Category: Media & Entertainment

  • Liberating and a huge pain: my week with a Nokia ‘dumbphone’

    Using the reissued 3210 model left our reporter very frustrated – but less mobile-obsessed and in awe of its battery life After about 10 minutes of furious tapping on the tiny buttons to write a still unfinished text the anger I’m feeling towards the “retro” Nokia 3210 I’m toiling over is mounting. It is one…

  • Liberating and a huge pain: my week with a Nokia ‘dumbphone’

    Using the reissued 3210 model left our reporter very frustrated – but less mobile-obsessed and in awe of its battery life After about 10 minutes of furious tapping on the tiny buttons to write a still unfinished text the anger I’m feeling towards the “retro” Nokia 3210 I’m toiling over is mounting. It is one…

  • Disney+ on LG in-car platform

    LG Electronics (LG) is welcoming Disney+ to the LG Automotive Content Platform powered by webOS (LG ACP powered by webOS), further expanding the outstanding range of viewing options available on its innovative in-car infotainment solution. Featuring premier entertainment properties, Disney+ adds a new dimension to LG’s industry-leading ACP. Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for…

  • Royal Ascot 1m viewers despite Euro 2024

    Royal Ascot is one of the most important weeks on the horse racing calendar. The five-day meeting at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire attracts the best horses, jockeys and trainers from around the world. This year, the meeting picked a peak audience of over 1 million viewers on ITV1 on each of the opening three days.…

  • CBC’s multiplatform Olympics

    With the Olympic Games Paris 2024 fast approaching, Canadian state broadcaster CBC is ensuring Canadians have everything they need to cheer on Team Canada whenever and however they choose. Leading up to and throughout the Games, exciting new content will be released daily across CBC’s multiple platforms, including TV, web, mobile apps and social media,…

  • Crunchyroll unveils rebrand

    Anime brand Crunchyroll has unveiled a new brand identity. The new look, feel and sound is designed to reflect the joy that anime brings to fans, tapping into a spirit of fun and celebration. Crunchyroll aims to make anime accessible and fandom irresistible with a true 360-degree fan experience. Anchored by its global streaming service…

  • Ofcom rules out inflation rises mid contract

    Telecoms customers must be told upfront in pounds and pence about any price rises their provider includes in their contract, under new consumer protection rules announced today by Ofcom. In recent years, many major UK phone, broadband and pay TV companies have changed their contract terms to include price rises that are linked to future…

  • SpaceRISE silent on reports of demise

    SpaceRISE is the name of the consortium that’s supposed to part-fund the European Union’s planned low Earth orbiting mega-constellation, called IRIS2 (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite). There are widespread reports that the project is on its last legs. There are normally reliable sources saying that Airbus Space and Thales Alenia Space, two…

  • Report: €8.2bn generated by Italian TV in 2023

    Italy’s digital communications market was worth over €27 billion in 2023, reversing a long-term decline although still 10 per cent down compared to 2019. According to the annual report of the Italian Communications Authority (AgCom), overall broadband lines reached around 19.12 million units (+110,000 on an annual basis), counterbalancing the decline in DSL lines. AgCom…

  • Netflix ad tier subs up 34%

    Netflix has reported that its advertising-supported memberships grew 34 per cent during the second quarter compared to the year-earlier period. The SVoD operator’s paid memberships rose 16.5 per cent year over year to 278 million. This marks one of the last updates Netflix will release regarding its membership numbers. The streamer said its ad-supported memberships…