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BT Q1: ‘A good start’

Gavin Patterson, BT Chief Executive, has described the telco’s first quarter 2018 results as “a good start to the year”, making good progress against its strategy BT reported revenue of £5.715 billion, with underlying revenue down 2 per cent as regulated price reductions in Openreach and declines in its enterprise businesses offset growth in its […]

July 27, 2018By Colin Mann

comScore advanced custom reporting for mobile

comScore, a partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, has announced substantial enhancements to its custom reporting for mobile, providing clients with deeper insight into an increasingly competitive mobile landscape. The new capabilities are based on a massive measurement sample and will afford customers greater visibility into consumer engagement with content, products and […]

July 27, 2018

Turner Australia reveals kids viewing behaviour

Turner Australia has unveiled the findings of its latest New Generations report at events in Melbourne and Sydney this week, lifting the lid on what makes Australian youngsters tick. The report looks at a variety of aspects facing children aged 4-14 including screen time, content preferences and how they find out about the latest products. […]

July 26, 2018

4G connections in Europe overtook 3G in 2017

According to Dataxis  research, the total Mobile SIM market in Europe is becoming saturated, the subscriber growth is mostly due to rapid adoption of 4G and M2M. At the end of 2017, there were 340 million 4G subscribers in Europe, accounting for 33 per cent of the total mobile subscribers (excluding M2M). 4G connections overtook […]

July 25, 2018

5G spectrum value worries for Intelsat, SES

The world’s two largest satellite operators, Intelsat and SES, have enjoyed remarkable valuations of their US-focused C-band spectrum, and the prospects of the FCC permitting a restructuring of that spectrum in favour of 5G. However, the prospective valuations depend on US wireless telcos paying reasonably competitive prices for the spectrum on offer. The formula to […]

July 24, 2018By Chris Forrester

Malaysia: Mobile video data plans to drive growth

Supported by growth in mobile data, fixed broadband and pay-TV services, the total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Malaysia is poised to grow at a CAGR of 2.4 per cent over the forecast period 2017-2022, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData.  Mobile services market in the country will be primarily driven by […]

July 23, 2018

Digital and physical media boost for UK screen entertainment

Year-to-date figures show consumers continue to view ownership as an important part of their consumption of screen entertainment, with more than 38 million copies sold across DVD, Blu-ray  and digital formats so far in 2018, according to the British Association for Screen Entertainment. With a wealth of box office success stories and critically acclaimed TV […]

July 19, 2018By Colin Mann

Amazon: Digital downloads a priority for vacation parents

Nearly half of Brits (45 per cent) are more worried about keeping their kids entertained whilst travelling than they are about printing boarding passes, or exchanging foreign currency according to Amazon research. With this summer predicted to be one of the busiest for travel since records began, following a record-breaking 770,000 flights handled in the UK last […]

July 19, 2018

Eurodata: Live sport still rules in non-linear TV age

According to Yassine Berhoun, Sports Director at Eurodata TV Worldwide: “The 2018 FIFA World Cup ended on a climax with France victory in an epic European confrontation against Croatia. This clearly shows once again that even at the age of mobile devices and non-linear viewing , major sports events are the only shows capable of […]

July 17, 2018

France sets out 5G roadmap

The French Government has unveiled its 5G roadmap and launched four priority courses of action. “5G is strategically vital to France’s industry, the competitiveness of our economy, innovation and revitalised public services,” says Electronic communications and postal regulatory authority, Arcep. “Starting in 2020, 5G is promising to deliver a jump in technological performances and pave […]

July 17, 2018By Colin Mann