Silverpeak, the technology investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to V-Nova on its $22m equity financing round. V-Nova is a London-based, IP and software company founded by Guido Meardi, Pierdavide Marcolongo and others. The company’s technology improves data compression as the core enabler of a vast portfolio of innovative applications based on the […]
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has announced a new solution, Video Complete, which offers holistic campaign quality measurement and maximum brand protection across all video environments. “With the emergence of CTV as an integral part of digital media buys, advertisers are demanding consistent metrics across all the screens where […]
Whether it be to millions of subscribers on WWE’s UpUpDownDown YouTube gaming channel or bringing friends and family together on Xbox Live, WWE Superstars The New Day are well-known for spreading the power of positivity through video games. Now, WWE and Xbox are coming together like never before. Beginning today, WWE Superstars Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods […]
OneWeb, the LEO system now backed by UK government, has cleared the challenges of Chapter 11 bankruptcy reconstruction. The company, in a statement, said: “Today, OneWeb announces its emergence from US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and achievement of all relevant regulatory approvals. A consortium of UK Government (through the UK Secretary of State for Business, […]
Following a request from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the European Commission has referred the proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2 to the CMA for investigation. Following the announcement of the deal in May 2020, the CMA publicly indicated that it would make a formal request to the European […]
Italy’s Serie A football clubs have unanimously approved a €1.7 billion bid from private equity funds CVC, Advent and FSI for a 10 per cent stake in the media company that will manage and market the TV rights. However, Serie A president, Paolo de Pino, pointed out that a non-binding agreement regards the financial aspects […]
Thirty per cent of French viewers never use FTA channels’ replay services, according to findings from consultancy NPA Conseil and research firm Harris Interactive’s latest OTT barometer. However, 23.9 per cent use catch-up on a daily basis, mostly during prime-time, while 13.8 per cent and 14.7 per cent have a weekly and monthly usage respectively. […]
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband service is now in beta-test mode over North America and a few other ‘friends and family’ locations overseas. SpaceX is on record as saying that initially Starlink will focus very much on North America and would probably expand its service overseas via local agents and resellers. However, Musk says that […]
Verizon Media and BuzzFeed have announced a new strategic partnership across content and advertising, the acquisition of HuffPost by BuzzFeed, and an investment that will make Verizon Media a minority shareholder in BuzzFeed. From powering new consumer shopping experiences, to content syndication, to innovative ad products, the partnership will unlock new revenue opportunities for both […]
Altice Europe has reported group revenue grew by 3.2 per cent year-on-year in Q3 2020. Telecom revenue excluding equipment and roaming grew by 4.4 per cent and residential service revenue excluding roaming grew by 1.9 per cent. Total accrued capital expenditure was €818 million in Q3. Consequently, Operating Free Cash Flow amounted to €663 million. […]