Spanish TV company Mediapro is set to cut up to 169 jobs due to production-related reasons following the loss of its La Liga TV production rights, now held by the Swiss company HSB. The job redundancy plan will affect employees mainly involved in match coverage, commentary, highlights and other related services which will no longer […]
The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media have welcomed the partial public acquisition offer made by PPF, an indirect subsidiary of PPF Group, but say they consider the offer price “inadequate from a financial point of view”. The boards have thus decided not to make a recommendation regarding the acceptance of the […]
The BBC has appointed Kate Phillips as its new Chief Content Officer following a competitive recruitment process. Phillips was appointed interim Chief Content Officer, after Charlotte Moore announced in February that she was leaving the BBC to join Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television. Phillips has spent 12 years at the BBC. Most recently, […]
Endava, the technology-driven business transformation group, has published data which reveals a story of marked optimism around AI in the UK. Although AI technology is still emerging, two thirds of respondents (65 per cent) already rank it alongside water and energy in terms of social importance. A similar number (69 per cent) believe that AI […]
HarbourView Equity Partners, a multi-strategy investment firm focused on investment opportunities in the music, sports, media and entertainment space, is leading a $85 million (€73.8m) investment in Animaj, alongside Bpifrance, the French national investment fund and a key player in the French tech and AI ecosystem. Animaj is a digital-first AI-empowered media company transforming kids […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a partnership with Meta to launch an extended reality (XR) version of its app for Meta Quest devices. Developed in collaboration with spatial computing pioneers Immersiv.io, the app delivers a fully immersive viewing experience for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Launching exclusively in the US via the […]
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has expressed optimism that current discussions with Thales and Leonardo would end in an agreement for the three businesses’ space divisions. He said he anticipated regulatory approval will take two years. Faury was speaking at a conference session at the Paris Air Show. He specifically addressed the proposed merger, saying the […]
OUTtv, the LGBTQ+ streaming service, is continuing to expand its UK footprint with the launch of its FAST channel, OUTflix Proud. on Freeview in the UK. Freeview audiences can now watch OUTflix’s signature mix of LGBTQ+ original series, reality shows, documentaries, and feature films without a subscription, as part of Freeview’s line-up. Originally a broadcast-only […]
The TV and entertainment expert, OLBG, has carried out research to reveal which UK areas can be named the TV show capitals, based on factors such as the average review scores from platforms such as IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes for the shows filmed in the area, as well as how popular each location is amongst […]
From Game of Thrones to Derry Girls and Line of Duty to Blue Lights, many of the biggest TV shows in the world, all made in Northern Ireland, have been presented with a prestigious Royal Television Society Northern Ireland (RTS NI) Trophy over the past ten years. The RTS NI Awards with support from BBC […]