BT finally makes EE its main consumer-facing brand
A sort-of rebrand means EE will become the flagship brand for consumers, and will ‘expand into new areas’ – though the BT brand will remain on home standalone broadband and landline services.
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Bharti has another bash at buying Dish TV
Bharti Airtel is reportedly holding early talks to acquire control of Dish TV India almost two years after a previous takeover attempt fell apart.
Orange Belgium in €1.8bn takeover talks with VOO
Convergence is the name of the game in Belgium, which is why Orange hopes to hammer out a €1.8 billion cableco deal there.
Virgin Media O2 incentivises subscribers to double-down on its services
Newly combined VMO2 has unveiled its first major product refresh since the merger completed, offering twice as much data goodness if customers double-down.
Bundled broadband service create stickiness in Ireland, but…
Consumers subscribing to a bundle of telecoms services are significantly less likely to churn than those with a standalone broadband service, according to a new study from Ireland’s Comreg,
BT polishes its Halo in latest convergence push
BT has launched the latest iteration of its home broadband and WiFi product, BT Halo 3+, as it focuses its efforts to get ahead of the game in convergence in the UK.
BT uncouples its 5G offering from its Halo
UK operator group BT restricted 5G to customers of its Halo convergent bundle, but just three months later it has reversed that decision.
Europe wants another look at Telia’s move into broadcasting
Swedish telecoms group Telia wants to buy Bonnier Broadcasting but the European Commission reckons that might be bad for telly in Sweden and Finland.
Virgin Media shows off its new bundle of joy
UK multiplay operator Virgin Media has attempted to raise the stakes in the consumer and SME markets with some new products.
A bunch of telecoms predictions for 2019
It’s that time of year again and before we set about the food, booze and pressies with shameless abandon we decided to collate some predictions from the cognoscenti of our industry.
IBC 2018: Let’s get figital
We’re not 100% sure how to spell it, or whether it is actually a thing yet, but appealing to the fidgety younger consumer could be the key to cracking the content market
IBC and TM Forum play match-maker for telco and media ecosystem
With convergence becoming an unavoidable buzzword throughout the telco industry, the telco and media ecosystems will have to learn to become playmates.
Outfoxed Comcast looks to the Sky
US telco conglomerate Comcast has decided it can’t be bothered with 21st Century Fox but is still really keen on Sky.
Telecoms and media industries driving the highest M&A year ever
M&A deals involving telecoms and media companies in 2018 has registered a historic high of over $300 billion, six times higher than last year.
AT&T wastes no time in completing Time Warner acquisition
A mere two days after a judge rejected the US government’s attempt to block it, AT&T has completed its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner.
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.
BT hatches a cunning new multiplay plan
UK operator group BT has unveiled a bunch of initiatives for its consumer business unit, focusing on a new ‘BT Plus’ converged plan.
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.
Multiplay time in Sweden as Tele2 buys Com Hem for $3.3 billion
The global trend towards consolation across telecoms, and content has reached Sweden with the acquisition of cable player Com Hem by operator group Tele2 for $3.3 billion.
Everyone thinks telcos are utilities except the telcos
It’s a trend which the telcos have been fighting hard to resist, but the growing wave of commoditization is seemingly starting to swallow them up.
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