SES has revealed its Q3 numbers, saying it was now carrying 7,317 TV channels on its fleet, of which 2,434 were in HDTV (33.3 per cent). SES says the growth of Ultra-HD channels accelerating and that it was now carrying 17 commercial UHD channels (this time last year it was just one). Its recently acquired […]
The UK Spectrum Policy Forum (SPF) has launched a report on the critical success factors for deployment of 5G in the UK. The report prepared by Analysys Mason on behalf of the SPF, summarises the UK wireless industry’s views on how 5G will be introduced into the UK market, and the resulting spectrum implications. Based […]
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) – a trade grouping that supports and represents those who build the nuts and bolts of the Internet – has submitted a comment in the form of a letter for the 2016 Special 301 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets (a term used in the United States to describe […]
US pay-radio operator SiriusXM reported better than expected Q3 subscriber and revenue numbers on October 27th, and said it would shortly start paying a dividend to shareholders. SiriusXM also told analysts that it would start a Howard Stern video service featuring notorious ‘shock-jock’ Stern. SiriusXM, controlled by John Malone’s Liberty Media, added 345,000 net new […]
Social video creation platform Wochit has announced receipt of $13 million (€11.9m) in funding, with investment from media giants ProSieben, Singapore Press Holdings’ SPH Media Fund, Carlo de Benedetti and several existing investors including Redpoint, Marker and Cedar Fund. The funds will be used to further enhance Wochit’s technology and to expand its business with […]
Eutelsat’s spat with Kurdish-backed Med Nuçe TV is being heard in the Paris Constitutional Court. Eutelsat took the channel down on October 3rd. A hearing before the Court was held in public on October 26th. A report in the Kurdish press said that Eutelsat’s lawyer confirmed that the channel had been taken down following a […]
In a consolidation of the semiconductor sector, as heavily rumoured, NXP Semiconductor has agreed to be acquired by Qualcomm. According to the pair, this will create the industry powerhouse to focus on Secure Connections for a Smarter World. Qualcomm is offering $110 (€100.7) per share in cash, a premium of 11.5 per cent to NXP’s […]
BT has added 63,000 TV customers in Q2, bringing its total to 1.7 million. The telco says that at BT Sport, it is benefiting from a new Saturday early evening slot for Premier League matches, with better viewing figures than last year. BT Sport programme rights charges were up 54 per cent mainly as a […]
Intelsat reported that its future contracted backlog had fallen from $9.2 billion (€8.4bn) $8.9 billion over the past 3 months. This means that since December 31st last year, Intelsat’s backlog has fallen from $9.4 billion to today’s $8.9 billion, which still represents 4-times annual revenues. Revenues for the quarter-year were also under pressure at $542 […]
To accelerate its OTT video efforts and roll out of enhanced content discovery and innovative features, US telco Verizon is to acquire the technology and software that underlies Vessel’s online video subscription service, which provides early access to videos from online video stars, and to hire most of Vessel’s employees. The deal will see Vessel […]