UK trade body the Creative Industries Council has released a report which explores the challenges and opportunities of creative businesses in the UK as they look to grow and develop their business, focusing on their experience of accessing finance to support their ambitions. The report finds that creative businesses have higher ambitions of growth and […]
Freeview is the only major UK broadcast platform which is growing its viewer base, according to official data included in Digital UK’s annual update. Jonathan Thompson, Digital UK CEO, uses his introduction to the report to highlight another ‘tumultuous year’ for the UK media but also one in which the values of public service broadcasting, […]
Netflix executives Marzena Rembowski, in charge of institutional affairs in Brussels, Janneke Sloetjes, head of European public affairs and Damien Couvreur, who heads original content, have appeared before French Deputies and claimed a willingness to assist the country’s prodcos, but maintained Netflix will keep its business model. They said that the US streaming platform will […]
US regulators have cleared The Walt Disney Company’s plan to acquire most of 21st Century Fox, removing a final hurdle to the $71.3 billion (€61.5bn) deal. The approval requires the sale of Fox’s regional sports networks in the US, due to competition concerns, the Justice Department’s antitrust division said. Disney, which had signalled willingness to […]
The Chinese Orient Hontai, the main shareholder of Mediapro, has plans to take the Spanish TV group to the Stock Market, reports Expansión. The Chinese group, with a 53.5 per cent stake, aims to increase Mediapro’s value, now at €1.9 billion, with a float on the Stock Market. Mediapro is also launching Mediapro China in […]
Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) has approved the new National Frequency Allocation Plan (PNAF 2018). The Plan provides for 15 new digital terrestrial networks in DVB-T2 technology, divided as follows: 10 national networks in the UHF band, four local networks in the UHF band and a regional network in the III VHF band, which will broadcast […]
Jamie Hindhaugh, COO of BT Sport, has suggested that object-based delivery will be the next major initiative as the broadcaster continues to innovate in its goal of putting the customer at the heart of sport. Delivering a keynote address at the Love Broadcasting Summit in London, Hindhaugh noted BT’s previous initiatives in sports coverage, such […]
The fourth-generation (4G) LTE mobile service has had trouble penetrating some indoor office environments. Unfortunately, fifth-generation (5G) comes along with its own complications to this coverage challenge, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. The challenges to good indoor cellular coverage are structural. Newer, more environmentally friendly window glass is hard for wireless signals to […]
Satellite operator ViaSat of Carlsberg, California, says it has introduced the USA’s fastest satellite internet business service, with download speeds available from 35 Mb/s to 100 Mb/s dependent on location. ViaSat’s ‘Inside ViaSat’ blog, issued June 26, stated: “The upgraded business service is made possible by our new ViaSat-2 satellite, the highest-capacity communications satellite in […]
Ahead of England’s final World Cup group game clash with Belgium – the first England match to be aired on ITV – 4C Insights reveals gambling brands are among the most popular advertising campaigns of the tournament so far according to social media insights. Measured from June 14th to June 25th, brands including Betfair, Coral […]