Tubi, Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, is now live in the UK. Tubi has built momentum in North America by engaging viewers with a free, personalised streaming service that offers an extensive library of blockbuster movies, popular TV series, and exclusive Tubi Originals. With nearly 80 million monthly active users, Tubi has emerged as the […]
The Cultural Power of Cinema is the latest edition of Digital Cinema Media’s (DCM) Building Box Office Brands series, created in partnership with Burst Your Bubble. The study reveals cinema’s leading role in co-viewing experiences (98 per cent) and how brands using the medium can in turn maximise commercial and social impact. Against a backdrop […]
Telco giant Vodafone is calling for a new Connectivity Union to help accelerate Europe’s digital ambitions and unleash its ability to compete on a global scale. It says that Europe’s future economic success will be underpinned by next-generation connectivity. Only through 5G standalone will European businesses be able to fully capitalise on the industrial value […]
The wireless telecommunications industry experienced another quarter of strong expansion and technological advancement, driven by the relentless advance of 5G technology, according to data from trade body 5G Americas and analyst firm Omdia. In the first quarter of 2024, the global adoption of 5G connections continued its steady climb, reaching nearly two billion with an […]
A study by Juniper Research, experts in the fintech and payments markets, forecasts that the global number of digital video subscriptions will grow by 14 per cent over the next five years; rising from 3.1 billion in 2024 to 3.5 billion in 2028. This slow growth can be attributed to subscription fatigue in developed markets. […]
For the fifth year in a row, Netflix is the leading ‘must keep’ TV brand in the US, according to the 17th annual Must Keep TV Report from Solutions Research Group (SRG). The 2024 research is based on 1,400 interviews across the US with consumers aged 12 and older and conducted in May 2024. ABC, […]
Media legend Barry Diller is exploring a bid for Paramount according to NYT reporting. Diller’s digital-media group, IAC, has reportedly signed NDAs with National Amusements, Paramount’s controlling shareholder. The Diller move is the latest in the long Paramount sale/no sale saga. Paramount reached the brink of a deal with Skydance before it abruptly fell apart […]
Following the announcement on June 24th, Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) has confirmed the completion of the sale of NetCo to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), via the transfer to FiberCop (a 58 per cent owned subsidiary of TIM) of TIM’s business unit comprising the fixed network infrastructure and wholesale activities, and the subsequent acquisition of the […]
Portuguese broadcasting group Media Capital is launching a new general entertainment channel this September. It will replace TVI Ficção, a thematic cable TV channel that airs soap operas, sitcoms and series. TVI Ficção ended 2024 with a 1.3 per cent audience share, ranking as the 9th most-watched cable channel (tied with SIC Mulher) in Portugal. […]
Snap and Samba TV, a provider of TV technology for audience data and omniscreen measurement, have revealed research results that show how Snapchat campaigns have a significant impact in driving audiences to watch new shows and stream movies. By tapping into Snapchat’s audience of over 800 million monthly active users, the analysis showed that Snapchat […]
Trace UK, the music and entertainment channel headquartered in London, known for its diverse content spanning music, culture and lifestyle, has launched on Channelbox via Freeview 271. This is in addition to other Trace channels such as Trace Urban, Trace Latina and Trace Brazuca. Channelbox is a multi-channel platform available on connected Freeview channel 271 and Channelbox […]
Abel Avellan, Founder, Chairman and CEO of AST SpaceMobile has written to partners, shareholders and even “future space-based cellular broadband network users” with an update on where the business is, especially following on the recent commitment by Verizon, which has joined AT&T in backing the company. Avellan describes Verizon and AT&T as the US industry […]
‘The law is the law’ is often a less black and white statement than it appears, even when talking about a single country. When talking about international or global issues, the law becomes ever more uncertain, in its interpretation and, even more, in its implementation. And that is why it is close to impossible to […]