Dutch TV market continues decline
The Dutch TV market remains in steady decline, reporting a loss for the fourth consecutive quarter (ending March 2016) with a little than 7.8 million connections, according to Telecompaper’s quarterly...
View ArticleMillicom ties with Netflix
Millicom, the telecommunications and media company dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa, has announced a strategic partnership with Netfli that will bring Netflix app preloads to...
View ArticleVodafone Ireland selects Mariner xVu
Mariner xVu, a global provider of IP video solutions and technologies, has announced a new sale to and partnership with Vodafone Ireland to deploy its Mariner xVu Software Defined Monitoring (SDM)...
View ArticleKantar Media online TV data for Netherlands
The Netherlands TV industry body Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO) is now reporting online TV ratings data for campaigns and commercials. Working in partnership with Kantar Media, SKO is the first TV...
View ArticleNetflix Speed Index: US ISPs “very good” quality
Netflix has released May data for the Netflix ISP Speed Index, its monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Highlights include: In the US, performance at...
View Article23% millennials are OTT-only broadband homes
Parks Associatesnresearch finds that 23 per cent of millennial heads of household are OTT-only households, higher than the national average of 15 per cent among all US broadband households. The firm’s...
View ArticleSurvey: Indy prodcos struggling with connectivity
A survey of how independent production companies view their connectivity services, undertaken by the Digital Production Partnership (DPP), has found most companies are still relying upon low cost,...
View ArticleUK let down by slow broadband
Parts of Britain are being left behind on access to online services because of slow broadband according to research by King’s College London, who say that many of the regions with the worst Internet...
View ArticleHomeGrid: “G.hn key to ultra-broadband experience”
Speaking at BroadbandTV in Nashville, Donna Yasay, President of HomeGrid Forum, told the audience that G.hn is the number one technology to fulfil the needs for an in-home ultra-broadband experience,...
View ArticleFries: ‘Brexit would threaten our investment’
Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global, has warned that the company would seriously reconsider future investment in the UK if it votes to leave the EU. Liberty Global, owns Virgin Media in the UK, and its...
View ArticleUKTV strikes Virgin Media deal
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV has agreed what it describes as a “landmark” deal with quad-play operator Virgin Media, giving Virgin Media customers access to more UKTV shows than on any other pay-TV...
View ArticleThird of Irish adults would ditch TV licence
Irish adults are considering scrapping their TV licences as online TV viewing increases, Pure Telecom has found. The telco commissioned a survey that revealed more than one-third of adults would...
View ArticleEuro 2016 record streaming traffic
Despite its regional nature, the ongoing UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament will drive record levels of Internet traffic, according to Ian Munford, director of product marketing, media solutions,...
View ArticleAltice reorganises management structure
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice is reorganising its group management structure ahead of the closing of the acquisition of Cablevision by Altice USA....
View ArticleMajority of global urban population remains unconnected
An independent research study commissioned by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, to mark the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day on June 20, reveals the extent of the digital divide that exists globally – most...
View ArticleSES: ‘Satellite vital to success of future video landscape’
SES considers satellite vital to the success of the future video landscape and provides the answer to delivering high quality video, anywhere, and to any device. This solution is detailed in the new...
View ArticleM&E companies to capitalise on IoT opportunities
With billions of devices expected to be connected in the coming years, media and entertainment (M&E) companies are well-positioned to seize an early advantage as an enabler and receiver of IoT...
View ArticleAltice completes Cablevision acquisition
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice has completed the acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corporation, the leading communications service provider in the...
View ArticleAkamai: Euro 2016 final sees record online traffic
The final of the Euro 2016 tournament between Portugal and France on July 10th attracted a record number online. Akamai recorded a peak audience size of 3.31 million, reaching an average video bitrate...
View ArticleCom Hem sees record subs
Swedish telco Com Hem has reported second quarter revenues of SEK 1,300 million (€137.5m), up 4.3 per cent, while operating profit increased by 5.5 per cent to SEK 192 million. Com Hem also reported it...
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