The non-profit Sports Fans Coalition NY (SFCNY) has launched Locast.org, a free local broadcast video streaming service currently available in New York City, to the people of Dallas, TX, and announced the expansion of Locast.org in the coming weeks to three other top-10 markets. Locast.org has also premiered a new and improved user interface and […]
Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolph Belmer told analysts on August 1st that he was staying the view to be “more prudent than most of estimates made at the moment” of the potential revenue gains from the reassignment of C-band spectrum over the US. Eutelsat has only around 5 per cent of the C-band market over the US […]
Altice Europe, the multinational telco, has said that it continues to deliver on its three-pillar strategy (to “improve customer experience to drive better KPIs, invest in and own best-in-class proprietary fixed and mobile infrastructure and leverage its unique content assets”) in its Q2 results. The number of Altice Europe’s broadband subscribers grew for the second […]
SpotX, the video advertising and monetisation platform, has announced a new management team to oversee all aspects of SpotX’s business in Europe, including its merger with smartclip. Combining decades of advertising industry experience from global companies including GroupM, IPONWEB, Brightroll, Rubicon Project, and Dentsu Aegis, the leaders have been identified from within smartclip, SpotX and […]
Despite falls in overall revenues (down 1.9 per cent like-for-like) Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer says that the satellite operator is on the mend. “I would highlight the progressive improvement throughout the year for the five operating verticals. Moreover, in terms of financial discipline, we are ahead of plan on the LEAP cost savings programme. Elsewhere, […]
The percentage of Internet users in Europe that occasionally download or stream music, films, series, books or games illegally has decreased between 2014 and 2017, according to the Global Online Piracy Study published by the Institute for Information Law (IViR) of the University of Amsterdam. The decrease is greatest for music, films and series. Meanwhile, […]
India’s government, via its Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), says it has not set any sort of deadline on a switch by satellite broadcasters from foreign-owned craft and their transponders to India’s own ISRO/Antrix satellites. “The government has not set any deadline for use of foreign transponders by the TV channel owners,” said MIB […]
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2018 third quarter ended June 30th. The tech company posted quarterly revenue of $53.3 billion, an increase of 17 per cent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.34, up 40 per cent. International sales accounted for 60 per cent of the quarter’s revenue. “We’re thrilled to report Apple’s best June […]
Technetix, a global broadband cable and telecommunications technology provider, has announced the appointment of Sandy Howe as Executive Vice President and President, Americas, reporting to Chief Executive and Founder, Paul Broadhurst. In this role, Howe is responsible for all functions for the US, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, including sales, customer service, product management, […]
Satellite operator Intelsat’s CEO Steve Spengler spoke of the company’s “great opportunity” and cited the near-completion of the deployment of its new ‘Epic’ fleet of craft and the raising of $633 million in fresh capital. He was speaking during the release of Intelsat’s Q2 results. But Spengler’s main comments were focused on the FCC’s enthusiasm […]