Virgin tops Netflix speed index
Netflix has named Virgin Media as the UK’s fastest Internet service provider for November, taking the top spot from BT. Netflix’s monthly speed index shows which ISPs offer the best streaming...
View ArticleITU standard fast-tracks route to 1Gbit/s
Members of the ITU have accorded first-stage approval of G.fast, the new ITU broadband standard capable of achieving access speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s over existing telephone wires. Within 250-metre...
View ArticleLiberty Global in Ziggo takeover talks
US cable group Liberty Global is in takeover talks with Dutch operator Ziggo, its latest move to consolidate the sector in Europe in a deal analysts say could cost around €5 billion. Ziggo, which...
View ArticleBT TV complaints double
From July to September 2013, Ofcom received the most complaints about BT TV (formerly BT Vision) at 0.56 complaints per 1,000 subscribers – more than doubling from 0.26 in the previous quarter....
View ArticleEU broadband: Steady spread of next-gen
The number of European homes able to get superfast Next Generation Access (NGA) broadband increased sharply in 2012. The growth was driven mainly by a combination of technologies. These are among the...
View Article2013/14 inflection point for broadband by satellite
NSR’s Broadband Satellite Markets 12th Edition report forecasts the entire broadband satellite market’s installed base of VSAT sites, broadband access subscribers, trunking and backhaul sites will...
View ArticleCharter readies $135 per TWC offer
Charter Communications is preparing to make an offer of less than $135 a share for Time Warner Cable, according to Bloomberg. The offer will consist of a mix of cash and Charter stock. The deal would...
View ArticleSprint and DISH trial fixed wireless broadband
Sprint and DISH Network plan to jointly develop and deploy a fixed wireless broadband service, on a trial basis, in Corpus Christi, Texas that will be available in the middle of 2014. The service will...
View ArticleMTG sells Zitius stake to TeliaSonera
Modern Times Group (MTG), the international entertainment group, has sold its 80 per cent of Swedish communications operator Zitius to TeliaSonera for SEK 380 million (€45m) cash. The Open Access...
View ArticlePay-TV providers elicit most swearing
A study by US advertising analytics company Marchex Institute has revealed that pay-TV providers rank among the highest businesses that elicit profanity-laced tirades from consumers who flip out and...
View ArticleCable revenue shrinks, telco IPTV and satellite surge
Analysis of worldwide video service revenue in the first half of 2013 (1H13) by market research firm Infonetics Research has revealed that telco IPTV operators continue to enjoy strong growth, largely...
View ArticleCom Hem acquires Phonera Företag
Swedish telco Com Hem Holding is acquiring Phonera Företag, a telephone and ISP service provider. Annual sales of the acquired operation is 260MSEK (€31m) and the number of customers around 58,000. The...
View ArticlePlusnet seeks TV trialists
North of England-based ISP Plusnet is extending its TV service trial in the New Year from staff to customers who have its Unlimited Fibre option. Plusnet will provide a Humax YouView+ box offering...
View ArticleKD’s von Hammerstein to resign
Dr Adrian von Hammerstein is to resign from his position as Chief Executive Officer of cable MSO Kabel Deutschland at the end of March 2014. Dr Manuel Cubero will succeed as the company’s CEO effective...
View ArticleWuaki reaches 1 million
Wuaki tv, the European movie and TV streaming service, announced significant growth in the UK, with more than 125,000 new users signing up to the streaming service since its launch by the end of...
View ArticleAMOS-4 reaches orbital position
Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has confirmed that the AMOS-4 communications satellite has successfully arrived at 65°E, its designated permanent service location. From here, the...
View ArticleCisco tops 4 out of 5 video infrastructure segments
New Q3 data from Synergy Research Group shows that Cisco has maintained its leadership in four of the five main video infrastructure market segments, though in video client hardware and software (which...
View ArticleTelecom Italia fibre roll-out 30 more cities
Telecom Italia continues with the deployment of its NGAN (Next Generation Access Network), announcing the start of installation of fibre optic cables in 30 more Italian cities, which will be added to...
View ArticleChannel 5 for sale?
Richard Desmond has appointed Barclays to advise on a possible sale of Channel 5. The process is said to be at an early stage with no potential buyers yet approached. The move follows Desmond taking...
View ArticleWidespread TV Everywhere unfamiliarity
Findings from a recent survey carried out by next-generation video and search experience specialist RAMP on consumers’ awareness and usage of TV Everywhere have revealed that 82 per cent of respondents...
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