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10/05/2019

ICYMI: FCC blocks China Mobile from US telecom networks, other Chinese-owned operators under scrutiny: https://hubs.ly/H0hQP_c0

At a press conference Friday, China's Foreign Ministry responded to the decision against China Mobile, urging the U.S. to "stop unjustified oppression of Chinese enterprises."

10/05/2019

ICYMI: NTIA chief David Redl resigns: https://hubs.ly/H0hQQKm0

David Redl led the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) inside the U.S. Department of Commerce, serving since his confirmation to the post in November 2017

10/05/2019

TiVo to split IP licensing and product segments into standalone entities, CEO says move won't impact Comcast litigation: https://hubs.ly/H0hQP-50

TiVo on Thursday formally announce plans to split its IP licensing and product segments into separate standalone entities while the company pursues a sale of its assets.

08/05/2019

ICYMI: Investment firms are taking Zayo private in $14.3 billion deal: https://hubs.ly/H0hNK6T0

Zayo is set to become a private company, announcing Wednesday that investment firms Digital Colony and EQT Infrastructure agreed to acquire the communications infrastructure provider in a deal valued at $14.3 billion.

30/04/2019

ICYMI: Charter reports strong broadband growth, video subscriber declines: https://hubs.ly/H0hGkwQ0

Charter Communications reported strong subscriber metrics for its broadband business in the first quarter, as video subscribers continued to drop off.

30/04/2019

Charter adds 176K wireless subs, CEO says mobile 'ramping quickly': https://hubs.ly/H0hGkf20

Charter Communications on Tuesday reported sequential improvements in subscriber additions for its fledgling Spectrum Mobile service, with executives expecting the business to be profitable on a standalone basis once it reaches scale.

03/04/2019

Viacom networks including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, and Paramount will be available on T-Mobile's upcoming mobile TV service later this year: https://hubs.ly/H0hhw3L0

The pair said they inked a significant content distribution deal that will bring live linear feeds of Viacom's popular channels including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and Paramount, together with a broad range of on-demand content, to T-Mobile customers later this year.

21/03/2019

Comcast's new Xfinity Flex streaming service for internet-only subscribers aggregates free content and paid streaming subscriptions for an additional $5 per month: https://hubs.ly/H0h66-_0

Comcast is launching a new streaming service called Flex, which aggregates a variety of free content, along with paid subscriptions and will be available to Xfinity Internet customers next week for an extra $5 per month.

25/01/2019

Report: T-Mobile to launch free ad-supported mobile video service in coming weeks: https://hubs.ly/H0gkGft0

T-Mobile is reportedly gearing up to enter the streaming world in the coming weeks with the launch of an ad-supported mobile TV service.

23/01/2019

Pittsburgh-based Everest Infrastructure Partner expands its tower portfolio to nearly 300 in reported $80 million deal with Frontier: https://hubs.ly/H0ghXP-0

Pittsburgh-based Everest Infrastructure Partners has added nearly 100 towers to its portfolio, acquiring the assets from Frontier Communications for a reported $80 million.

23/01/2019

Consumer study shows ATSC 3.0 next-gen TV features have broad appeal: https://hubs.ly/H0ghQgy0

Next-gen TV features enabled by ATSC 3.0 technology could boost broadcast TV viewing and entice viewers to purchase a new TV or add-on device, according to a new consumer study by research consultant firm Magid.

23/01/2019

YouTube TV expands nationwide to 95 new markets. Hulu drops price of basic package, but hikes cost of Hulu with Live TV: https://hubs.ly/H0ghQg30

YouTube TV is expanding into 95 new markets, making the nearly 2-year-old vMVPD available virtually nationwide.

22/01/2019

Broadband usage accelerates in 2018, 1 TB power users nearly double, according to new data from OpenVault: https://hubs.ly/H0ggXGD0

The percentage of power users consuming more than 1 TB of data nearly doubled in the United States this year, as wireline broadband usage accelerated broadly, according to data released by OpenVault.

22/01/2019

TiVo video trends report shows Netflix still reigns, but 40% name cable TV as "essential" source for entertainment. Check out more from the report here: https://hubs.ly/H0ggGwC0

Netflix sits atop the rankings as consumers' 'essential' source for entertainment consumption, but cable TV still holds its own, coming in third in TiVo's most recent biannual video trends report.

15/01/2019

Alphabet's Loon stacks new advisory board with telecom veterans to help commercialize its stratospheric internet balloon tech: https://hubs.ly/H0gbmRb0

Alphabet's Project Loon business has stacked a newly formed advisory board with telecom veterans to help commercialize the stratospheric balloon internet technology through partnerships with mobile network operators worldwide.

14/01/2019

NBCUniversal plans new streaming service for 2020: https://hubs.ly/H0g9s0p0

Comcast and Sky's 52 million pay TV subscribers will have access to the ad-supported service for free, while a commercial-free version will be available for a yet-to-be-announced price.

07/01/2019

Netflix and chill no more - streaming is getting complicated: https://hubs.ly/H0g4T2T0

Streaming TV may never again be as simple, or as affordable, as it is now.

07/01/2019

5G wireless technology may be getting the most attention these days, but the cable industry has unveiled its own plan for delivering next-gen wired connectivity: https://hubs.ly/H0g4nbs0

5G wireless technology may be getting the most attention these days, but the cable industry has unveiled its own plan for delivering next-gen wired connectivity with significantly greater speeds and capacity and lower latency to consumers in the coming years.

02/01/2019

Windstream sells off EarthLink consumer internet unit for $330 million: https://hubs.ly/H0g1HK10

Windstream has sold the EarthLink consumer internet business to a private equity firm, in a move the company says helps narrow focus to its two largest business units.

20/12/2018

Charter invests in cloud-gaming startup Blade, the tech company behind Cloud PC gaming platform Shadow: https://hubs.ly/H0fZ_0S0

Charter Communications has made a strategic investment in Blade, a tech startup that is behind the cloud-based computer gaming platform Shadow.

19/12/2018

Altice USA inks $25 million connectivity partnership with new Manhattan arts center, The Shed: https://hubs.ly/H0fZbVM0

Altice USA has signed a deal to be the exclusive connectivity partner for a new nonprofit arts center opening in Manhattan next year, called The Shed.

13/12/2018

CWA, Dish, NTCA, C-Spire, part of new coalition opposing Sprint/T-Mobile deal: https://hubs.ly/H0fVJ9q0

Thirteen parties, including Dish, CWA, C-Spire, Public Knowledge, and NTCA have come together to form the 4Competition Coalition, calling on policymakers to block the proposed Sprint/T-Mobile deal.

12/12/2018

While Verizon's been clear about its wireless-first focus and strategy, looks like its pay TV biz hasn't been forgotten. New Fios TV One set-top box rolled out to 6 markets, rest by end of Jan. https://hubs.ly/H0fTSLH0

Although Verizon has been clear about focusing its efforts and investment on the operator’s wireless network and business, it looks like the company hasn’t forgotten its pay TV business.

12/12/2018

Cable One to introduce Sparklight brand next year: https://hubs.ly/H0fTBf60

Cable One will rebrand as Sparklight in 2019, as part of the cable and broadband operator’s effort to shift its image from a traditional cable company to a full-service connectivity provider.

20/11/2018

Racial discrimination suits against Charter, Comcast will proceed to trial: https://hubs.ly/H0fCbpd0

Lawsuits alleging Civil Rights Act violations by Comcast and Charter will head to trial following a failed attempt by the cable operators to get the suits dismissed.

20/11/2018

Dish taps former CenturyLink exec Atilla Tinic as CIO - he will head up IT strategy and operations for the Dish TV, Sling TV, and Wireless groups: https://hubs.ly/H0fBZPF0

Tinic was previously SVP of IT at CenturyLink, and served as CIO at Level 3 Communications before it was acquired by CenturyLink in 2017.

16/11/2018

Attention classic film fans - WarnerMedia plans to launch new streaming service featuring content from the Criterion Collection next spring: https://hubs.ly/H0fzjzt0

After deciding last month to shutter classic film-focused streaming service FilmStruck, AT&T’s WarnerMedia appears to not have abandoned fans of the niche service after all.

15/11/2018

ICYMI: CableLabs targets IoT security with new Micronets framework: https://hubs.ly/H0fyvDC0

As home and small business networks become increasingly complex from the growing number of internet-connected devices, CableLabs has put simplified IoT security in its sights with a new network management framework called Micronets.

12/11/2018

American Cable Association asks DOJ to investigate Comcast-NBCU, formal probe likely analyst says: https://hubs.ly/H0fvFX70

The American Cable Association is pressing the U.S. Department of Justice to open a formal investigation into anticompetitive practices of Comcast-NBCUniversal, saying the company has been “unleashed” since its 2011 post-merger conditions expired, hurting both consumers and rivals.

12/11/2018

Cable One looks to bolster business services with Clearwave acquisition: https://hubs.ly/H0fvDxz0

Cable One plans to expand and enhance its growing business services segment with the acquisition of Clearwave Communications, to operator announced Monday.

07/11/2018

Check out this guest blog by Fujitsu Network Communications' CTO Rod Naphan on what you need to know before hitting the open (networking) road: https://hubs.ly/H0frXgv0

The adoption of open-source, plug-and-play architecture in optical networks offers a number of promising benefits, including greater efficiency, flexibility and agility. Following the lead of data centers and the success of initiatives like the Open Compute Project (OCP), network service providers a...

07/11/2018

US telecom CEOs continue to see M&A as a top growth strategy, check out more findings from a new KPMG survey here: https://hubs.ly/H0frWGZ0

Chief executives of U.S. telecom companies continue to see M&A activity and strategic alliances as top strategies for growth, according to a new survey from KPMG.

02/11/2018

Gigabit-speed broadband service availability on the rise - now 63% of U.S. households have access to 1 Gbps speeds, new data from CableLabs shows: https://hubs.ly/H0fnHGh0

New data from CableLabs shows that as of June 2018, about 63 percent of U.S. housing units have access to gigabit-speed internet service.

01/11/2018

Conviva data shows global TV streaming up 54% in Q3, with vMVPDs capturing 75% of U.S. streaming: https://hubs.ly/H0fmXzM0

Live TV streaming worldwide jumped 54 percent in the third quarter compared to a year ago, with virtual MVPDs and connected TVs gaining popularity, according to new data released by streaming TV measurement company Conviva.

01/11/2018

AMC Networks wraps up purchase of RLJ Entertainment, adds subscription streaming services Acorn TV and UMC to direct-to-consumer portfolio: https://hubs.ly/H0fmP8q0

AMC Networks has completed its purchase of RLJ Entertainment, adding two new direct-to-consumer SVOD services to its growing portfolio.

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