK in October

Disney+ has announced that Original limited series La Máquina starring Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna and Eiza González will premiere with all six episodes on October 9th exclusively on Disney+ in the UK. After a devastating loss, Esteban ‘La Máquina’ Osuna (Gael García Bernal) is at a low point in his boxing career. Lucky for him, his […]

August 15, 2024

Forecast: UK E&M market to break £100bn in 2024

The UK is forecast to have the largest entertainment and media market in Europe – overtaking Germany – from 2025, according to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media (E&M) Outlook 2024-2028. UK E&M revenue is expected to break the £100 billion (€117bn) barrier this year before growing to £121 billion by 2028 at a compound annual […]

August 14, 2024

Nautilus launching exclusively on Prime Video UK

Prime Video will exclusively launch Nautilus in the UK and Ireland. The 10-episode live-action series inspired by Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, will launch on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland on October 25th. Nautilus tells the origin story of Captain Nemo: an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, […]

August 14, 2024

Data: UK AltNet numbers stable; major players unremarkable

Total Q2 2024 FTTH/P/B, FTTC, cable, FWA/satellite and DSL wholesale and retail connections in the UK saw a very slight increase during the quarter and stood at an estimated 28.92 million from 28.90 million quarter-on-quarter – and similar to 28.82 million in the previous year, reports Point Topic. The stall in the fixed broadband retail […]

August 13, 2024

Everflow expands into broadband & phone market

Everflow, the UK business utility provider, has announced its expansion into the broadband and phone market. Partnering with Gamma, a UK supplier of communication services, Everflow is launching a range of broadband and phone products tailored to meet the unique needs of SMEs and sole traders. With the copper switch-off rapidly approaching, the shift to […]

August 13, 2024

Report: Extensive fibre could be left underutilised

Some builders of full fibre networks who have received government funding to create broadband connectivity in rural and hard to reach areas could be failing to make their cables easily available to other operators, despite open networking being a condition of receiving taxpayers’ money. Failing to promote and enable access to these networks is holding […]

August 8, 2024

Data: EE tops mobile reliability chart

Independent testing of the everyday mobile experience across the UK has demonstrated EE is the most reliable network for mobile customers, being named the UK’s best network for the 11th year in a row. To provide a definitive picture of the performance of all four of the UK’s mobile network operators – EE, Three, O2 […]

August 5, 2024

Is the UK’s stance on TV gambling ads too strict?

A famous businessman once announced: “I know half my advertising spend is wasted. The problem is that I don’t know which half”. This is a problem that mainly afflicted TV advertising but has now been largely solved for many businesses by the shift to online marketing. It’s now easy to trace which online ads generate […]

August 1, 2024

Roku launches Veltech Roku TV models in UK

Roku, the TV streaming specialist, has announced a new range of Veltech Roku TV models available in the UK from AO.com. Utilising hardware with the accessible Roku operating system (OS), Veltech Roku TV models offer users  access to a selection of free, live, and premium streaming channels at competitive prices. The new range includes sizes […]

July 30, 2024