Washington-based satellite operator Intelsat is having a prosperous time on the New York Stock Exchange. On April 16th its shares rose a massive 18.79 per cent, from $7.14 to $8.41 a share, and another rise of 8.3 per cent on April 18th and to end the day at $9.11, and a market capitalisation of $1.09 […]
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has announced that the organisation has seen an uptick in membership and the number of members has increased to 96. Since the organisation’s merger with the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) was announced late last year, more than 20 companies have joined AIMS. The following companies have joined AIMS […]
Netflix’s Q1 numbers show that the OTT operator is growing as fast as ever. It added a net 7.4 million global subs during the quarter, only slightly down on the previous quarter’s record-breaking 8.33 million. US new additions were also healthy at 1.96 million. Overall, this latest quarter year were the second-biggest ever, and the […]
Netflix has posted more stunning results; growth all round – subscribers, revenue, stock price and, yes, debt. The stock market, indeed business in general, is meant to be a gamble. Netflix personifies this, and its shareholders are backing its great big bet. In the relatively Wild West that is the disrupter territory of OTT, Netflix […]
Sky Italia has revealed that a Milan court has suspended the tender for national TV rights to the Italian Serie A for the seasons 2018-2021. The satellite broadcaster requested checks on whether the process that awarded the football rights to Spain’s MediaPro was in line with Italian laws. According to Sky Italia, the tender “rises […]
Gerson Zweifach, group general counsel of 21st Century Fox, has suggested that certain UK politicians have a political agenda in respect of the company’s bid to acquire the 61 per cent of Sky it does not already own, accusing them of seeking to enlist regulators in a political war. Writing an opinion piece in the […]
Netflix’s share price has been in the doldrums for the past two weeks or so (currently about $311 [€251] a share, compared to $331 a month ago) but still vastly ahead of its position a year ago ($140). The buoyancy and – in general – upward trajectory is almost entirely because of a matching optimism […]
Swedish multi-play operator Com Hem has reported its Q1 revenue increased by 1.6 per cent to SEK 1,784 million (€171.2m) for the Group, with Com Hem Segment increasing by 4 per cent to SEK 1,374 million. Unique consumer subscribers rose by 4,000 to record high 987,000.. There was also continued volume growth in broadband, up […]
The Broadband Forum has published its User Services Platform (USP) – a new standard for implementing, deploying and managing all types of devices in the broadband home. For the first time, USP brings a unified, common approach to securely deploy, manage, and control network-aware consumer electronics, including home and enterprise Wi-Fi, Internet of Things (IoT), […]
China holds a narrow lead in overall 5G readiness ahead of South Korea and the US, according to a report from global telecommunications research firm, Analysys Mason for US mobile industry trade body the CTIA. Underscoring the importance of America maintaining its global wireless leadership, additional research by Recon Analytics found that US 4G leadership […]