Pay-TV channels, mainly those distributed via cable, have continued to gain in popularity in Portugal, hitting a 42 per cent audience share in 2015, according to a study by the Association of Independent Television Producers (APIT). The growth has been at the expense of the country’s three free-to-air broadcasters (RTP, SIC and TVI) that still […]
The mega-media- merger to end all mega… etc. That is until the next one comes along. Except – if it goes ahead – this really might be the last of this kind of deal. This takeover will be sold hard as a ‘traditional’ vertical integration play – a content owner and a pipes owner come […]
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Spain continues to grow with 5.6 million at the end of 2015, almost half a million more than the previous year, according to the latest annual report from CNMC. Most subscribers are enjoying a convergent package with up to five different services. These packages reached 3.6 million new customers, […]
Telekom Srbija is investing €150 million to transform its fixed telecommunications networks to an all-IP infrastructure. The three-year contract signed with Chinese company Huawei will enable 80 per cent of Telekom Srbija users to get speeds of up to 50 Mbps by 2020, while half will get 100 Mbps or even faster. Households in urban […]
Vodafone is launching a new convergent package branded ‘Vodafone One Total,’ with fixed and mobile telephony (3 mobile lines), broadband and all the 120 TV channels and football. The package will cost from €112 with FTTH distribution and up to 50 Megabytes (€120 with 300 Megabytes). The convergent offer is marketed through two types of […]
Eric Xu, Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating CEO, Huawei, has revealed that the ICT solutions provider is stepping up its role in supporting telcos’ video operations better to enable them to develop successful businesses. Speaking at the Ultra-Broadband Forum 2016 in Frankfurt, Xu noted that at the previous year’s event in Madrid, Huawei […]
Telefónica is speeding up its optic fibre deployment. The company plans to have passed 25 million homes in 2020 – from the current 16 million and 20 million in 2017- turning Spain into the third most connected country in the world behind Japan and Korea. Today, Spain has a bigger FTTH network with more connections […]