Videology, a software provider for converged TV and video advertising, has found that advertisers are increasingly planning their video strategies holistically, and as a result, mobile has been the greatest benefactor. According to an analysis of Videology’s platform usage in the first quarter, the total number of campaigns delivered on mobile increased 81 per cent […]
A study by Juniper Research has revealed that annual global advertising spend on mobile devices is expected to reach $105 billion by 2019, up from an estimated $51 billion this year. The research suggests
Viewster, the online streaming service, has released a new and improved mobile app for iOS and Android. Available immediately, the app enhances user experience to help viewers scroll episodes of their favourite shows on tablets and smartphones. Viewster is free and fully-licensed and enables fans to watch a library of more than ten thousand titles […]
The call for applications for the 700 MHz DTT band auction to French telecoms is set for early July, Sébastien Soriano, the president of telecom regulatory body Arcep, confirmed. The final round for the allocation of these frequencies to operators, for an estimated €2 billion, will take place before the end of 2015. From December […]
In January last year US-based Echostar bought the ailing Solaris Mobile S-band transmission system that is orbiting on a Eutelsat satellite. On May 15th Echostar CEO Michael Dugan told analysts that the new business, Echostar Mobile, would go ‘live’ over Europe in mid-2016. The system is waiting for the launch of a new satellite, Echostar-21. […]
Tata Communications has unveiled its new video network partnership with China Telecom Global to enable and manage media content for customers in China and globally. The partnership, which began with the successful delivery of the 2015 World Figure Skating Championship from Shanghai to Japan, enables China Telecom Global to leverage the global reach of Tata […]
Virgin Media’s broadband subscriber numbers have increased from 4,625,800 in the previous quarter, to 4,969,700 in the first quarter of this year (40,200 of which are still on ADSL rather than cable0 – up 7 per cent. Of those 4.9 million net subscribers, Liberty-owned Virgin reports that 36 per cent are on 100Mbps or faster […]
Windows-based tablets continued to grab more market share from competitor-branded tablets by Apple and Google in the first quarter of 2015. Total Tablet shipments reached 51.8 million units in Q1 2015, down 9 per cent from 56.7 million in Q1 2014, according to preliminary data by Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies (TTS) service report. […]
EE, the UK’s biggest mobile phone operator, saw its operating revenue decline 1.1 per cent to £1.469 billion in the first quarter. The drop follows a 1.4 per cent fall in operating revenue in 2014. BT is due to acquire EE as soon as the £12.5 billion deal receives regulatory approval. BT will buy out […]
Google has confirmed plans for its own mobile service, under the name Project Fi. It will launch in the US, as an MVNO using Sprint and T-Mobile networks, and be available initially to customers with a Google Nexus 6 smartphone. Google said the aim is to provide mobile users with the best network wherever they […]