By Jonathan Easton                                 Cooking channel Gusto TV is set to launch in New Zealand via an expanded relationship with Samsung TV Plus. The channel is available to view for free on Samsung’s FAST service, and launches in the territory for the first time. Gusto TV offers a wide range of...

Thursday, May 26,  BT and MTN Business announced a strategic alliance which will offer top-notch security and communications services to business customers across the African continent. Current and existing MTN Business customers will have access to a line-up of solutions, including cloud-based security and consultancy, managed connectivity, and voice services...

By Richard Middleton Canal+ in Poland has struck a deal with BBC Studios (BBCS) that will see streaming service BBC Player launch in the country. The on demand offering from the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster will go live from 1 June and has been struck as part...

By Ron Chen, Senior Correspondent, ASEAN Region The leading national digital enabler stc Group announced the establishment of “Alibaba cloud” in Riyadh, KSA, for high-capacity cloud services in partnership with the Chinese technology giant, “Alibaba Group”, eWTP Arabia for Technical Innovation Ltd., the Saudi Company for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI). and...

By Jonathan Easton Sports streamer DAZN has announced a multi-year partnership with boxing promoter Golden Boy. This five-year global deal is an extension of partnership originally started in 2018, when DAZN beat HBO for Golden By’s rights. The new dealwill see DAZN broadcast championship fight nights along with a new...

By John Glenday                        BT is pivoting from consumers to business with the launch of a new brand platform as part of an all-out B2B drive. ‘BT Means Business’ will reshape perceptions of the telecoms provider among commercial customers with a multichannel campaign developed in partnership with creative agency Now....

By Mark Parker St. Petersburg has a new, healthy chocolate company that utilizes the power of adaptogenic mushrooms to improve physical and mental well-being. Launched in March, Fungible Chocolates has already partnered with 11 local retailers. The first chocolate bar in its line of healthy treats features cacao, coconut sugar...

By Jonathan Easton SPI/FilmBox has announced an expansion of its drama hub Dizi in the MENA region with Digital Virgo. Best known as a mobile payment operator, Digital Virgo also has a growing content brand called DV CONTENT. This provides a catalogue of turnkey platforms for telcos and a global...

By Catherine Sbeglia Nin To safeguard the supply of chip solutions needed for its radios, Motorola Solutions has entered a long-term agreement with GlobalFoundries (GF), which manufactures silicon-germanium (SiGe) chips for Motorola’s public safety, professional and commercial radios at its Vermont facility. Global supply-chain constraints, driven mostly by the COVID-19...

By Kelly Hill Dish Network customers will be able to buy AT&T internet services, including gig-speed fiber, under a new distribution agreement between the two companies. As of this week, new and existing Dish customers can order AT&T internet services by contacting Dish. Dish already provides internet services via fiber,...