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• Adblock Plus cries foul over Apple plan to stop ads (The Guardian)

  Published June 11, 2015

  The developer of Adblock Plus has cried foul over new features in Apple’s next update for its mobile operating system that could come equipped with ad-blocking built-in. Apple announced the update for iOS 9 – used on the iPhone and iPad and the Safari web browser – at the developer conference on Monday. Ad blocking […]

• Intended pay-TV churn doubles in six months (Digital TV Europe)

  Published June 11, 2015

  The number of UK pay-TV subscribers planning to cancel their service has almost doubled in the past six months, according to research commissioned by investment bank Liberum. The consumer survey, conducted by Research Now, found a sharp increase in the proportion of people planning to cancel their current pay-TV subscription, with cost cited as the […]

• Longer-form video capturing attention on mobile screens (Advanced Television)

  Published June 11, 2015

  Mobile screens are regularly being tapped for streaming long-form video, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau survey of consumers from 24 countries around the world “Mobile Video Usage: A Global Perspective”. Thirty-six per cent of respondents said they watch videos that are five minutes or longer on their phones at least daily, with smartphone video […]

• Spotify raises war chest to battle Apple Music (Silicon Republic)

  Published June 11, 2015

  The music streaming wars are about to kick off in spectacular fashion with the news that Spotify has raised a massive funding round of US$526 million (£340m/€470m). Nordic Teleco TeliaSonera invested in the round, with a contribution of $115m (£75m/€100m). On Wednesday night, it emerged that Spotify has notched up 20 million paying subscribers, out […]

• Canal+ Group and Technicolor to deliver HD direct-to-consumers (IBE Connects)

  Published June 11, 2015

  The French premium operator Canal+ has launched “Cube S”, a set-top box that delivers the complete portfolio of HD Canal+ content in a direct-to-consumer offering. In collaboration with Technicolor engineering, the Cube S is a hybrid terrestrial TV and internet set-top box with access to more than 150 channels, including on-demand and catch-up TV services. […]

• Alcatel-Lucent CEO Michel Combes to join billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice (ET Telecom)

  Published June 11, 2015

  Alcatel-Lucent Chief Executive Michel Combes will leave the group that he is selling to Nokia on July 15 and join billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice holding company from September, according to a report in the French magazine Challenges, which said Combes would be responsible for the development of telecoms group Altice in Europe. Alcatel-Lucent would not […]