AT&T sucked into US culture war through claimed OAN links
One America News is a minor US cable network best known for supporting Donald Trump and AT&T has come under intense pressure for doing business with it.
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Sky launches its own telly
The UK bit of Sky has launched Sky Glass, a TV with all the things you need to access Sky services built into it.
DAZN deal for BT Sport looms larger
Rumours that video streaming provider DAZN will acquire BT Sport are gathering pace, with the latest reports claiming an agreement could come in a matter of weeks.
Comcast and ViacomCBS launch SkyShowtime streaming service in Europe but not UK
Much of Europe will have yet another US subscription video on demand service available after comms giants Comcast and ViacomCBS decided to pool their content.
Turns out young people don’t really watch TV news
UK communications regulator Ofcom has worked out that younger people mainly get their news from the internet.
AT&T turns telco in Latin America too
AT&T is selling another of its content operations, this time in Latin America, as it looks to focus on the connectivity side of the business there, much like it is doing back home.
TIM sticks by footy deal as competition watchdog launches investigation
Italy’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into TIM’s exclusive deal with rights holder DAZN to stream top-flight football content, but the Italian telco is sticking to its story – that the deal is good for competition in the pay TV market.
Netflix ordered to pay for network usage in Korea
A South Korean court has ruled against Netflix in a case over its payment – or lack thereof – of network usage fees.
Amazon buys MGM for $8.45 billion
As rumoured a week ago, etail and cloud giant Amazon is buying movie studio MGM to augment its Amazon Prime SVoD offering.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: MWC 2021, WarnerMedia and profitability
Our intrepid podders brave the rubbish London spring to bring you their distinctive brand of half-cut telecoms banter. They start by mulling the pros and cons of the delayed Mobile World Congress 2011, which is due to take place in a month. They move on to reflect on AT&T’s very expensive and ultimately failed foray into content before concluding by asking whether we should stop expecting telos to make much profit.
Amazon reportedly thinking of buying MGM
The video content arms race continues unabated, with Amazon looking at dropping $9 billion on movie studio MGM.
AT&T to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery – UPDATED
It is being widely reported that US communications group AT&T is expected to do a mega deal with cable channel Discovery to boost its SVoD offering.
Full time for BT’s sports business, but it is the right time?
BT is in talks that could lead to the sale of its sports business, it admitted on Thursday, a move that could help pay some of the upcoming bills at its core telco operation.
Virgin Media tops 2 Gbps in ‘real world’ trials
Lucky VM broadband punters in Southampton and Manchester could be set for blistering download speeds if the latest trials are anything to go by.
T-Mobile US sells its soul to Google
TMUS is expanding its reliance on Google to deliver digital products, including a premium TV service, to its customers.
Ofcom lowers the bar for online video censorship
UK telecoms regulator is adapting quickly to its new role as chief digital censor and wants there to be less horridness allowed on video sharing platforms.
1 billion people will be watching eSports by 2025
More than 10% of the world’s population will watch eSports and games by 2025, driven by interest in the Asia-Pacific, according to new research published this week.
FCC Democrats silent on calls for US cable providers to censor right wing news
Two Democrat US Representatives have written to a bunch of cable and streaming providers calling on them to do something about claimed misinformation on TV news.
AT&T posts strong wireless, HBO Max performance, but…
AT&T is upbeat about its performance in the final quarter of last year – and 2020 as a whole – thanks largely to customer growth at its mobile and HBO Max video streaming unit.
BBC iPlayer viewing up by a third in 2020, uptick continues in 2021
The BBC has announced that its iPlayer online streaming service experienced a huge surge in viewing in the first full week of 2021…and it’s a pretty safe bet that no one is surprised to hear that.
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