Advanced Television

NBCU reports highest grossing NFL season to date

Ahead of its 20th season of Sunday Night Football, NBCUniversal has revealed the upcoming NFL season marks the highest grossing season to date for the media company, with overall revenue increasing across all platforms. The company also announced it has sold out of all ad inventory for Super Bowl LX, which will be presented on NBC, Peacock and […]

September 4, 2025

EchoStar’s Boost Mobile lays off 500

EchoStar’s decision to sell capacity to cellular giant AT&T and its decision to become a virtual operator for its Boost Mobile 5G service has led to lay-offs for Boost staffers. An EchoStar spokesperson says there are no changes in store for the Boost Mobile brand, which will essentially become an MVNO using AT&T’s network. However, […]

September 4, 2025By Chris Forrester

HBO Max to stream AEW PPVs in US

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), HBO Max and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) have announced an expansion of their near six-year relationship, with the launch of AEW pay-per-view (PPV) events on HBO Max, starting with AEW All Out on September 20th from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. HBO Max will stream live AEW PPV events without ads, […]

September 4, 2025

Eutelsat brings all subsidiaries under one brand

Eutelsat Group has announced it will now be known simply as Eutelsat, bringing all its activities and subsidiaries under one brand.  Following its successful merger with OneWeb, which created the world’s first GEO-LEO operator, Eutelsat now operates as a single company. The LEO constellation will continue under the OneWeb name, highlighting its central role in […]

September 4, 2025

FAA allows increase in SpaceX launch cadence

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved SpaceX increasing launch cadence at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s SLC-40 to 120 Falcon 9 launches per year (up from 50/year) plus construction of a landing zone at SLC-40 and up to 34 first stage landings there per year. The full decision from the FCC says: · […]

September 4, 2025

Plan B, Mediawan create Plan B Europe prodco

Plan B, the production company co-led by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, part of the Mediawan group since 2022, has announced the creation of its subsidiary Plan B Europe, based in London and headed by Ed Macdonald.   This new European base will foster ongoing growth for Plan B, particularly increased production of premium […]

September 4, 2025

Panavision appoints Potter as Chief Revenue Officer

Panavision, a provider of end-to-end solutions for the global motion-picture industry, has announced that industry veteran Sherri Potter is joining the company as Chief Revenue Officer. Reporting directly to Panavision President and CEO Kimberly Snyder, Potter will lead the company’s global sales team.  Potter joins Panavision from Amazon MGM Studios, where she worked as a […]

September 4, 2025

DAZN nets acb basketball deal

The acb has announced an deal with DAZN that grants the sports streaming platform the rights to broadcast all Liga Endesa, Supercopa Endesa, and Copa del Rey games for the next five seasons. The agreement includes broadcasting rights for five seasons in the US, MENA, Italy, France, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Canada, Australia, Taiwan and Japan; […]

September 4, 2025

Guideline launches Data Insights Service led by NBCU vet Wright

Guideline, a provider of advertising data and media planning technology, has announced the launch of its Data Insights Service, a new commercial and strategic initiative designed to help media customers accelerate time-to-insight and drive smarter advertising decision-making.  The service will be powered by Guideline’s industry advertising data with a goal of driving insights on advertising […]

September 4, 2025

Planet Rights unveils debut portfolio

Planet Rights, a newly launched rights and licensing business, has unveiled its debut portfolio of entertainment, publishing, toy, and lifestyle brands. Independently run, but supported by the infrastructure of Two Daughters Entertainment, Planet Rights is positioned as a business built on experience and creativity and strong networks in the global licensing landscape. The company is […]

September 4, 2025