Mobile World Congress: Getting the most out of media briefings
The Mobile World Congress countdown has reduced from weeks to days. Exhibitors may be busy finalising arrangements for the show, but we’d still recommend finding time to prepare
Top of the Pops at MWC – What a Difference a Year Makes
Here at Babel, we’ve been deeply involved in the mobile sector ever since the company was founded, so it won’t come as any surprise that we have a big team at Mobile World Cong
AR can take the baton of fan engagement…and run with it!
Augmented Reality, or AR, is mobile tech’s cool kid. It’s a technology that once seemed to only exist in superhero or sci-fi movies, but now is so widely used that everyone and
Broadcast 2018: new viewing vs traditional TV
We learnt recently that for the first time, children in the UK are more likely to watch content on mobiles, tablets and laptops, than on traditional television screens. Parents and
Do we need to call time on the Fourth Estate? Exactly what do we want from the media and journalists?
Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of British society. As long ago as 1787, Edmund Burke (an MP and a brilliant political theorist) told Parliament that ‘a Fourth Estate’ is
Trade show scoops: Expect the unexpected
Mobile operators are renowned for being slow moving, but they’re large organisations and by virtue of being a large organisation they tread carefully and don’t take earth shatt
Black Mirror – is this the harrowing reflection of our future?
As we waved goodbye to 2017, Netflix served up a riveting late-Christmas present in the form of the eagerly anticipated fourth season of Black Mirror. For those who are unfamiliar
Diversity, equal pay, and mobile coverage in the UK: Ofcom outlines future plans
The diversity situation in the broadcast industry is “pretty grim”, admitted Ofcom’s Chief Executive, Sharon White, during the regulator’s Annual Plan event in London this
Viva Las CES: 2018 Show preview
Around this time last year I wrote a blog looking back at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This year, to take my mind off the first week back at work in cold, stor
Part II: All I want for Christmas…is tech!
Following the success of last week’s blog, we’ve collated a few more of Babel’s tech must-haves for Part II of our tech wish list. Santa, if you can hear us: Dan: “This Chr