Verizon Communications and Frontier Communications have entered into a definitive agreement for Verizon to acquire Frontier in an all-cash transaction valued at $20 billion (€18bn). Verizon says the acquisition of the largest pure-play fibre Internet provider in the US will significantly expand its fibre footprint across the nation, accelerating the company’s delivery of premium mobility […]

YouTube moved into the top spot among media distributors in the July 2024 Media Distributor Gauge report, Nielsen’s monthly view of total TV consumption across the US by media company. Time spent watching YouTube on television was up 7 per cent compared to June, leading the streaming platform to account for 10.4 per cent of […]

Kantar, the marketing insights and analytics company, has found that marketer confidence in X (formerly Twitter) has declined significantly in the past year, driven by brand safety concerns and poor perceptions around innovation and trust. The findings are included in Kantar’s Media Reactions 2024 report, an annual study exploring the evolving media landscape. The study, […]

Precise TV, the contextual video company driving business outcomes for brands, and Giraffe Insights, a kids, youth and family research agency, has released its second annual Precise Advertiser Report: Teens & Youth (PARTY), providing COPPA-compliant audience insights for parents and teens aged 13-17 in the US. “Our findings support the influx of TV dollars flowing […]

Elon Musk’s X social media platform has rolled out a new TV app, in a move that suggests that Musk is ready to take on YouTube. A tweet from the X Engineering account confirmed the news, stating: “The X TV app beta is now available on several app stores, with more platforms on the way”. […]

UK comms regulator Ofcom is proposing to grant an earth station network licence to Amazon Kuiper Services Europe SARL (Kuiper) for its non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite system, which is also known as ‘Kuiper’. This would authorise it to deploy user terminals (the dishes and antennas used by customers to connect to an NGSO satellite system) […]

UK MPs have begun the process of electing a Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in the new Parliament. The Speaker announced the timetable for the elections on July 30th. The period of nominations will run until 4pm on Monday September 9th, with the ballot scheduled for Wednesday September 11th. The new Chair […]

Spanish media group Mediapro has reported a profit of €12 million at the end of 2023, versus a loss of €69.4 million one year earlier. The company increased its revenues by 2.2 per cent to €120 million, though still far away though from a pre-pandemic €177 million in 2019. Mediapro, controlled by Chinese Fund Orient […]

Canada-based satellite operator Telesat has sold its Infosat Communications subsidiary which specialised in remote satellite services. Infosat has been acquired by Calgary-based Network Innovations, with some 300 employees, for an undisclosed sum. However, Telesat’s president & CEO Dan Goldberg had earlier hinted that it would raise about C$10 million (€6.67m) by selling a non-core division. […]

Revry, the LGBTQ+ streaming media network, has released its Q2 viewership findings, analysing more than 10 million viewers preferences across queer-centric content. The Revry report, titled Q2 2024 Queer Entertainment Insights, presents a breakdown of the top most-watched genres, and sub-genres, and how advertisers can leverage those preferences to facilitate authentic and tactical engagements with […]