Vodafone turns its attention to 5G media services
In the never-ending search for elusive new sources of mobile revenue, one operator hopes to sniff out opportunities in the media industry.
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Netflix CEO calls on telcos to contribute to content cost
Greg Peters, co-CEO Of Netflix, used his keynote address at Mobile World Congress to ask telecoms operators to contribute to the costs associated with producing entertainment content.
Google expands European information ‘prebunking’ initiative
US internet giant Google is worried about people getting the wrong information online and has decided some interventions are required.
2022 has been a great year for telecoms, industry professionals say
According to Telecoms.com Annual Industry Report, the industry is predominantly happy with telecom’s business performance in 2022 as 63% vote for an ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ year.
GSMA extends ‘fair contribution’ debate globally
A week after European operators renewed their call for Big Tech to be forced to contribute to the cost of networks, the GSMA has put out a related statement.
Google pushes back on the ‘sender pays principle’
Following the renewed plea by European operators for video streamers to contribute to the cost of telecoms infrastructure, Google delivered a riposte.
Operators again beg Europe for Big Tech cash
The CEOs of all the major European operators have signed a letter that once more calls upon the EU to get the biggest data traffic generators pay extra.
Verizon, AT&T and Comcast sued over movie piracy via their networks
US ISPs Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Comcast are being sued by media production companies over what they see as a failure to stop illegal movie downloads, reportedly.
BT and Warner Bros close sports merger transaction
Warner Bros Discovery and BT Group have completed their transaction to form a joint venture combining the assets of BT Sport and Eurosport UK.
Comcast to do the heavy lifting for Deutsche Telekom’s TV service
Deutsche Telekom’s Magenta TV service has opted to migrate its back-end platform to Comcast’s Cloud TV Suite (CTS).
BT presents a straightforward use case for 5G at live sports
UK telco group BT used the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Saracens v Northampton Saints as a showcase for an understated but practical sounding bit of private 5G.
BT Sport gets a new lease of life with Warner Bros Discovery deal
BT has inked a joint venture deal with Warner Bros Discovery to merge their respective sports content offerings into a new entity, but they have yet to make a call on a new brand.
Video will ‘unquestionably’ be better on 5G
A report claims 5G will unlock new opportunities for video technology, such as improved VR that doesn’t cause nausea and broadcasting applications that ditch the wires.
BT staying in Sport for now, but full exit could still come
BT is working on a deal to create a 50:50 sports broadcasting joint venture with Discovery, a move that means it will not exit the sports business altogether.
DAZN reportedly on cusp of sealing $800m BT Sport deal
A fresh batch of rumours claim UK sports media company DAZN is really close to buying BT Sport, and that an agreement could be reached this month.
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.
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.
Amazon reportedly thinking of buying MGM
The video content arms race continues unabated, with Amazon looking at dropping $9 billion on movie studio MGM.
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