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Netflix goes mobile

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 […]

April 17, 2018By Chris Forrester

Report: China leads in 5G race  

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 […]

April 17, 2018

France: 3.4m watch VoD daily

Each day, 9.5 million people in France are watching TV online, either live or catch-up, via a TV set. According to data from Mediametrie, some 4.4 million (7.3 per cent of the country’s population) aged 4 and above now watches online TV on a device other than a TV set, such as a smartphone or […]

April 16, 2018From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

1.95bn mobile phones to be sold worldwide in 2018

Global demand for mobile phones is stalling, growing by just 0.2 per cent in 2018 to 1.95 billion, according to the latest forecast published by technology research firm CCS Insight. This assessment comes from the combination of a gloomy picture in developed markets and a more positive outlook for some emerging markets, notably in Asia-Pacific […]

April 16, 2018

F1 TV set for May launch

Premier motor sport category Formula 1 will launch F1 TV in May 2018, ahead of the Formula 1 2018 Gran Premio De España. Until that time, Formula 1 will continue to run a closed beta version of the service to a small subset of fans for viewing and testing during the upcoming Formula 1 2018 […]

April 13, 2018By Colin Mann

Ofcom finalises spectrum auction

UK comms regulator Ofcom has published the final outcome of its auction to release more airwaves for 4G mobile and future 5G services. On April 5th, Ofcom announced which companies had won the right to use spectrum in two bands through the ‘principal’ stage of the auction, and the amounts they would pay. It has […]

April 13, 2018By Colin Mann

Panasonic equips Turkish Airlines with IFE live TV

Panasonic Avionics and Turkish Airlines says they are making a major commitment for inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions to be installed on 50 wide-bodied Turkish Airlines aircraft and with options for a further 10 aircraft to be equipped. Panasonic’s X-Series IFEC system includes inflight Wi-Fi, mobile phone use, and global live television, and will […]

April 12, 2018By Chris Forrester

Digital Colony to Acquire Digita

Digital Colony, a global investment firm focused on enabling the next generation of mobile and Internet infrastructure, has confirmed that a Digital Colony affiliate is to acquire 100 per cent of the capital in Finnish broadcast infrastructure provider Digita from asset management business First State Investments. Founded in 1999 as a spin-off from national broadcaster […]

April 12, 2018

Bitmovin delivers iflix mobile HD

Online video technology specialist Bitmovin has confirmed that OTT service iflix is to use Bitmovin encoding to enable the delivery of TV shows, movies and sport in high definition video over low bandwidth mobile networks across the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Utilising Bitmovin’s encoding tools via Bitmovin’s containerised software running inside its own […]

April 11, 2018

Analyst: Europe left in 5G starting blocks

Analyst firm CCS Insight has raised its near-term forecast for global 5G connections following impressive progress made by the industry over the past six months. This headway has been accelerated by agreement on standards, trials, deployment of chipsets and infrastructure, and operator commitments to the technology. A significant milestone was the ratification of the non-standalone […]

April 6, 2018