- Steam sets new concurrent user record for the third time in as many weeks
- Vodafone New Zealand voice traffic jumps 70% amid covid-19 lockdown
- Euskaltel maintains national expansion plan, sees data surge
- Moldova mobile data traffic up 29% year-on-year in 2 weeks to 23 March
- Gebruik van WhatsApp in Spanje met 700% gestegen
- AT&T Sees Wi-Fi Calling Jump 76%, Texting 46%
- Microsoft announces Teams for consumers, Skype daily active users up 70% to 40 million
- Comcast says voice and video calls have skyrocketed 212 percent during widespread self-isolation
- Comcast’s Broadband Network Supports Usage Spikes
- Comcast says peak internet traffic up 32% since start of March
- Comcast claims video-on-demand is hitting record highs
- Windstream data traffic up 30% since mid-March
- Video, IM, Texting Drive Mobile During COVID-19 Crisis
- Video conferencing app downloads go through the roof
- Video Streaming to TVs Soared 85% in U.S. in First Three Weeks of March, Nielsen Says
- Italy: TV viewing up 108min a day during Covid-19
- Conviva: Daytime Viewing Up As Much As 43% in March 17-23 Week
- Portugal: TV consumption up 40%
- Report: Global streaming up 20%; Primetime shifts
- Zattoo records 13% increase in viewing time in March
- BBC sees record demand for kids content on iPlayer, BBC Bitesize
- Xumo, Verizon Fios See Big Increases in Video Usage
- Netflix leads on downloads, but YouTube Kids grabs more hours
- Dutch listen to more radio since coronavirus measures
- Voice traffic growth slows in Portugal, still up 34% compared to early March
- Digital News Subscriptions Grow During COVID-19 Crisis
- Coronavirus Disruption Leads to Jump in Cloud Services Use
- Masmovil, Yoigo unveil new health, education and entertainment services
- How Snapchatters are adapting to the COVID-19 health crisis
- Facebook debuts standalone Messenger app on Mac and PC
- Tracking COVID-19’s Impact on Global Internet Performance
- Study: European daytime broadband usage up 65%
- Vodafone says upstream broadband data flows have doubled in some markets
- Eurona satellite internet connections up 60% during lockdown
- Surge in downloads amid coronavirus will see consumer app spending double over five years, report says
- Consumers spent record $23.4 billion on apps in Q1 2020, thanks to being stuck indoors
- Vodafone to add 4 Tbps of capacity to its networks due to COVID-19
- AT&T sees surge in cloud-based VPN usage due to COVID-19
- Cellular network traffic up 10-20%; carriers tell FCC networks are holding - Network operators told the FCC that voice has emerged as the “new killer app”
- Spain postpones auction of 5G-ready frequencies in 700 MHz band
- Proximus lowers dividend to accelerate investment in fibre roll-out
- Hutchison, HKT, China Mobile to launch 5G service in Hong Kong on 1 April
- New T-Mobile US with combined resources to launch on April 1, 2020
- T-Mobile completes takeover of Sprint, Sievert starts as CEO
- Report: Coronavirus will delay 5G markets
- SK Telecom: 5G subs heavy media users
- French regulator confirms delay to 5G auction
- Telefonica to halt fibre installations until lockdown over - report
- Swisscom considers reduced hours for employees
- Bouygues Telecom to tap partial unemployment scheme for retail staff
- Veon trading update points to pressure on sales from shop closures, lower roaming
- Hutchison Drei Austria employs staff from closed shops for customer service from home
- Waoo! provides free access to Skidos children's education app as coronavirus shuts schools
- Telia Lithuania donates EUR 100,000 to help fight pandemic
- AT&T offers customers 15 GB extra hotspot data, free delivery
- T-Mobile US to donate up USD 0.5 mln for healthcare workers, families in need
- iliad Group sets up solidarity fund to help very small- and medium-sized subcontractors
- Coronavirus: Orange sets-up 8 million euro crisis fund in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
- Comcast commits $500 million to help its workers affected by coronavirus; top execs donate salary
- FCC approves USD 200 mln covid-19 telehealth programme
- In coronavirus fight, oft-criticized Facebook data aids U.S. cities, states
- Pinterest CEO and a team of leading scientists launch a self-reporting COVID-19 tracking app
- Apple CEO Cook Questioned by Senators on Covid-19 Screening App
- Google uses location data to show which places are complying with stay-at-home orders — and which aren’t
- Google Reveals Location Data to Help Public Health Officials
- European coalition to develop “privacy-preserving” tech for contact tracing
- MIDEM 2020 Conference Cancelled, Reboots as Digital Edition
- Hannover Messe cancelled because of coronavirus
- ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit Is Telling Fans Hard Truth: Coronavirus Could Cancel Football Season
- Wimbledon Tennis Tournament Canceled Due to Coronavirus
- Uefa suspends Champions League indefinitely, postpones June play-offs
- LFP dealt further blow as beIN suspends rights payments
- Fox Predicts Return of Sports In 3Q, 4Q
- ‘Morbius,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel and More Sony Movies Pushed Back to 2021
- ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Release Pushed to December
- Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Wipe Out All of Summer Blockbuster Season?
- Eurovision Sport negotiates archive access with federations
- Edinburgh Festivals Called Off Due to Coronavirus Concerns
- Alternatieve Songfestival live vanuit Studio 21 in Hilversum
- After Coronavirus Cancellation, SXSW Partners With Amazon Prime on Online Festival
- SALTO: A FULL DEPLOYMENT THAT COULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL
- BeIN offers entertainment upgrades to offset Covid-19 impact
- HBO unveils free 500-hour streaming plan, incl ‘Sopranos’ & ‘The Wire’
- Megafon offers free access to fitness videos
- Cannes Lions Canceled for 2020
- Amazon to delay Prime Day event due to coronavirus, outlines cloud risks
- ‘Artemis Fowl’ Will Skip Theatrical Release and Debut on Disney Plus
- ‘Black Widow,’ ‘Eternals,’ ‘Indiana Jones 5’ and More Disney Films Get New Release Dates
- China’s Film and TV Production Makes Partial Restart After Coronavirus Hiatus
- WPP cuts awards, reduces top salaries and freezes hiring amid Covid-19 crisis
- Ad giant WPP launches £2bn savings plan as Covid-19 hits business
- UK ad market faces drop of 50% in April
- Fox Corp. Joins Other Media Cos. in Suggesting Pandemic May Affect Results
- RTL Group withdraws outlook for 2020 and dividend proposal for 2019 due to the coronavirus outbreak
- Bouygues Telecom suspends guidance for 2020 due to Covid-19 uncertainty
- Disney unveils raft of pay cuts to deal with Covid-19
- Disney to furlough employees amid coronavirus crisis
- Top Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky Executives to Donate Salary Amid Coronavirus Crisis
- Endeavor Officially Announces Pay Cuts as Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell Forgo Salaries
- IHEARTMEDIA FURLOUGHS EMPLOYEES; CEO BOB PITTMAN GIVES UP $1.5M SALARY FOR REMAINDER OF 2020
- ITV Executive Board Takes 20% Pay Cut During Coronavirus Lockdown
- Dazn to suspend rights fees for cancelled games - report
- Lionsgate Layoffs Hit Feature Film Marketing and Distribution Department
- Cinemark Cuts Employee Wages Temporarily After Coronavirus Closes Theaters
- IATSE Estimates Up to 95% of Its Members Are Out of Work Due to Coronavirus
- Airbnb has reportedly dropped its internal valuation to $26 billion as the coronavirus halts travel worldwide
- National Geographic Society Launches Fund For Journalists Covering COVID-19
- Facebook to invest USD 100 mln more in Journalism Project during coronavirus crisis
- Facebook announces $40 million grant to U.S. small businesses
- Google commits USD 800 mln worth of help during coronavirus oubreak
- SONY LAUNCHES $100M COVID-19 RELIEF FUND, INCLUDING MONEY FOR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
- Jeff Bezos will donate $100 million to help food banks that are facing shortages due to the coronavirus outbreak
- Sling TV to donate movie rental profits to purchase healthcare supplies through Good360, Covid-19 response efforts
- Film Academy Donates $6 Million to Support Motion Picture Employees Affected by Coronavirus
Macro and politics
- Macy’s, Kohl’s have about 5 months of cash available putting them at risk from extended closures, analysts say
- J.C. Penney furloughs most of its 90,000 workers as stores remain closed until further notice
- Shipments Of TV Sets Now Projected To Sink By 9% This Year
- These 16 companies are working on coronavirus treatments or vaccines — here’s where things stand
- Europe’s COVID-19 App Attack
- Orbán to rule by decree with new powers to ‘silence critics’
- Centre-right leaders ask Tusk to expel Orban’s Fidesz from EPP
- EU Commission expects deeper recession than in 2009
- CARES Act Telecom Funding Includes $300M for FCC Telehealth, USDA ReConnect Program
- Apple is reportedly worried that people won't have the money to buy new iPhones this year, and it's an ominous sign of what's to come for people's finances
- Foxconn plays down 5G iPhone production claims
- Global mobile phone sales to fall 13% in 2020 on Covid-19 impact - study
- Start-ups cut nearly 4,000 jobs in March as coronavirus impact ripples through tech
- Europe races to rescue its tech industry as start-ups fight for survival
- eBay is waiving seller fees for new businesses to help shuttered retailers move online
- U.S. Jobless Claims Soar to Once-Unthinkable Record 6.65 Million
- ‘We are writing history, not an economics textbook’, Conte tells Germans
- Evaluating the initial impactofCOVID-19 containment measures on economic activity
- OECD portal Tackling coronavirus (COVID-19)
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