The Paris bourse share market responded exceptionally well to the potential bad news of Rodolphe Belmer’s departure from Eutelsat. In early trading Eutelsat’s share price rose a full 1 percent in early trading to €12.60 and matching its recent peak of €12.60 at the height of the Patrick Drahi unsolicited €3.2 billion take-over bid, and […]
Patrick Drahi might not have William Shatner in his portfolio of headline-grabbing assets, and rich as he is, Drahi certainly cannot compete with the likes of Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos in terms of cash-at-hand. But few will be surprised if Drahi doesn’t now come up with a Plan B to acquire Eutelsat. Certainly his […]
Telecoms tycoon Patrick Drahi, having earlier this month bought a large slice (12.1 per cent) of BT, has made a bid to buy Eutelsat. Drahi is said to have offered a €2 (17 per cent) premium over Eutelsat’s current €10.35 share price. Drahi controls the cellular and cable business Altice. A September 30th statement from […]
US consumers saved $2.2 billion (€1.9bn) in energy costs in 2020 thanks to a voluntary agreement between the pay-TV industry and energy efficiency advocates. The agreement, led by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), NCTA – The Internet & Television Association and CableLabs has cut energy usage of set-top boxes by more than half in the […]
News 12 New York, the daily regional news digital network bringing the latest from the tri-state region, is now streaming on Pluto TV. News 12 New York is available for free across all devices and platforms that carry Pluto TV. News 12 New York features the latest in local news, top stories, events, community updates […]
Alchimie, the OTT subscription video platform, and French converged multiplay telco Altice, have launched a strategic partnership to provide more than 400 hours of premium content. Altice has launched its new free VoD platform for live TV, replays and exclusive content. Branded RMC BFM Play, this new platform provides easy access to the programmes of […]
MediaKind has announced that Altice Portugal’s MEO has deployed MediaKind’s low-latency streaming solution to enhance its live coverage of Euro 2020. MEO, Portugal’s leading pay-TV service by market share, has enhanced its existing deployment of MediaKind’s media processing and delivery solutions, including its Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP), to reduce the end-to-end video latency […]
Altice UK, a business wholly owned by telecoms entrepreneur Patrick Drahi, has acquired a 12.1 per cent equity stake in BT Group for a reported £2 billion (€2.3bn). Responding to a ‘Holdings in Company’ announcement following the acquisition, BT issued a statement regarding the investment. “BT Group notes the announcement from Altice of their investment […]
CommScope has announced that a4, the advanced advertising arm of Altice USA, has deployed its Video Advertising Solutions to deliver geographic and addressable advertising across a4’s video footprint, including both QAM-based and IP video services. “We selected CommScope Advertising Solutions to improve the quality and effectiveness of our customers’ ad experiences on our existing set-top […]
US industry trade bodies Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and NCTA – The Internet & Television Association (NCTA) have extended through 2025 the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes. The agreement, which has already saved consumers $7 billion in energy costs and avoided 39 million metric tons of CO2 emissions […]