Motor sport’s premier category Formula 1 revealed what it described as “great news” for F1 fans attending 2018 Grands Prix on with the announcement of an initiative that it claims will make visiting races this season even better. Formula 1 has partnered with FanVision Entertainment to create F1 Vision, suggesting it is the most immersive […]
In a transaction that it says accelerates its converged communications strategy through in-market consolidation in its largest market, Germany, and in its Central and Eastern European (CEE) markets, Vodafone has agreed to acquire Liberty Global’s operations in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania for an enterprise value of €18.4 billion. This is expected to […]
Ofcom’s annual Home Broadband Performance report reveals the actual broadband speeds that UK residential consumers experienced in November 2017. This study uses a representative panel of over 4,000 volunteers across the UK who have connected monitoring units to their routers. Findings from the report include: Average broadband speeds have increased significantly. Average download speeds rose […]
AMC Networks has launched a mobile app branded MicroCanales (micro channels) to promote its 14 pay-TV channels in Spain with short-form content available on IOS and Android mobile phones. MicroCanales will show programmes, TV series, documentaries and films from AMC’s 14 channels; TV series from Sundance TV, documentaries from Odisea and Canal Historia, childrens programmes […]
More Australians than three years ago are using Optus fixed broadband and mobile phone services following Optus’s purchase of the exclusive Australian rights to English Premier League football. Optus signed a three year broadcast deal for the Australian rights to the Premier League in late 2015 for A$63 million (€39.2m) per year and has this […]
The US delivered more AR/VR revenue than China last year, but Chinese growth in the next 5 years could see it dominate AR/VR long-term – and not by a small margin. Digi-Capital’s Augmented/Virtual Reality Report Q2 2018 shows that China has the potential to take more than $1 of every $5 spent on AR/VR globally […]
Ofcom has revealed which broadband and phone companies are falling far short in serving their customers, and those who are setting a strong standard for satisfaction. In a comprehensive survey of telecoms customer service, the media regulator shows how each major provider performs on measures including customer satisfaction, complaints and call waiting times. Overall, eight […]
Shares in Snap, Snapchat’s parent firm, dropped 17 per cent after it revealed the app’s unpopular redesign made it less attractive to current and potential users. Only four million new users were added in Q1 2018 – just over half the number forecast. Snap has further warned slower growth and revenue for it social media […]
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has filed to list on Hong Kong stock market, in a move that is expected to raise up to $10 billion (€8.35bn). The stock market flotation will be the world’s biggest debut in 2018 accordng to the BBC, and the largest since fellow China tech giant Alibaba’s raised $25 billion in […]
Fifty-nine per cent of marketers’ digital advertising budgets are currently allocated to digital video, a consistent climb in share since 2016, according to the Digital Content NewFronts: 2018 Video Ad Spend Study, released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Furthering the trend, more than