A quarter of all UK digital ad spending will go to social networks this year, according to eMarketer’s most recent forecast. In 2018, marketers in the UK will spend £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) on social network advertising, a 24 per cent increase over 2017. eMarketer has increased its projections for social networking advertising spend by […]
European broadband cable industry trade body Cable Europe has warned that cable operators may not be able to provide the full range of portability services permissible from April 1st because of the complexities surrounding copyright clearance for ‘online’ content. Cable Europe welcomes the move which it suggests will enable European consumers to reap the benefits […]
ESPN+, the upcoming direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International in partnership with ESPN and featuring ESPN branded content, will launch on April 12th and offer fans what the broadcaster describes as a “dynamic” lineup of live sports, original content and an “unmatched” library of award-winning on-demand programming for a subscription price of […]
The US Federal Communications Commission has approved an application by SpaceX to provide broadband services using satellite technology in the United States and around the world, a move it says represents another step the Commission is taking to increase high-speed broadband availability and competition in the United States. This is the first approval of a […]
Electronic giant Sony has a new CEO who started work April 2nd. Kenichiro Yoshida (58), who was previously the company’s CFO, took over from Kazuo Hirai who announced he would be stepping down some months ago. Yoshida-san has more than a few challenges ahead of him, not least how to tame the $68 billion value […]
AR/VR startups raised a record over $3.6 billion from VCs and corporates in the last 12 months to the end of Q1 2018. Over three-quarters of a billion dollars was invested in the first 3 months of this year alone. A fundamental transition in the fundraising market towards AR from VR, as well as the […]
According to Dataxis research, the number of pay-TV subscribers in Asia owning a 4K set top box reached 53.6 million at the end of 2017. As at date, more than 30 pay-TV operators have launched 4K set-top-boxes in Asia. The South Korean IPTV operators, Korea Telecom, LGU Plus, SK Broadband and Tbroad were the first […]
Wind Hellas, already a major cellular operator in Greece, says it will enter the local pay-TV market in April. Wind Hellas chairman/CEO Nasos Zarkalis, says that last year’s revenues grew 3.9 per cent, and operating profits rose 13.6 per cent to top €100 million, and forecast a similar improvement this year. Wind says it is […]
India’s broadcasting giant Star India has agreed a peace deal with DTH operator Airtel Digital TV and the two have signed a fresh agreement which gives Airtel subscribers access to Star’s output, including its all-important sports coverage. “Airtel Digital subscribers will continue to get uninterrupted access to all of Star’s programmes including Vivo IPL, following […]
Former Eutelsat Corporate Communications Director Vanessa O’Connor has been appointed to the new role of Director of Member Relations and Communications at the EBU. While at Eutelsat, she took part in key phases of its development, including restructuring from a European intergovernmental organisation into a private company and the expansion of Eutelsat’s global activities across […]