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BT study: 43% believe poor wi-fi restricts home life

BT has released a study into modern families and how they use technology in their homes. The study on British families and the homes they inhabit has uncovered the full extent of how families use technology to spend time together, and apart, in the home. While technology use in the home is growing, 43 per […]

November 27, 2018

Research: 94% of UK children own or share a TV

The Futuresource Audio Collaborative event in London earlier in November 20118 saw the unveiling of the latest analysis from Kids Tech, Futuresource Consulting’s ongoing monitoring into how children consume media and interact with devices. Addressing conference attendees, Carl Hibbert, Associate Director at Futuresource, focused on the UK segment of the research and cross-referenced US, German, […]

November 27, 2018

Survey: Game over for AR/VR platform wars?

The AR/VR industry seems to have made its mind up on platforms, based on responses to Digi-Capital and AWE’s Global AR/VR Industry Survey. While there are still opportunities for niche players and start-ups, clear standouts are now top of mind across the XR industry. At the top level, mobile AR matters more to the industry […]

November 27, 2018

CBS, AMC on-demand players for Freeview Play

The CBS AMC UK Channels Partnership, a joint venture between AMC Networks International and CBS Studios International, has announced the launch of two new on-demand players – Horror Bites and CBS Catchup Channels UK. Horror Bites and CBS Catchup Channels UK will be available via Freeview Play devices, rolling out from December 6th. Freeview Play […]

November 27, 2018

Ericsson: 5G to reach 1.5bn subs in 2024

5G is expected to reach more than 40 per cent global population coverage and 1.5 billion subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by the end of 2024. This will make 5G the fastest generation of cellular technology to be rolled out on a global scale, according to the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report. Key drivers for […]

November 27, 2018

NAGRA, NOS team up for football anti-piracy

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA and Portuguese multiplay operator NOS are stepping up the fight against broadcast and streaming piracy of Benfica football league matches. NOS, which owns the rights to Benfica games and the distribution rights for the Benfica TV channel, will leverage NAGRA Anti-Piracy Services to fight broadcast piracy – […]

November 27, 2018By Colin Mann

Netherlands: Tele2 “optimistic” over T-Mobile merger

Tele2 has noted the media speculation about the merger between Tele2 and T-Mobile in the Netherlands, and confirmed that it remains optimistic the European Commission (EC) will approve the Dutch merger, without conditions. Tele2 has not yet received any decision from the EC, which has until November 30th to take its decision. On December 15th […]

November 27, 2018

YouTube offering ad-supported movies

YouTube is now offering advertising-supported movies free of charge to users. The service was started rolled out with little fanfare by YouTube with movies such as The Terminator and Rocky amongst the first titles on offer. AdAge quotes Rohit Dhawan, director of product management at YouTube, as saying: “We saw this opportunity based on user […]

November 27, 2018By Chris Forrester

GSMA: Middle East mobile operators set for 5G leadership

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab States are set to be global leaders in the deployment of 5G networks, with all six markets expected to launch 5G mobile services in the next two years, according to two reports released today at Mobile 360 Series – MENA. The reports from GSMA Intelligence – ‘The Mobile Economy: Middle East and […]

November 27, 2018By Sanjeev Bhavnani

BBC R&D: Amazon Alexa interactive drama

BBC Research & Development has launched a new interactive drama for Amazon Alexa – The Unfortunates – a reworked version of a BBC Radio 3 play, starring Martin Freeman, and is based on the experimental 1969 ‘book in a box’ by BS Johnson. The book was designed to be read in a random order, and […]

November 27, 2018By Colin Mann