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SES “fairly confident” over C-band progression

SES CEO Steve Collar delivered a confident report to analysts at its Q1/2020 results on May 7th, and there was much focus from analysts on whether the FCC’s proposed C-band scheme would go ahead should there be any form of Chapter 11 filing by Intelsat. D-day, as far as the FCC auction of C-band spectrum, […]

May 8, 2020By Chris Forrester

Teleport operator sues FCC over C-band

PSSI Global Services, which operates a number of teleports and more than 60 Outside Broadcast satellite uplink trucks across the US, is suing the Federal Communications Commission over the FCC’s plans for C-band. The lawsuit – strictly speaking a petition – was filed in a Washington DC Federal Court, and PSSI asks for a Judicial […]

May 8, 2020By Chris Forrester

Analysis demonstrates anti-fraud programme success

The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), a self-regulatory advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, has released a snapshot of ad fraud in the United Kingdom, showing dramatically lower  Invalid Traffic (IVT) rates in TAG Certified Channels in the UK when compared with UK industry averages. Conducted by The 614 […]

May 8, 2020

Liberty Global, Telefónica to merge UK operations

As recently rumoured, and following confirmation that talks were taking place, Liberty Global and Telefónica are to merge their UK operations in a 50-50 joint venture that brings together Liberty’s multiplay operator Virgin Media and Telefónica’s O2, the country’s largest mobile platform. The pair say the combination creates a stronger fixed and mobile competitor in […]

May 7, 2020By Colin Mann

BT: £12bn full fibre investment

BT has announced what it describes as “the UK’s biggest communications infrastructure investment in a generation”. Philip Jansen, Chief Executive, commenting on the telco’s Year End results, said that BT had risen to the challenge of the coronavirus crisis, keeping the nation and the NHS connected, standing by its customers and supporting the most vulnerable […]

May 7, 2020By Colin Mann

Nigeria: DStv to implement full VAT onto subs

Nigeria’s government raised the level of VAT on goods and services to 7.5 per cent back in February from 5 per cent. Initially pay-TV broadcaster DStv/Multichoice absorbed 2.5 per cent of the tax itself and kept subscription prices at the pre-increase level. That is now changing. Multichoice has told subscribers that it cannot continue to […]

May 7, 2020By Chris Forrester

Slovenia, Croatia set for 10 Gbit/s networks

Broadband solutions provider Iskratel is to provide active and passive telecommunications equipment for the construction of an ultra-fast fibre-optic (XGS-PON and GPON) broadband network in 210 municipalities as part of the CEBF (Connecting Europe Broadband Fund) financed RUNE (Rural Network) project with its partners Rune Enia in Slovenia and Rune Crow in Croatia. As part […]

May 7, 2020

Viasat Consumer, Canal Digital JV named ‘Allente’

The previously-announced combination of Viasat Consumer, Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group)’s satellite pay-TV and broadband-TV business, with Canal Digital, Telenor Group’s satellite pay-TV business, into a new joint venture company has been completed. The combination was approved by the European Commission on April 30th. The closing of the transaction creates a large-scale player that the […]

May 6, 2020

Double dilemma for Intelsat

Intelsat’s shares had a torrid time May 5th with a 12.4 per cent fall in value at one point to just $1.10. It isn’t the lowest that Intelsat shares have traded recently ($1.04 on April 15th) but it highlights the anxiety the market has for the company’s future prospects. One shareholder (Cyrus Capital Partners) is […]

May 6, 2020

BBC and Pact agree new terms of trade

The BBC and Pact have agreed a new terms of trade deal for BBC television productions made by independent producers. The new terms of trade will now provide the BBC with the ability to transform what it can show on BBC iPlayer. The BBC will receive an automatic 12 month BBC iPlayer window on all […]

May 6, 2020