US wireless carriers have long said they may slow video traffic on their networks to avoid congestion and bottlenecks. But new research shows the throttling happens pretty much everywhere all the time.
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YouTube has warned that more content could be blocked in the short term as a result of changes in the way it deals with music copyright.
Spotify Technology plans to sell a more expensive version of its music service in Scandinavia, a test to see whether it can raise prices around the world, according to people familiar with the matter.
The SABC’s acting chief operating officer and its group executive for technology, Craig van Rooyen, has resigned, the public broadcaster said on Monday.
Walt Disney Co is pricing a new bundle of streaming services at a surprisingly low $12.99/month, challenging Netflix with a package that includes family programming, live sports and a deep library of television shows.
Vivendi is in talks to sell 10% of Universal Music Group to China’s Tencent, helping the world’s biggest music company expand in fast-growing Asian markets. Vivendi shares rose as much as 9%.
Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless will shut its African pay-television unit due to the country’s economic condition and shortage of foreign currency, group CEO Douglas Mboweni said.
MultiChoice Group executive chairman Imtiaz Patel received almost $1.5-million (about R21.4-million at the time of writing) in base salary, bonuses, pension and short-term incentives in the 2019 financial year.
Spotify shares fell as much as 5.1% in pre-market trading on Wednesday after the music streaming company reported slightly slower subscriber growth than investors had hoped.
MultiChoice Group’s video-on-demand service, Showmax, has been launched in Nigeria with local content and naira-based pricing.