BT CEO in last chance saloon as investors voice concern
New criticism of BT CEO has emerged, with some investors questioning his position at the helm as share price drops to the lowest point for six years.
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Teens prefer cat videos to online stalking – Pew Research
The Pew Research Centre has released new research which questions whether we can continue to call Facebook the king of social media.
Mobile direct traffic to media surpasses Facebook referrals for the first time
Online media traffic analyst Chartbeat has published new data that claims direct traffic from mobile devices has overtaken Facebook clicks.
Telefónica lures Netflix into its content aggregator platform
Telefónica and Netflix have jointly announced a global partnership which allow the telco’s customers to watch the popular streaming service through its content platform.
$100 million prize show eSports is the real deal
Epic Games has announced it will provide $100 million to fund prize pools for Fortnite competitions, an eye-watering amount of cash to demonstrate the rapid emergence of eSports.
Sony puts smartphones on the back burner as it doubles down on music
Japanese technology and media conglomerate Sony has announced its latest cunning plan and it involved focusing on content and content creators.
We disrupted mobile, now onto broadband – Reliance Jio President
Reliance Jio has sent shockwaves through the Indian telco space, but it isn’t finished just yet; next stop, broadband and enterprise services.
TIM-Mediaset tie up shows telcos are getting realistic about content
Telecom Italia and Mediaset have announced a strategic agreement that will allow TIMVision customers to watch all Mediaset free-to-air channels, as the telco moves towards the content aggregator role.
BT to make 13k redundancies and restructure supply chain in transformation bid
Alongside full-year earnings which saw the telco’s revenue decline by 1%, BT has announced 13,000 jobs will be heading to the chopping block, while its supply chain has also been lined up for a shake down.
Cisco video exit demonstrates the dangers of diversification
Cisco has announced it will sell its Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business to a company backed by private equity firm Permira, the company it bought it from in the first place.
The trend of social media news feeds is starting to become dangerous
Social media is turning a one-stop-shop, with consumers using the platform for every aspect of their lives, including news. At some point we have to question whether this is healthy way for an individual to stay informed.
Quarterlies round-up; Telefonica UK, Orange and AT&T
It’s that time again for us to line up the telcos and judge. Here we’ll be having a look at how Telefonica UK, Orange and AT&T measured up over the last three months.
Comcast gazumps Murdoch/Disney with £22 billion bid for Sky
Giant US telco Comcast has upstaged Rupert Murdoch by offering £12.50 per share – around £22 billion – for Sky.
A look at the continued erosion of our online rights
In light of the news Verizon has been poking and prodding the Oath terms and conditions, we decided to have a look at what other gems the internet giants bury in the complicated text.
Europe ponders whether Apple Shazam buy is too much like iSpy
The European Commission has launched an investigation into Apple’s acquisition of Shazam over fears the iLeader might be able to spy on competitors.
Facebook and YouTube reveal their offensiveness offensive and intolerance of intolerance
Facebook and Google-owned YouTube have both attempted to offer some transparency when it comes to one of today’s haziest trends: abusive, offensive or ‘inappropriate’ online content.
Streaming approaches half of all music industry revenues
It might not be anywhere as near as data intensive as video, but the growing influence of music streaming is another part of the network congestion question which needs to be factored in.
Amazon draws back curtain to unveil monstrous content machine
It has been one of the best kept secrets in the tech world, but in a letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has revealed its Prime offering now has more than 100 million subscribers worldwide.
Sky is starting to emerge as a convergence heavyweight
The convergence business model is a difficult one to crack, though some might argue Sky has the easier path to connected riches, and it is starting to pick up the pace.
Apple looks to news to supplement obscene smartphone profits
On the day Counterpoint Research estimated Apple collected 86% the total handset market profits in Q4, rumours have resurfaced about the firm wandering further into the world of news service subscriptions.
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