The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found the proposed merger between telcos Vodafone and Three to be likely to reduce competition in the sector. In its initial investigation (called a ‘Phase 1 investigation’) which began in January 2024, the CMA found that the merger, which combines two of the four mobile network […]
Total UK television production sector revenues fell by £392 million (€463.9m), down 8.4 per cent, to £3.61 billion in 2023, the 2024 edition of the annual Pact Census reveals. This decline is especially compounded when high inflation is taken into account, however total revenues remained well above pre-pandemic levels. A number of factors including smaller […]
Research from EE reveals the average UK household has 18 TV ‘dramas’ a week, as families up and down the country argue over the remote, debate what the kids can watch, and bash heads over bad viewing habits. To support the release of updates to its EETV service and its new ad campaign, EE’s study reveals […]
Fransat, the Eutelsat Group subsidiary operating a DTH platform of DTT channels for the French market, has showcased at IBC a miniature set-top box designed to further simplify satellite DTT DTH reception. The Fransat TV Stick is a conditional access module (CAM) that uses the new CI Plus 2.0 standard to integrate the decrypting and […]
Satellite giant Intelsat used IBC to announce an impressive set of new business wins and services. Top of the list is a contract for a hybrid TV distribution service for A&E Networks, now branded as Hearst Networks. Intelsat will transmit Hearst’s portfolio of channels to “hundreds” of points across Europe thanks to its seamless satellite-terrestrial […]
Roku and National Research Group (NRG) have released survey findings that shed light on the relationship between TV streaming and the cinema experience. The results are an in-depth study of the moviegoing habits of streaming viewers. Over the past decade, TV streaming has expanded dramatically – and streaming is now the default way that many […]
Dolby Laboratories has unveiled a new range of cloud video products and solutions supporting real-time interactive streaming at IBC. This comes on the heels of Dolby’s recent acquisition of THEO Technologies, a provider of video streaming tools embraced by a number of leading sports, media, and entertainment companies worldwide. Together, Dolby and THEO’s products and […]
BT has reported that it identifies more than 2,000 signals of a potential cyber attack every second – over 200 million per day – as it defends critical networks across the world, according to data pointing to an accelerated cyber security threat. The data, unveiled at BT’s Secure Tomorrow cyber security festival at its Adastral […]
Setplex, a leading global provider of OTT solutions, has announced the launch of its groundbreaking AI Ad-Detection Module, a new feature of its Setrix transcoder poised to revolutionise ad delivery in digital broadcasting. Unveiled at IBC 2024, the AI-driven solution addresses several long-standing pain points faced by traditional broadcasters – such as the absence or […]
The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) has released new guidelines for the implementation of the AdChoices Icon and Ad Marker in Connected TV (CTV) environments. The new creative guidelines help advertisers and CTV companies use the ubiquitous AdChoices Icon to provide consumers with information and control around interest-based advertising on CTV devices. This new AdChoices supplement […]
United has signed an inflight connectivity agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s Wi-Fi service to the airline’s mainline and regional aircraft fleet – for free. United customers will soon enjoy the same high-speed, low-latency internet service in the air that they enjoy on the ground. The new, gate-to-gate connectivity will unlock experiences in the sky […]
September 12th saw a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flawlessly launch five high-performance BlueBird satellites for AST SpaceMobile from Cape Canaveral. The five craft, once they are deployed safely in their correct orbits which itself will take a few weeks, will then be tested by about 2,000 testers scattered around the Earth and then commence beta-test […]
It seems a bit unkind to refer to players in their 40s, 60s and 70s as nepo babies but, as they say in Hollywood: “whatever”. Is it just a coincidence that a third nepo has joined the fray – the never-ending fray – over who will win control of Paramount? Edgar Bronfman Jr – scion […]