Liberty Global Opens 5G Innovation Hub
Operators Collaborate to Aid Product Development Last Thursday, I travelled to Brussels for the launch of Telenet’s first innovation centre in collaboration with parent Liberty Global and network partner ZTE….
Sky Makes a Play for Spanish Streaming Market
Broadcaster Unveils Plans to Launch an Online Video Service Following a raft of rumours, at its latest results presentation Sky confirmed that it plans to enter the Spanish market with…
A New Player in Town
Amazon Beats Sky to Win ATP Tennis Rights Amazon recently sent shockwaves around the UK sports broadcasting market when it outbid Sky for the TV rights to live ATP tennis…
Orange’s Tour de Force
French Operator Powers Ahead in Content and Connectivity Orange has been a partner of the Tour de France for 20 years. It recently allowed me access to one of its…
Thumbs Up for AT&T’s DirecTV Now
Our Review of DirecTV Now Highlights Potential for Voice Search After a rocky start, AT&T’s online video service DirecTV Now is beginning to make some inroads. In a crowded US…
Battle for Living Room Intensifies in US
Frenzy of Streaming Services Shows No Sign of Slowing On my recent trip to the US I couldn’t help but notice the overwhelming array of online services for consumers to…
Orange Secures Exclusive Deal with HBO
Tie-Up Guarantees Rights to HBO Content In the wake of Mobile World Congress 2017, CCS Insight highlighted the trend of operators increasingly placing focus on video and TV services (see…
Huawei’s Statement of Intent
Paving the Way for Ultra-Broadband Networks I recently attended Huawei’s Ultra-Broadband Forum in Frankfurt, which attracted more than 600 delegates. The event was focussed on three areas: broadband network development,…
Liberty Global Eyeing More Deals
Pushes Ahead with Content and Connectivity From my recent meeting with the CEO of Liberty Global, Michael Fries, it became apparent that the company’s two strategic priorities are content and…
Road to Rio
Atos Shifts to Cloud Infrastructure to Manage IT at the Olympic Games The forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio promise to be most digitally connected yet. Like the event itself, which…