Anevia, a provider of OTT and IPTV software solutions, is helping HiNet further expand its extensive TV network. HiNet is the data communications business group of Chunghwa Telecoms, the largest telecommunications company in Taiwan – and the deal forms a key part of Anevia’s strategic expansion into the APAC region. HiNet already broadcasts across 280 […]
Global publishing platform Minute Media has raised $17 million in a Series F funding round that comprises of new investors, including Goldman Sachs and Vintage Investment Partners, as well as existing investors including Battery Ventures, Dawn Capital and Qumra Capital. This brings Minute Media’s total funding to $77 million to-date. Minute Media has created the […]
VeEX, a global player in telecom, CATV, fibre, transport and broadband access, has announced the industry’s first, field portable test solutions capable of performing throughput testing up to 10 Gbps with Speedtest by Ookla. Available on the newest software for the TX300s platform, CX350s-D3.1, and CX380s-D3.1 products, the Speedtest Powered throughput testing allows broadband service […]
Comcast, the US pay-TV giant, has confirmed it is preparing to top Disney’s $52 billion (€44.4bn) offer for 21st Century Fox. Comcast, which is also currently floating a separate bid to take control of Sky, said in a statement: “Comcast Corporation confirms that it is considering, and is in advanced stages of preparing, an offer […]
UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organisation, and The Walt Disney Company’s new Direct-To-Consumer and International segment along with ESPN, have announced the full scope of the historic multi-year agreement that makes ESPN-branded media platforms the exclusive digital and television home of the UFC in the United States, further expanding streaming rights to UFC […]
MTG has increased its ownership in Zoomin.TV from 51 per cent to 100 per cent by acquiring the remainder of the company from Adversa Media, controlled by the current CEO and CFO of Zoomin.TV, who founded the company. MTG is paying a cash consideration of €6.2 million for the shares and is also settling Adversa’s […]
FTTH penetration in Spain is significantly growing with almost 7 million connected homes as of February 28th. The latest data from the CNMC reveals that over the last year (February 2017 to February 2018) FTTH gained 1.8 million and over 167,000 only in February 2018. Telefónica’s Movistar leads the market with a share of 50.4 […]
Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat says its debut LEO craft, launched in January, is now operational and ready for testing. The news also means that Telesat has successfully secured its ITU-authorised orbital positions and frequencies for its much larger constellation of LEO satellites. Telesat says that this Phase 1 satellite has already been agreed to be […]
For the first time Canal+ will become accessible at less than €10 per month. The pay-TV service will launch for the new term a tailor-made offer for millions of young French people. Thanks to this unprecedented offer, people under 26 will be able to subscribe to Canal + for the first time at €9.95 instead […]
Telefónica, the leading Spanish telco, is set to launch the O2 brand in the country this September, with a low-cost convergent package. With the launch, the company aims to compete with other low-cost convergent services from the likes of MasMovil, a firm that is increasingly gaining ground in the market to the detriment of the […]