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Research: 48% of businesses looking for space in Metaverse

Meetings in the Metaverse could become reality for millions of UK workers in the near future after a study found that hundreds of businesses are looking for, or building, office space in the virtual technology. Research undertaken by Regus, part of the world’s largest flexible workspace group IWG, found that two thirds (66 per cent) […]

August 16, 2022

Spain: HD migration delayed until 2024

Spanish TV operators will be able to continue broadcasting in standard definition until 2024 following a proposed Royal Decree that delays the HD obligation until February 14th of that year. Initially, the DTT Technical Plan had set the date of January 1st 2023 as the deadline for migration to HD. The Spanish government cited “the […]

August 10, 2022From David Del Valle in Madrid

Survey: Pandemic has improved digital marketing capabilities

The pandemic has resulted in improved digital marketing capabilities – but driving growth in the digital age brings new complexities and marketing needs. WARC’s State of the Industry 2022: Modern Marketing in EMEA report, released in association with the MMA, the non-profit trade association, provides a current snapshot into how the industry is driving growth, […]

July 21, 2022

Research: Home WiFi vital for post-pandemic lifestyle

Research by Vodafone has revealed that European households have rapidly shifted to permanent ‘digital-first’ lifestyles in the wake of the global pandemic – with high-quality, reliable and secure WiFi now considered critical for wireless work, entertainment and social connectivity in the home. Households in Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK were surveyed by Kantar for […]

May 12, 2022

Research: Maritime satellite sector recovering

Research consultancy Euroconsult has released a report which looks at the maritime and cruise line sector. It finds that in 2020 satellite services for merchant shipping grew 4 per cent to $584 million (€540.7m), but Covid saw the market for cruise ship connectivity plummet. The cruise sector is, however, recovering. In the report titled Prospects […]

April 22, 2022By Chris Forrester

Netflix: Watch the bonds

No regular reader will doubt that I’ve never exactly over-indulged on the Netflix Cool-Aid, so the latest news isn’t a big surprise. Price rises in a cost-of-living crisis and plateaued content offerings (both quality and quantity), matched with inflation in production, were never going to be a good mix. Add in vociferous competition and the […]

April 20, 2022

Report: UK 5G usage overtakes 3G

Findings from UK mobile telco Three’s report, Mobile Britain 2022, showing how Brits have been swiping, sharing and connecting, reveals a 5G boom in the last year, with usage increasing by 385 per cent on Three’s superfast network. 5G data carried on Three’s network is now more than double that of 3G – overtaking it […]

April 13, 2022

Mason named BBC News Political Editor

The BBC is has announced the appointment of Chris Mason as its new Political Editor. Mason has been Political Correspondent for BBC News for over 10 years, reporting from Westminster across TV, radio and online. During that time he’s reported on everything from Brexit to the Coronavirus pandemic, taking in three General Elections along the […]

April 13, 2022

Portugal: Media Capital cuts losses in 2021

Portuguese media group Media Capital posted a €4.1 million loss in 2021, a 63 per cent improvement over the €11.1 million loss the previous year. Operating revenues increased by 15 per cent to €157.7 million. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, advertising revenues increased 16 per cent year-on-year, due to the recovery of the advertising market and […]

April 12, 2022From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Samsung forecasts record quarter

South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics has reported a 50.3 per cent jump in preliminary profits for its first quarter. Much of the success comes from Samsung’s silicon chip division; Samsung is the world’s largest memory chip and smart-phone manufacturer. However, the company did not provide details on the performance of its various divisions. Samsung […]

April 7, 2022By Chris Forrester