Google’s vision for a world assisted by AI became more clear on yesterday as the tech giant announced a wide range of updates for its generative AI capabilities across various software and hardware devices.  At its annual developer conference Google I/O, the company debuted ways to use AI agents for everything from searching online and…

Virgin Media O2 has reached a milestone in its Shared Rural Network (SRN) rollout, as the Isle of Eigg became the operator’s 150th site to benefit from improved 4G coverage. These new and upgraded sites are providing residents, businesses and visitors in rural areas with faster and more reliable mobile connectivity. Virgin Media O2 says…

Parks Associates reports a continued wave of subscription service uptake among US households, led by streaming video, retail memberships, and streaming audio, while 20 per cent of households have a gaming subscription, outpacing gym memberships. Parks Associates recently released a consumer study of 8,000 US internet households, Subscription Memberships and Bundling: Shopping, Video, Gaming, Mobile.…

Insight TV, the millennial-focused channel operator, has strengthened its international reach by launching three FAST channels on the VIDAA Smart TV platform across the UK, Benelux, Poland, Germany, the US, Canada and Australia. VIDAA users will now be able to watch content and channels devoted to Millennial and Gen-Z audiences. Insight TV FAST channels and…

Shares of Paramount Global fell more than 7 per cent on May 14th after news broke that Sony Pictures is rethinking its bid for the US media giant. “People close to the situation that I’ve been speaking to of late indicate that the likelihood of a bid, at least for the full company, seems to…

Comcast has announced it will launch a new bundled streaming offering in the US giving subscribers access to content from Apple TV+, Peacock and Netflix in one place. Speaking at MoffettNathanson’s 2024 Media, Internet and Communications Conference, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts revealed the bundle will be called StreamSaver and will be sold at “a vastly…

Terran Orbital has released its Q1 numbers, and reported that it has received a major order from Lockheed Martin for “18 space vehicles for the US Space Development Agency” – taking its Q2 portfolio of orders received to beyond $100 million. However, there has been no interim payment during the quarter-year from its major client,…

Simplestream, a provider of next-generation TV solutions, has upgraded BLAZE – A+E Networks EMEA’s streaming service in the UK. The new enhanced service significantly increases BLAZE’s content offering. It allows users to access A+E Networks EMEA’s collection of FAST channels – Mystery TV, Inside Crime, History Hunters, Deal Masters, and World War TV- live on…

Commander says authorities scrambling to keep up with supply trends as knife crimes rise Young people are using sites such as Telegram and TikTok to buy large knives for use in attacks and intimidation, with some linked to Britain’s drug wars, police said. Stephen Clayman, national lead for knife crime for the National Police Chiefs’…

Commander says authorities scrambling to keep up with supply trends as knife crimes rise Young people are using sites such as Telegram and TikTok to buy large knives for use in attacks and intimidation, with some linked to Britain’s drug wars, police said. Stephen Clayman, national lead for knife crime for the National Police Chiefs’…