Com Hem trials smartwatch-controlled TV
Nordic triple-play operator Com Hem has developed a trial application for smartwatches, giving users control of their TV from their Apple or Android watch. The app turns the smartwatch into the remote...
View ArticleARRIS completes Pace acquisition
ARRIS International, the new parent company of ARRIS Group, has completed its $2.1 billion (€1.94bn) acquisition of Pace – combining the two companies’ strengths in entertainment and communications...
View ArticleOrange, Bouygues confirm consolidation talks
French telco Orange has confirmed that it has renewed preliminary discussions with the Bouygues Group with a view to a consolidation with French mobile phone, Internet service provider and IPTV...
View ArticleSwisscom reaches 1m FTTH homes with Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent has reached an important milestone of its deployment of fixed ultra-broadband access technology with Swisscom. The deployment enabled Swisscom to reach its target of connecting about one...
View ArticleBroadband Forum Chairman urges G.fast deployment
Operators need to get G.fast – a specification designed to provide gigabit broadband connection speeds – right if they want to take advantage of the huge opportunity available to enable and deliver...
View ArticleItaly broadband accesses reach 14.7m
Italian broadband accesses surpassed 14.7 million homes in September, representing a growth of 530,000 units on the same period in 2014, according to the quarterly report of the Communications...
View ArticleContent exclusivity key to MENA pay-TV growth
Legitimate pay-TV operators in the Middle East and North Africa are increasingly relying on exclusive content rights to gain subscribers, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. This is...
View ArticleAT&T introduces new unlimited plan
US telco AT&T is kicking off the New Year with a new unlimited wireless data offer for its new and existing TV subscribers who like watching their favourite videos and TV shows almost everywhere....
View ArticleRightster partners with Paramount Pictures
Rightster, the global multi-platform network for digital video, has agreed a channel management and audience development partnership with Paramount Pictures International. Rightster will provide local...
View Article33% UK broadband homes have OTT sub
According to research from Parks Associates, 33 per cent of UK broadband households subscribed to an OTT video service as of Q3 2015. The study – Connected Consumer in Europe – also shows that only 15...
View ArticleHigh-speed broadband in cars moves closer
Consumers can already access broadband and media via smartphones whether they’re sat in a car, on a train and increasingly in the air. However, a new link between Toyota and Kymeta Corp has come up...
View ArticleCableLabs certifies first 5 DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems
Heralding a new generation of broadband services, CableLabs, the research and development lab for the cable industry, has confirmed that five cable modem vendors have achieved the first DOCSIS 3.1...
View ArticleSNL Kagan: Global STB shipments to top 250m
Findings from media and communications sector financial intelligence specialist SNL Kagan suggest that global set-top box (STB) shipments maintained elevated levels in 2015, buoyed by demand in...
View ArticleBT welcomes EE acquisition go-ahead
Dominant telco BT has welcomed the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to approve its acquisition of triple-play operator EE, unconditionally without remedies. The CMA’s decision...
View ArticleSingtel in Netflix tie-up
Singaporean telco Singtel has become the latest operator to offer Netflix to its customers by agreeing an exclusive tie-up with the streaming service. Customers stand to get up to nine months’ worth of...
View ArticleNetherlands: Daily online TV ratings launched
The Netherlands TV industry body Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO) is now delivering daily Online TV ratings to the market. Working in partnership with the data scientists from Kantar Media, SKO is the...
View ArticleConsumers respond to TalkTalk data hack
Research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech on the home services market – covering broadband, fixed landline and paid television – has shown the extent of the impact of the TalkTalk personal data hack in...
View ArticleBroadband deprivation in England
The UK in June 2015 had 24.3 million fixed line broadband subscribers, an 81.9 per cent premises penetration, in residential and business sites, reports Point Topic. 37.9 per cent of the lines were...
View ArticleAdtran accelerates G.fast with BT
Adtran, a provider of next-generation networking solutions, has revealed further details on its G.fast trials, including BT’s large scale trials in the UK. Adtran’s Fibre-to-the-distribution point...
View ArticleUK ISPs face new ad rules
The UK’s broadband providers have been told to expect tougher rules on how they advertise their services. The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it was considering the step to ensure...
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