Futuresource’s latest ‘Living with Digital’ consumer research study provides updated analysis of consumer’s shifting behaviour and evolving habits across digital entertainment and connected devices. The research identified live TV (pay and free) is still the primary viewing choice for 65 per cent of respondents across the territories with France showing the most solidarity at 75 […]
At The Races, operator of the UK’s market-leading horse racing website, has launched a new mobile betting app enabling punters to compare odds and place instant bets with bookmakers William Hill, Ladbrokes and Bet365 within a single app. In addition to the in-App betting, horse racing fans can access free of charge an extensive video […]
LG Electronics has revealed it will offer a high-fidelity (Hi-Fi) music service for customers of its premium smartphones. Starting this month, the new music service will be introduced via LG SmartWorld app on certain LG phones and at www.lgworld.com in nearly 70 countries including the US, UK, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Italy and Russia. Qualifying […]
Digital video viewing is one of the UK’s most widespread digital activities, with almost 60 per cent of the population predicted to watch digital video content via any device at least once per month in 2015, according to eMarketer’s latest forecasts. Unsurprisingly, digital video viewership among the country’s Internet user population is even stronger and […]
Sky Sports customers will be able to watch even more goals this season at no extra cost as part of an exclusive digital partnership with UK daily newpaper The Sun. This season Sky customers who subscribe to Sky Sports will be given access to Sun Goals, with the service delivering goals and match clips from […]
America’s National Football League (NFL) and Twitter have agreed a new multiyear partnership to deliver uniquely-packaged official NFL video and other types of content to fans daily, year-round. Partners since 2013 through the Twitter Amplify programe, NFL and Twitter will offer brands the opportunity to present official NFL content created specifically for the Twitter platform, […]
Trade body the GSMA – which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide – has published a new report finding that terrestrial digital television broadcasting in the Arab States does not need an exclusive allocation of the UHF spectrum band (470-694MHz). The report, Terrestrial Broadcasting and Spectrum Use in the Arab States, developed by Plum […]
iflix, the Southeast Asian streaming service, has announced exclusive collaborations with Samsung Malaysia Electronics and Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation. The exclusive partnership in Malaysia will see iflix pre-installed with bundled subscriptions on selected Samsung mobile devices, beginning with the company’s new flagship tablet, the recently launched Galaxy Tab S2. In accordance with the agreement, all […]
A far-sighted report from Juniper Research forecasts a healthy adoption for 5G, with service revenues set to exceed $65 billion (€59.8bn) by 2025, compared to just $100 million during its first year of commercial services in 2020. This figure would represent approximately 7 per cent of all operator-billed service revenues. Juniper notes that while the […]
LTE connections in Latin America reached 11.76 million in 2014, according to a report published by Dataxis. This figure will grow 1500 per cent by 2018, reaching 187.8 million connections. Data includes combined LTE connections in the region’s seven largest markets: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Colombia, Brazil and Mexico were pioneers […]