A new US bill has proposed a ban on autoplaying videos on YouTube, Facebook’s infinite newsfeed and Snapchat’s Snapstreak badges. The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (Smart) Act takes aim at techniques and features that, according to its author, Republican Senator Josh Hawley, are created to encourage and deepen addictive behaviours among users. The bill […]
Apple’s Services revenue overall for the quarter to June, including Apple TV, was $11.4 billion (€10.2bn), up from $10.1 billion for the prior year period. Products revenue fell from $43 billion to $42.3 billion. iPhone sales – down from $29.4 billion to $25.986 billion – contributed most to the fall. CEO Tim Cook highlighted the […]
Spanish regulator CNMC has dismissed Vodafone Spain’s complaints over Movistar’s football promotions last summer. and put an immediate end to the proceedings. Vodafone had filed two complaints accusing Movistar of abuse of a dominant position in the football TV market by trying to capture Vodafone’s football subscribers through a telephone campaign offering half-price fibre bundles […]
Paris-based Eutelsat says it is still suffering from a challenged operating environment which continues to weigh on the revenues of its core businesses. At June 30th 2019, the total number of channels broadcast by Eutelsat satellites stood at 7,092, up 2.4 per cent year-on-year (+3.9 per cent excluding the disposal of EUTELSAT 25B). HD penetration […]
An economic report by trade body the GSMA – which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide – reveals that releasing 5G mmWave capacity will create $565 billion of economic expansion. This figure represents 2.9 per cent of global GDP growth by 2034, which the GSMA says points to a huge impact on developing economies […]
AT&T is axing the DirecTV Now brand name it uses for its struggling OTT TV service. DirecTV Now will be rebranded as ‘AT&T TV Now’ later this summer. In a statement, the US pay-TV provider said: “In select markets this summer, we will pilot an all-new connected TV experience with no satellite needed – AT&T […]
Pay-radio operator SiriusXM reported its Q2 numbers with revenues up $2 billion (up 38 percent), allowing it to buy in $898 million of its shares for cancellation. Its overall revenues were helped by the acquisition of Pandora Media which closed on February 1st this year. Subscribers to SiriusXM Select, its top tier, can now additionally […]
ITV Studios’ stable of global entertainment formats has grown with the acquisition of Israeli format creator and distributor, Armoza Formats. Founded by Avi Armoza, one of Israel’s leading television developers and distributors, Armoza’s catalogue numbers over 100 formats. This includes the prime time singing show The Four, commissioned in over 15 territories and game show […]
Rich Gelfond, CEO at giant screen company IMAX, summed up its half-year results by saying: “IMAX is on track to deliver its best year ever at the box office, with the success of Spider-Man: Far From Home, The Lion King, and our record-breaking, first local language animated release in China this past weekend, Ne Zha, […]
Avid, the technology provider that powers the media and entertainment industry, has enhanced the technology and industry expertise of its board of directors with the appointment of accomplished media technology leader Michelle Munson as a director, effective immediately. Ms. Munson joins the board with more than 15 years of experience in developing new technologies and guiding […]