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Broadband World Forum 2018 highlightsNovember 27, 2018Broadband World Forum has finally come of age, celebrating its 18th edition this year in what continues to be the annual meeting point for the broadband industry. Messe Berlin opened its doors to more than 4100 attendees from more than 1500 organisations that gathered to share, learn and promote anything broadband. Historically, Broadband World Forum has been a telco-centric show and that was particularly evident this year. For a market that is purportedly converging, the cable side of the industry was absent as it was busy attending Cable-Tec Expo on the other side of the Atlantic.Subscribers Only
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New Nokia strengthens brand with Google’s Android One & a curved display smartphoneFebruary 25, 2018HMD Global launched five new mobile phones at MWC 2018, all with striking industrial design. By choosing to only offer handsets with Google's pure Android One or Android Oreo (Go Edition), HMD threatens to disrupt established OEMs with legacy software. The new Nokia 8110 demonstrates featurephones are evolving now with LTE and will not die soon. HMD's flagship Nokia 8 Sirocco has a stunning steel-framed dual curved edge display in a super compact frame which will target Europe.
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Samsung looks to innovative S9 camera to energize Galaxy S smartphone salesFebruary 25, 2018Samsung is packing its main innovative push into the cameras of its latest flagship Galaxy S devices. With the new super slow motion video capture, Samsung has improved on previous industry attempts to commercialize this feature. The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are strong handset designs which evolve from 2017’s excellent S8. They are markedly different in camera quality and display size from the two to three year old smartphones potential customers own now which should boost upgrades. However, consumers may delay purchase because of rising flagship prices.
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DIGI Hungary to acquire rival telco InvitelJuly 27, 2017DIGI, one of the key players in the Hungarian pay TV and telecoms market, has reached an agreement to buy Invitel’s retail and small business customers for €140.7m. Invitel is the leading alternative telco in the market, offering pay TV, internet and fixed line telephony. The company is part of Invitel Group, which was sold to the CEE China fund by Magyar Telekom earlier this year.Subscribers Only
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Bulsatcom aims to consolidate its Bulgarian pay TV lead with satellite launchJune 29, 2017Bulgarian operator Bulsatcom has successfully launched the country’s first geostationary satellite, BulgariaSat 1, in cooperation with Ellon Musk’s SpaceX. The satellite, which launched on June 24 2017, is owned and operated by Bulsatcom and is the second satellite to be launched in Europe with 100% private investment. The total value of the project is $235 million, with an estimated return on investment of 10 years.
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Updated mobile money data for Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android PayMarch 22, 2017IHS Markit has published the new data for Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay. The new data provides information on Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay’s addressable smartphones by region and by country for 60+ countries from 2014 to 2021Subscribers Only
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Mobile Media Intelligence OTT messaging data update for Q4 2016: Growth rate is slowingMarch 17, 2017IHS Markit has updated its messaging app data to the fourth quarter 2016 and forecast until 2021.Subscribers Only
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Updated Mobile Money - Emerging Market TrackerDecember 01, 2016IHS Mobile Media Intelligence has updated its Mobile Money Emerging Markets Deployment Tracker available here covering more than 120 services across 50 operator groups in 69 countries.Subscribers Only
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New messaging app data in Mobile Media IntelligenceNovember 30, 2016IHS Markit has published new data covering monthly active users (MAU) for the leading over-the-top (OTT) messaging companies and the total number of active user accounts by country.Subscribers Only
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Mobile Media Intelligence - Definitions and MethodologyOctober 06, 2016Mobile Media Intelligence Methodology & Definitions covers the full range of subjects covered including: Subscriptions; Mobile technology generations; Mobile content: music, video, games; Application stores; Mobile Money, Mobile Messaging; Funding and M&A.Subscribers Only
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Liberty Global goes all-in on Netflix partnership with footprint-wide carriage dealSeptember 14, 2016International pay TV provider Liberty Global announced a partnership with Netflix to bring the SVoD company’s app to Liberty Global’s advanced pay TV platforms in more than 30 markets across Europe and Latin America.Subscribers Only
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New mobile payments data in Mobile Media IntelligenceAugust 31, 2016IHS Markit has updated its Mobile Media Intelligence service with new data covering the addressable market for Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay payment services.Subscribers Only
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Netflix Q2 - Price sensitive 'grandfathers' cause weaker than expected growthJuly 21, 2016IHS forecasts for Netflix’s International territories have been slightly reduced to 38m for 2016 and 75.7m for 2020, a reduction of around 1m for the 5 year outlook. For the US 2016 forecasts have been adjusted to 48.3m subscribers.Subscribers Only
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MWC 2016: Mobile money services mature with diverse product rangeMarch 02, 2016Mobile World Congress has historically been a place for lots of mobile payments hype but little substance. But the market is maturing. Apple Pay’s 2014 launch kick-started the market, and followed by Samsung and Google in 2015, mobile payments are becoming mainstream. There is no one size fits all solution and MWC 2016 highlighted the diversity of approaches. Operators, device makers and over the top players are introducing a range of different services.
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Netflix goes global in one fell swoop, launching in 130 new territoriesJanuary 11, 2016Netflix has executed its global expansion plan by launching in 130 new territories simultaneously. The online-video streaming giant made the announcement at the CES conference and trade show in Las Vegas on 6th January 2015. The US company, which launched its streaming service in the US in 2007, now claims to be available in almost every country worldwide, with exceptions including China, Syria and North Korea. The service has added Arabic, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese to the selection of 17 languages it already supported, bringing the total to 21.Subscribers Only
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Orange's new smartphone will drive 4G adoption in EuropeSeptember 02, 2015Mobile operator Orange has launched a range of new smartphone aimed at lowering the barrier to entry to 4G. The devices range in price between €79 and €239 and will be on sale across all of Orange's European footprint.Subscribers Only
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Samsung foregoes global release for an early Note 5 launchAugust 13, 2015Samsung launched two new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+. While these releases were anticipated, Samsung is launching ahead of schedule to try to maximise its momentum before Apple launches new iPhones in late September. The cost for this early release appears to be a staggered regional launch. Samsung also finally launched its payment service which it initially announced in February 2015.Subscribers Only
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TiVo has acquired CubiwareJune 17, 2015Set-top box (STB) and TV software vendor TiVo has acquired Cubiware; a Polish STB middleware provider. Cubiware will enable TiVo to address emerging market opportunities outside its traditional, mature and saturated pay TV markets. On the surface it provides TiVo with access to a customer base in emerging markets, but the rationale behind the acquisition may have much deeper strategic underpinnings.
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Scripps Networks Interactive to become the majority shareholder in Polish TV operator TVNMarch 16, 2015US-based media group, Scripps Interactive Networks, has agreed to buy a controlling interest in Poland's TVN. The deal will give Scripps a 52.7% stake in the broadcaster, previously owned by ITI and Canal Plus Group, and will cost Scripps €584 million in cash and the assumption of €840 million of debt.
