2017 Predictions: What the industry thinks
While 2016 proved to be a solid year for incremental advancements in 5G, IoT and cloud computing, 2017 is set to be a big year for a number of breakthrough technologies.
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Netflix house of cards set to collapse – Ovum
Analyst firm Ovum reckons Netflix’s spending on original content is unsustainable and something’s got to give.
Online overtakes TV as UK’s preferred platform for content
Ofcom has released research which confirms what we all expected; consumer behaviour surrounding how the UK consumes media is changing, and changing fast.
Apple launches one TV App to rule them all
Gadget giant Apple has unveiled a new app for watching TV that is has bravely called TV App, and which it hopes we will use for all our TV needs.
Ofcom says never mind the b*llocks
With little actual regulation on its plate for the time being Ofcom has decided to spend its time researching the UK’s attitudes to naughty words and gestures in broadcasting.
Ericsson bets on the multiplay experience
Hidden in a relatively obscure software release is a sign from Ericsson that it thinks the future is multiplay and it fancies its chances if that’s the case.
BT embarks on crusade to dominate UK premium TV
UK telco BT has launched the latest phase of its grand plan to wrest control of the UK premium TV market from Sky with its largest ever marketing campaign for BT TV.
It’s official, Netflix is taking Liberties to get eyeballs
Spending days on end in front of the tele making arse-prints on the sofa has gotten easier following a landmark deal between Liberty Global and Netflix.
Exclusive – mobile delivers half of record BBC Olympics traffic
Coverage on mobile saw the BBC deliver record-breaking coverage for the recently-concluded 2016 Olympic Games, with the broadcaster providing Telecoms.com with some exclusive insight.
Liberty Global commissions original drama series
All3Media will produce four original drama series for cable platforms owned by its co-parent, Liberty Global – reports TBI Vision.
Ericsson and TIM launch open 5G research initiative in Italy
A new initiative designed to create an open 5G R&D ecosystem has been launched in Italy by networking company Ericsson and operator TIM.
Ericsson cheers Latin America wins as transformation continues
Swedish network giant Ericsson stressed the importance of transformation at its AGM this week and also managed to bank a couple of major deals in Mexico and Brazil.
Sky buys into programmatic marketing company DataXu
Sky has invested US$10 million for an equity share in analytics and data specialist DataXu, reports TBI Vision.
Security failings contribute to dramatic TalkTalk share decline
Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel has released its numbers for the 2015 UK home communications services market and they make ugly reading for broadband provider TalkTalk.
Ericsson buys into TV metadata with FYI acquisition
Ericsson Broadcast and Media Services has announced it is buying Texas-based entertainment metadata company FYI Television, reports Digital TV Europe.
Telefónica hails success of virtualisation technology tests on ZTE’s Cloud Unicore
Mobile comms equipment maker ZTE and telco Telefónica have jointly tested a range of virtual network functions (VNFs) from ZTE’s Cloud UniCore portfolio.
Altice cements US ambitions with $17.7 bn Cablevision acquisition
French telco conglomerate Altice has made a major strategic move into the US market with the acquisition of Cablevision for $17.7 billion to become the fourth largest US cable operator.
Ericsson goes big on TV with $125m Envivio acquisition and new broadcast partnerships
Infrastructure giant Ericsson has kicked off the IBC broadcasting trade show with a raft of TV-related announcements, including the acquisition of video technology company Envivio for $125 million.
Mobile video consumption rapidly increasing, claims Ericsson report
Some 35% of all TV and video viewing is now watched on-demand with over half of consumers claiming to watch streamed on-demand content at least once a day, reports DTVE.
Google, Netflix, Cisco form alliance to optimise web, mobile video streaming
A number of high-profile technology and internet-based firms have formed a new standards body to develop an open and royalty-free codec for internet video streaming.
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