Telefónica reportedly fancies launching its own video streaming service
A report from Spain asserts that telco group Telefónica is looking at expanding the distribution of its Movistar+ pay-TV platform to other European countries.
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Facebook makes play for original content
Facebook has announced an interesting move for the original content market in creating Watch, a revenue-sharing video distribution model which gives the content creator the lion’s share of cash.
As Netflix moves further towards original content Disney decides to stream it alone
Disney has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in video streaming provider BAMTech in a step towards streaming its own content independently.
UK communications industry up to £54.9bn in 2017
Ofcom has released its annual report outlining the state-of-play in the UK communications market revealing the appetite for the digital economy is not a myth drummed up in the press.
Amazon tennis tie up asks questions of telco content ambitions
With Amazon taking further strides into the content business, the question of whether there is a viable business model for the telcos is becoming louder; can the telcos compete with the OTTs?
Sony says don’t forget about us
Sony has reported positive first quarter at 15% year-on-year growth, with the majority of business units pitching in to the party.
BT’s dodgy Italian accountants cost another £225mn
It certainly has been a busy quarter for BT. It’s secured the Champions League TV rights, forked out a large chunk of change to Orange and Deutsche Telekom and finally merged EE and the BT consumer unit.
SK Telecom boasts of broadband wins
SK Telecom has reported year-on-year quarterly increases of 1.8% and 3.9% for revenue and operating income, respectively, in what has turned out to be a relatively solid quarter.
Liberty Global gets into the original content game
Perhaps inspired by the start of the latest series of Game of Thrones, Virgin Media owner Liberty Global is launching its own independent TV studio.
Orange lays the foundations for a content push
Orange has unleashed its assault on content, Orange Content, which promises to invest €100 million over five years to support its 100% cinema and series offer.
Sky Deutschland changes rules with free sports portal
Sky Deutschland has launched a free-of-charge sports video portal, building on the success of its advertising-funded free news channel which was launched in December 2016.
Is sports content more suitable to the telco or OTT business model?
With Facebook’s venture into the world of football, we got to thinking about how sports rights can be monetized; does such an expensive bet on content work better in the OTT business model?
Orange uses silver screen to create USP
Every operator needs a USP to make itself prominent. In the UK, BT has sport. In the US, Verizon has dated media brands. Over in France, Orange seems to be making a play for the silver screen.
Yahoo is killing News Digest app and we can’t figure out why
The dust hasn’t even settled after the end of the Verizon/Yahoo saga, and one of the brands popular services, News Digest, is being axed.
Vodafone stays hands-off on hate speech issue
Vodafone has weighed into the fake news and hate speech saga by redefining its existing policy on advertising transparency and integrity, while at the same time hedging its position.
Facebook & Google pass Europe hate speech test, Twitter fails
New findings from the European Commission concluded online giants are starting to remove hate speech from their platforms in a more timely manner.
Amazon cuts bigger slice out of the content pie
Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Channels in the UK and Germany to allow Prime members to add channel subscriptions for a monthly subscription fee.
Thai regulator moves to ban Facebook if it doesn’t help with online censorship
The Thai Internet Service Provider Association (TIPSA) has said it is under pressure from the government to shut down Facebook in a row over censorship.
Switzerland ISPs top leader board for Netflix performance
Netflix has recently released the results of its ISP Speed Index for February, which reveals Switzerland has best prime time Netflix performance worldwide, and the UK is distinctly average.
DT flirts with net neutrality controversy
Deutsche Telekom has begun flirting with net neutrality controversy, as the telco giant unleashes a number of zero-rating offers for customers in Germany.
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