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News & Views Most Popular Apple Eyes $9.99 Price for Apple TV+ – Report By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/21/2019 Apple's subscription VoD service is expected to join a crowded field in November and lead with a free trial, Bloomberg says. Post a Comment Huawei Bans & Spectrum Delays Hit 5G Plans in Australia, New Zealand By Robert Clark, 8/21/2019 Operators in Australia and New Zealand have been forced to use existing spectrum and Western equipment vendors. Post a Comment Eurobites: Phone-Paid Services Hit Prime Time in UK By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/21/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Deutsche Telekom digs into the IoT market; Kudelski Group revenues slump in H1; Porsche teams up with Apple Music; Telenor completes DNA deal. Post a Comment Advertisement Omniverse Begs for the Court's Help By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 Implores a California court to step in and 'compel mediation' with ACE to work toward a settlement, because 'there is literally nothing left for litigation' after Omniverse shut down its TV streaming service in June. Post a Comment Cable's Canoe Paddles Into Rough Waters By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 The ad-driven video joint venture is attempting to carve out new deals around the world as impressions flatten out thanks to finite inventory and the rise of streaming competitors. Post a Comment Common Networks Tangles With Comcast in California By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/20/2019 Taps into 60GHz millimeter wave spectrum to deliver new 300-Meg, uncapped symmetrical service for $49 per month to parts of the Bay Area. Post a Comment Light Reading Packs Double Wallop at Cable-Tec Expo By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 8/19/2019 For the first time, Light Reading will offer two breakfast roundtables on key tech topics at this fall's SCTE\|ISBE Cable-Tec Expo in New Orleans – the first on network virtualization and the second on cable and 5G. Post a Comment Advertisement Australian Telcos Demand Cuts in 'Unsustainable' NBN Prices By Robert Clark, 8/19/2019 Australia's state-backed national wholesale network charges too much and provides shoddy service, say critics. Post a Comment Dish Fiber Leads With Managed WiFi By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/19/2019 Dish has accelerated its pursuit of apartment service deals with a new offering that matches raw connectivity with a managed, property-wide WiFi network, IPTV services and, later, IoT capabilities. Post a Comment 'AT&T TV' Streams Into 10 Test Markets By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/19/2019 Billed as a 'Televisionary' offering, AT&T's new pay-TV streaming service features five tiers, paired with a 500-hour cloud DVR and access to a large VoD library. Post a Comment Did Altice Change Its Tune on Buying Spectrum? By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/16/2019 Altice said it wants to buy C-Band spectrum, which appears to represent a bit of a change from the company's previous strategy. Post a Comment Podcast: Where Does OTT TV Go Now? By Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief, 8/16/2019 It's going to take some televisionary moves for pay-TV providers and big studio owners like AT&T to sort out what consumers want, how to package it and what to call it. Post a Comment Eurobites: The Lost Towers of Nigeria By Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, 8/16/2019 Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ireland takes a closer look at Verizon Media's cookies; EU and Apple prepare for September showdown over tax bill; Sky trumpets addressable TV. Post a Comment China Operators Woo Newcomer CBN for 5G Alliance By Robert Clark, 8/16/2019 China's big mobile operators see the country's unlikely 5G new entrant as a prospective partner. Post a Comment Is the Worst Over for US Pay-TV? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/15/2019 As the rate of US video subscriber losses accelerated to a record high in Q2, a top analyst wonders if those losses are about to slow down and stabilize. Post a Comment CommScope Swaps Leadership of Its CPE Biz By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/15/2019 Former Scientific-Atlanta and Cisco exec Joe Chow to succeed Larry Robinson, a move that will spark more speculation about the future of the set-top and modem business that CommScope acquired from Arris. Post a Comment Cisco Sees 'Major Point of Weakness' in Service Provider Business By Mitch Wagner, Executive Editor, Light Reading, 8/14/2019 Cisco's service provider business declined steeply in its most recent quarter. And Cisco isn't expecting a comeback soon, as 5G profits aren't in the near term for telcos, CEO Chuck Robbins says. Post a Comment New Disney Pact Paves Way for Charter to Offer Hulu, ESPN+, Disney+ By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/14/2019 Distribution of premium subscription streaming services are contemplated in new, wide-ranging deal between The Mouse and Charter. Post a Comment Deal Pushes ViacomCBS Past Netflix in Programming Spend By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/14/2019 Combined company only will trail Disney, Comcast/NBCU and AT&T/WarnerMedia in that category as streaming battle intensifies. Post a Comment Huawei Cuts Back on Cable By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/14/2019 Chinese vendor is backing away from the cable network business amid pressures from the US-China trade war and the loss of critical business with cable operators in portions of Europe, industry sources said. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Did Altice Change Its Tune on Buying Spectrum? By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 8/16/2019 Altice said it wants to buy C-Band spectrum, which appears to represent a bit of a change from the company's previous strategy. Post a Comment 'AT&T TV' Streams Into 10 Test Markets By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/19/2019 Billed as a 'Televisionary' offering, AT&T's new pay-TV streaming service features five tiers, paired with a 500-hour cloud DVR and access to a large VoD library. Post a Comment Huawei Bans & Spectrum Delays Hit 5G Plans in Australia, New Zealand By Robert Clark, 8/21/2019 Operators in Australia and New Zealand have been forced to use existing spectrum and Western equipment vendors. Post a Comment Is the Worst Over for US Pay-TV? By Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading, 8/15/2019 As the rate of US video subscriber losses accelerated to a record high in Q2, a top analyst wonders if those losses are about to slow down and stabilize. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors Synamedia Beefs Up Piracy Prevention Portfolio 9 hours and 34 minutes ago Cox, SCTE-ISBE Team on Coax Splicing Training 9 hours and 36 minutes ago Atlantic Broadband Expands Gigabit Deployments 11 hours and 10 minutes ago ACE Takes Down Vader Streams in $10M Judgement Tuesday, August 20, 2019 Pluto TV, NFL Kick Off Football-Focused OTT Channel Tuesday, August 20, 2019 Altice USA Adds CuriosityStream Monday, August 19, 2019 The Roku Channel Tunes In 'Kids & Family' Destination Monday, August 19, 2019 Wurl Connects With Outside TV Monday, August 19, 2019 Xumo TV Gains Access to Comcast X1 Boxes, Android TV Devices Monday, August 19, 2019 Quickline, AirTies Team on Whole-Home WiFi Thursday, August 15, 2019 Wurl Courts New Content Deal for Samsung TV Plus Wednesday, August 14, 2019 AT&T's Xandr Unit Taps Comscore for Targeted Ad Measurement Wednesday, August 14, 2019 ThinkAnalytics Expands Americas Team Wednesday, August 14, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Fintech Startups Get Sloppy With Application Security Larry Loeb, Author, 8/20/2019 Some startups need to shape up or ship out. 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Three CEO: We'd Rather Take Huawei Risk Than Miss 5G Rewards

Three UK has just launched a major 5G-led assault on the living room. If all goes to plan, the smallest of the country's four mobile network operators will emerge ...