The Consumers Association, FACUA, has filed a complaint before the Ministry of Economy and the Consumer authorities against Movistar for its latest price rise – the second this year and the eight since 2015. The Consumers’ Association has urged the Administration to halt the price increase as, according to the legislation, “it is not for […]
Major US broadcasters including CBS, Discovery, Disney, Fox, Univision and Viacom, have written to the FCC following up meetings they had regarding the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) scheme to sell off 180 MHz of C-band satellite capacity. They are concerned that their long-established satellite feeds will be impacted by the proposals. They are asking for assurances […]
Channel 4’s Head of All 4, Richard Davidson-Houston has decided to step down from his role after 12 years at the broadcaster and will leave Channel 4 in the summer. As Head of All 4, Davidson-Houston launched the video-on-demand service in 2015 and has led All 4 through a period of record growth in digital […]
The European Commission has adopted the Implementing Decision to harmonise the 26 GHz frequency band for wireless networks, which it says is a big leap towards the deployment of 5G across Europe. The decision finalises the EU-wide coordination of all three pioneer bands (700 MHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz) needed for 5G rollout in […]
MainStreaming, a technology provider enabling broadcasters, media and enterprise companies to deliver online streaming, has secured $6 million in a new round of funding, bringing its total raised to over $10 million. This round was led by Indaco Venture Partners SGR, together with Sony Innovation Fund and existing investor, United Ventures. MainStreaming will use the […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has announced that seven new companies have joined the industry association in the past six months. The new members are leading technology, conditional […]
Eutelsat, which on May 14th issued its 5th downward revision in market guidance in the past 7 quarters, saw its share price crash May 15th by 8 percent (€1.30) to €15.10. At one point the fall was even greater, to €15 a share, and significantly down on the €22.83 high-point of the past year. Eutelsat […]
Consumer-centred business strategy company Magid has announced the hiring of Brian Katz as SVP, Product and Data Strategy, EmotionalDNA (eDNA). Based in New York, Katz will play a senior role in the future of Magid’s eDNA product. Magid’s eDNA is a proprietary dataset that captures and maps the nuances of consumer emotion to both linear […]
Italian broadcasting group Mediaset reported net revenues of €718.2 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared to €839.2 million for the period January-March 2018. The Italian market accounted for €492.1 million, with Spain contributing €226.1 million, both down year-on-year due to a slowdown in the advertising market. Group EBIT increased significantly from €28.7 million […]
Broadband, phone and TV customers must be told when their contract is coming to an end, and shown the best deals available, under new rules announced by UK comms regulator Ofcom. Ofcom wants customers to be able to take advantage of choice in broadband, phone and TV, and get the best deals for their needs. […]