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Disney cuts cinemas out of the loop

A perfect storm for cinema operators sees Disney join the stampede towards streaming new movies direct to consumers.

• 13 Oct 2020

BT adopts Open Caching for its edge CDN

UK telco group BT is preparing its network for the expected explosion in 8K video and AR/VR usage.

• 09 Oct 2020

South Korea fleshes out regressive ‘Netflix law’

Consumers in South Korea could soon end up paying twice to watch Netflix thanks a proposed new law.

• 08 Sep 2020

Facebook hops on the home working bandwagon by adding Webex, Zoom apps to Portal

Facebook hopes to benefit from the COVID-fuelled growth in home working by adding several major collaboration apps to its Portal video-calling service.

• 20 Aug 2020

Australians embrace SVoD as Foxtel flounders

Subscriptions to home entertainment services in Australia grew by 5.6 million in the year to the end of June as consumers sought out ways to deal with the Covid-19 lockdown.

• 19 Aug 2020

Consumers are stacking it up when it comes to video streaming

Consumers in major global media markets are willing to subscribe to between two and four additional video streaming services, which translates to a possible 3 billion more SVoD contracts.

• 18 Aug 2020

German regulator cuts Telefónica some slack over coverage fine

Telefónica Germany was supposed to hit certain coverage targets by the end of July, but it got away with being 10 days late.

• 11 Aug 2020

Spotify branches out into video

As expected, audio streaming giant Spotify has officially made the leap into video by using it to augment its podcasting strategy.

• 22 Jul 2020

How has COVID-19 influenced the telecoms industry so far?

The coronavirus pandemic forced the world into some very dramatic changes, with connectivity critical for continuity; but what are the trends worth keeping an eye on now?

• 09 Jul 2020

New video coding standard promises to halve data requirements

Versatile Video Coding (VVC) could revolutionise the video streaming and telecoms industry by massively reducing the file size of encoded video.

• 07 Jul 2020

Sky steps up its Italian Job

Sky Italia has confirmed it will expand its broadband footprint in the Italian market as it seemingly eyes up the convergence dream.

• 06 Jul 2020

Tencent acquires the ‘Netflix of Asia’

Iflix, dubbed the ‘Netflix of Asia’, has been acquired by Hong Kong-based Tencent, as the firm takes another step towards its dream of becoming the streaming giant of South East Asia.

• 29 Jun 2020

Internet use inevitably spikes in lockdown Britain

Average daily time spent online by UK adults topped four hours for the first time in April of this year, with much of the country compelled to stay at home coz of coronavirus.

• 24 Jun 2020

Ericsson raises its 2020 global 5G subscriptions forecast due to China

The latest version of the Ericsson Mobility Report reckons global 5G subscriptions will reach 190 million by the end of 2020, due to faster than expected Chinese uptake.

• 16 Jun 2020

2020 will see a video conferencing profit boom, but it could be short-lived

Zoom might be riding a high for the moment, but unless it starts to add additional value into its products it will soon wither away to the realms of irrelevance.

• 03 Jun 2020

YouTube is the UK’s most popular video streaming app

New data from App Annie reveals that YouTube still tops the SVoD platforms when it comes to time spent streaming in the UK via apps. Precise metrics aren’t offered, but we wouldn’t be surprised to learn that YouTube was miles ahead of the rest. Not only is it free, but many people, especially children and […]

• 02 Jun 2020

Investors pressuring AT&T to divest TV assets – report

Reports are circulating the telecoms press pages suggesting AT&T investors are pressuring new CEO John Stankey to sell assets in DirecTV.

• 26 May 2020

A look back at the biggest stories this week

Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.

• 23 May 2020

Facebook reignites the fires of its Workplace unit

Facebook has announced its challenge to the video-conferencing segment and a reignition of its venture into the world of collaboration and productivity.

• 22 May 2020

Will remote working trends endure beyond lockdown?

It is most likely anyone reading this article is doing so from the comfort of their own home, but the question is whether this has become the new norm is a digitally defined economy?

• 20 May 2020