Recognising that top 10 lists are a frequent way to find out what’s popular, Netflix is rolling out a new Top 10 feature. In addition to the overall top 10 list, users will also be able to see the top 10 most popular series and top 10 films when they click on the movies and […]
Apple is seen by some as critical to the future of augmented reality, despite limited traction for ARKit so far and its absence from smartglasses (again so far). Yet Facebook, Microsoft and others are arguably more important to where the market is today, according to analysis from Digi-Capital. While there are more AR platforms than […]
ViacomCBS has revealed it will revamp the CBS All Access streaming service to better compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney Plus in the SVoD market. CBS All Access is set to absord content from the likes Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV and Paramount. The changes will roll out later this year, CEO Bob Bakish […]
The National Association of Broadcasters has confirmed April’s NAB Show in Las Vegas is still “all systems go” despite travel concerns around the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Responding to the cancellation of the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, NAB spokesman Dennis Wharton said the show is absolutely still on and, in fact, had one of […]
Blackpills, a European and US content creator and distribution studio for scripted short-form content aimed at millennials, has announced that its service will be launched during the first year half of 2020 on Telenet’s premium entertainment offers Play & Play More, with new series released on a regular base. “It’s absolutely key for Blackpills to […]
BBC presenter Samira Ahmed, who recently won an employment tribunal ruling against the Corporation in a dispute over equal pay, has been shortlisted in this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) radio, audio and podcast awards, sponsored by Virgin Media. The BBC Radio 4 Front Row and podcast presenter is nominated as BPG Audio Broadcaster of […]
Whisper has announced that Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has invested in The Whisper Group, which comprises of live sports and non-scripted production company Whisper, Chapter 3 Graphics and East Media, with immediate effect. Co-founded by CEO Sunil Patel, broadcaster Jake Humphrey and retired F1 driver David Coulthard, The Whisper Group produces a raft of sports […]
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile US, Telefonica and Orange are jointly testing a blockchain solution for the automated management of inter-operator roaming discount agreements. The trial, carried out through the GSMA, is of a solution initially designed by Deutsche Telekom Laboratories (T-Labs) and Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, the operator’s international wholesale unit. The partners say the solution […]
The FCC’s order on its $9.7 billion proposal will be determined on February 28th with a D-Day meeting of the full Commission. Prior to that the participants and stakeholders have until February 21st to make their comments. There will be an enforced ‘quiet period’ between the 21st and 28th. Meanwhile, the three main participants will […]
Following the UK government’s publication of its response to the Online Harms White Paper and suggestion that it is minded to appoint communications watchdog Ofcom as the regulator to enforce rules to make the Internet a safer place, a number of industry bodies and observers have shared their thoughts on the proposals. Andrew Glover, Chair […]