Virgin Media’s announcement that it will double broadband speeds for all customers “appears bullish” at first glance, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) – who says it will potentially lift ARPU and lower churn, while demonstrating its cheap pathway to higher speeds.
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Ofcom has set out a number of new proposals for making 4G mobile spectrum available in the UK, including introducing new measures to extend coverage to at least 98% of the UK population and revised plans to promote competition.
The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing finals topped December’s programme rankings. In first place, The X Factor results (on Sunday 11 December), with an audience of more than 13.4 million viewers.
Roku is set to launch two of its streaming players – Roku LT and Roku 2 XS – in the UK at the end of January.
Scott Ferber, chairman and CEO of Videology Group, a video advertising specialist, identifies three key trends that will change the way brands use video in 2012…
Netflix, the US streaming service, which launched in the UK and Ireland yesterday, says it will surpass the success of the BBC iPlayer and go head-to-head with BSkyB.
YouView, the long-awaited connected TV service from partners including ITV, BT and TalkTalk, has spent almost £20 million in its first nine months of operation and paid more than £1 million to staff.
LOVEFiLM has bolstered its content offering following new licensing deals with the BBC and ITV.
A new deal between Time Warner’s film studio and Netflix and Blockbuster will mean customers signed up to the services will have to wait 56 days for films after the DVDs first go on sale, instead of 28 days.
News Corp shares rose to a 52-week record in the year’s first week of trading – topping the highs it reached before the phone-hacking scandal in July.
