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Spotify Ends Data Centre Foray With Google Cloud Deal
Spotify signals the end of its own data centre programme with move to the Google Cloud Platform
BBC Three’s ‘Creative Shackles Are Off’ With Online Format
BBC Three has aired on TV for the last time, embracing an online-first format and social media
EC: EU Nations Must Reassign 700MHz For Mobile Broadband By 2020
EU proposals would require EU countries to release 700MHz frequencies by 30 June 2020 so they can be used for mobile broadband and cross-border applications
Sports Fans Take Huge Security Risks With Illegal Streams
Authors of the "first ever" empirical study into the security risks of online sports streaming suggest one in two sites serve up malicious adverts
BBC: £100m BT Network Deal Will Save Money And Aid Broadcast Innovation
BBC CTO Matthew Postgate says more efficient, flexible network will facilitate development of 4K and VR broadcasts
Sky Praises Superior Service As It Adds 277,000 Broadband Users
Sky says the quality of its product and customer service help it stand out as it prepares for new Now TV and Sky Q TV
BT Open To Deutsche Telekom Partnerships After EE Deal
BT Chairman says European partnership possible and reiterates calls for Openreach to remain within BT
Rupert Murdoch Holds Private CES Meeting With Apple And Snapchat
Behind-closed-doors pep talk for News Corp's deputies highlights disruption of technology on media industry
CES 2016 – Cisco Targets Broadcasters With Cloud Software, Agrees Sky Q Deal
Cisco details cloud broadcast platform and will help power Sky Q TV service
South China Morning Post Purchase Is Perfect For An Alibaba That Wants To Go Global
Alibaba can only benefit from a better portrayal of Chinese business in the West
EE Could Allow Ad Blocking At Network Level
EE CEO Olaf Swantee says operator is having strategic review to see whether customers should be allowed to control their mobile experience
How Media Companies Can Survive In A Mobile-First Era
CNN, Time Inc and Google discuss how technology, media firms and telecoms will impact the future of content
Ad Blockers Are Used By 18 Percent Of UK Web Users
Publishers should have less invasive adverts and make users aware of the consequences of ad blocking, industry body says
BBC Blocks More VPN Users From iPlayer
International iPlayer users will find it harder to access the service, but will legitimate users be affected too?
Malvertising Attack Targets Daily Mail Website
Another malvertising attack emerges, this time targeting the Daily Mail and it's 'sidebar of shame'
How NASA Would Use Amazon Web Services To Save Matt Damon In ‘The Martian’
NASA’s JPL chief technology officer explains Amazon’s role if Andy Weir’s ‘The Martian’ happened in real life
How Big Data Helps TV Providers Like BBC And HBO Give You The Shows You Want
Hui Zhang, Conviva CEO, explains how data-driven intelligence is being utilised to examine, and learn from, your viewing habits
How Telcos Can Avoid Being Left Behind By OTT Players
Cloud, video and IoT applications will drive investment in broadband, but how can operators increase revenues and serve customers directly?
The IT Challenges Of Launching BT Sport
The launch of BT Sport changed the UK media landscape, but the technical challenges have changed the company too
Vodafone Provides Fibre For Rugby World Cup TV Broadcasts
Vodafone and SIS Live team up to ensure all the action is delivered to ITV and others at all 13 Rugby World Cup venues
Broadband Networks Must Be ‘Reimagined’ For Cloud And Video
Huawei says current networks are built for audio and web and must be simplified, data centre-centric and software defined as video becomes priority
Cambridge’s Imagen To Help Businesses Manage Video In The Cloud
Exclusive Interview: CEO Tom Blake and Chairman John Pearson explain why Cambridge Imaging Systems is rebranding and how cloud platform can help businesses of all sizes
UK Professionals Demand More Technology
But workers fear tech-enabled connectivity could wreck their work/life balance
Mobile-First Bozza Wants To Be Africa’s iTunes, Netflix And Spotify
Bozza hopes mobile-first approach, feature phone support and data compression technology can help it become a Pan-African content giant
Foals, Like Bjork, Use 360-Degree Virtual Reality Technology In New Music Video
Blog: VR tech hits the mainstream as the entertainment industry warms to audience participation
Sky Praises Diversification Strategy Following Broadband, NOW TV Gains
Sky now has 12m UK and Irish customers, with broadband, connected services and streaming all helping to boost revenues to £7.8bn and profits to £1.4bn
Sky To Create 400 Jobs At Leeds Tech Hub
Broadcaster 'steps up' commitment to the north with new tech centre end software education academy to create products for Sky services
The Battle For The Future Of UK Communications
BLOG: Why are broadband, landline, mobile and TV companies, not to mention the government, Ofcom and the BBC, setting the scene for 12 months of change?
BT: Sky Calls For Openreach Separation Are Distraction From Pay TV Dominance
BT calls for Ofcom's once in a decade market review to include 'non-competitive' pay TV market