Gerson Zweifach, group general counsel of 21st Century Fox, has suggested that certain UK politicians have a political agenda in respect of the company’s bid to acquire the 61 per cent of Sky it does not already own, accusing them of seeking to enlist regulators in a political war. Writing an opinion piece in the […]
Ultra-HD is making significant progress around the world (channel count up 27 per cent) in particular over the past six months, according to data from Eutelsat presented at last week’s MIPTV programming market in Cannes. Claudia Vaccarone (Eutelsat’s Director of Global Market Research) told delegates that Eutelsat was carrying about 33 per cent of the […]
UK multiplay telco BT has revealed plans to launch BT Sport Box Office, a pay-per-view channel which will be available on BT TV and the Sky platform. A brief announcement on the BT Sport website to that effect suggests that the service will be available “later this year”. “Watch this space for announcements coming soon!” […]
Secuoya Group, owner of Spanish DTT channel Ten, is seeking to lease its DTT licence to combat its declining financial situation, the channel reported over €6 million in losses in last year. The company is reportedly holding talks with several major broadcasters such as Discovery, Fox, Sony and AMC in search of a partner or […]
While the SVoD market only currently stands at around 25 per cent of the pay-TV market in MENA, this is set to increase to more than 50 per cent by 2020 according to a study by information, insight and analytics specialist IHS Markit. A booming industry full of hope and expectations, the OTT market is […]
Swedish multi-play operator Com Hem has reported its Q1 revenue increased by 1.6 per cent to SEK 1,784 million (€171.2m) for the Group, with Com Hem Segment increasing by 4 per cent to SEK 1,374 million. Unique consumer subscribers rose by 4,000 to record high 987,000.. There was also continued volume growth in broadband, up […]
The number of subscribers to pay-TV in Korea keeps falling, especially among the younger generation and one-person households. According to research by the Korea Information Society Development Institute, the service termination rate reached 6.86 per cent last year, up from 6.54 per cent the year before. The rate had fallen from 5.97 per cent in […]
The Broadband Forum has published its User Services Platform (USP) – a new standard for implementing, deploying and managing all types of devices in the broadband home. For the first time, USP brings a unified, common approach to securely deploy, manage, and control network-aware consumer electronics, including home and enterprise Wi-Fi, Internet of Things (IoT), […]
China holds a narrow lead in overall 5G readiness ahead of South Korea and the US, according to a report from global telecommunications research firm, Analysys Mason for US mobile industry trade body the CTIA. Underscoring the importance of America maintaining its global wireless leadership, additional research by Recon Analytics found that US 4G leadership […]
Reports from India say that Star India and Zee-backed DTH operator Dish have buried the hatchet and agreed a new carriage deal. The dispute had seen Star India issue disconnect notices on Dish (and its new subsidiary Videocon d2h) back on March 20th and which brought in India’s Telecoms Disputes regulator to attempt a negotiated […]