Italy’s comms watchdog, the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCom), has confirmed that it is to open an investigation into French media group Vivendi’s shareholdings in Italian broadcaster Mediaset. Mediaset had sought the Authority’s intervention submitting a complaint to AGCom highlighting the “illegality” of Vivendi’s conduct which it contended was in violation of sector […]
Multinational telco and media company Altice is to sell its Belgium and Luxembourg multiplay business, Coditel Brabant, to Telenet Group BVBA, a direct subsidiary of Telenet Group Holding for €400 million in cash. In addition, Altice Group will provide transitional services. The transaction will be subject to regulatory review by the Belgian authorities. After a […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has said that in light of French media group Vivendi’s conduct in respect of its acquisition of shares in the company and failed cooperation agreement, it has submitted a complaint to the Italian communications authority the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCom) calling for urgent, even provisional, intervention the body. In […]
Ofcom’s latest report covering the three-month period from July to September 2016 (Q3), shows that BT continues to receive the most complaints for its broadband and pay-TV services. The total volume of landline and broadband complaints made to Ofcom increased between Q2 2016 and Q3 2016, while the number of pay TV complaints remained stable. […]
Portugal ended the third quarter of 2016 with more than 3.63 million pay-TV subscribers, representing a growth of 44,000 customers (+1.2 per cent) on the previous quarter and 159,000 (+4.6 per cent) more than one year earlier, according to stats from Anacom, Portugal’s National Communications Authority. Growth was driven by fibre optic offerings (FTTH/FTTB), whose […]
Despite having earlier intimated that its intentions were limited to securing a 20 per cent stake in Italian broadcaster Mediaset, French media group Vivendi is ramping up its negotiating position relative to the disagreement between the two parties following a failed pay-TV cooperation. Vivendi has confirmed that its Management Board met has decided, with the […]
The latest issue of the informitv Multiscreen Index of 100 leading pay-TV service providers worldwide shows a total quarterly increase of 3.45 million subscribers, up by 0.80 per cent over the third quarter of 2016, compared to 3.74 million or
Some British politicians are calling for 21st Century Fox’s bid for Sky to be blocked – and not just delayed, but completely thrown out. Former Labour party leader Ed Milliband and senior Liberal Democrat figure Vince Cable (a former UK business minister in the Cameron government) are saying that little has changed since a 2012 […]
In a move that sees it abandon its in-house IPTV product development, Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications has agreed a long-term strategic partnership with US cable MSO Comcast to bring Rogers customers a best-in-class video experience by deploying Comcast’s X1 IP-based video platform. This agreement builds on Rogers’ Internet leadership and furthers its […]
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed on how to coordinate the use of the 700 MHz band to bring mobile Internet services to all Europeans and new applications across borders, thus facilitating the introduction of 5G as of 2020. Frequencies in the sub-700 MHz band will remain available, as a priority, […]