DAZN retakes lead in BT Sport race
Sports streaming specialist in pole position to land $800m deal. Discovery JV still a possibility, but cash injection may be preferable as BT invests in 5G and fibre rollouts.
Telco giants join iPhone encryption battle
Vodafone, Telefónica, and Orange add to voices calling for encryption technologies to be outlawed. EC asked to stop iPhones denying data access. Assertion comes amid wider controversy involving monitoring of illegal activity.
DT’s renewed SoftBank tie‑up leads to GoStudent investment
Deutsche Telekom and strategic partner SoftBank co‑invested in ed-tech platform provider GoStudent. Investment collaboration one of the promised benefits to renewed friendship last year, with GoStudent the first to profit from DT–SoftBank tie‑up.
Álvarez‑Pallete warns of dangers of “digital slavery”
Telefónica Executive Chairman asserts that societal imbalance and data exploitation are risks that must be addressed as the world’s economies are digitised. Dire warnings of ‘slavery’ fit with Group commitments on creation of a digital rights framework that would see operators positioned as trusted partners.
