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Winx Club The Magic is Back coming to BBC

Rainbow, the independent Italian entertainment group led by Iginio Straffi, has announced that Winx Club The Magic is Back (26 x 24’), the popular animated series following the adventures of a group of fairy friends, will make its UK debut on CBBC and iPlayer in September. The series will also launch globally on Netflix in […]

May 19, 2025

Equativ progresses sustainability commitment

Equativ, the independent media platform, announced at the Jounce SPO Summit in NYC that it has blocked all Made-for-Advertising (MFA) inventory across its global exchange, including both Equativ and Sharethrough platforms.  The move is one facet of the company’s broader aims to not only improve inventory but prioritise sustainability as well. This decision, along with […]

May 19, 2025

Cartoon Network, Max greenlight Season 2 of Iyanu, and movies

Following the breakout first season that captivated young audiences and became a cross-platform sensation, a second season of Lion Forge Entertainment’s Iyanu, the epic animated fantasy series inspired by Nigerian mythology, along with two feature films expanding its universe, have been greenlit by Cartoon Network and Max. Based on the graphic novel series Iyanu: Child of […]

May 19, 2025

Raindance Film Festival to premiere Netflix Documentary Talent Fund films

Raindance Film Festival has announced that this year’s Netflix Documentary Talent Fund films will premiere part of their Official Selection. The documentary shorts will each be eligible to be considered for Raindance’s Oscar-qualifying ‘Best Documentary Short’ jury award. The films will premiere on the closing night of the 33rd Raindance Film Festival on June 26th. […]

May 19, 2025

Vianeos powers Orbit

Vianeos, the IPTV & OTT company, provided the Orbit Communication Group in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a complete OTT platform, including mobile applications for Apple and Android devices. These applications allow Salam TV subscribers to access video content on their smartphones and tablets. Salam, previously known as ITC part of the Orbit Communication […]

May 19, 2025

Charter, Cox agree $34.5bn merger

Charter Communications and Cox Communications have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses in a transaction that seeks to create “an industry leader in mobile and broadband communications services, seamless video entertainment, and high-quality customer service delivering powerful benefits for American employees, customers, communities and shareholders”. The proposed transaction values Cox Communications at […]

May 16, 2025

France: Court orders VPNs to block illegal sports streaming

Canal+ has secured a ruling from the Paris Judicial Court ordering the blocking of over 200 domain names associated with illegal sports streaming sites by five VPN providers. In accordance with the ruling, a legal first, VPN providers NordVPN, CyberGhost, Surfshark, ExpressVPN, and Proton are now required to block access to 203 domain names used […]

May 16, 2025

Eutelsat Q3: ‘Financially stretched’

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has unveiled its Q3 results, which were much as expected. CFO Christophe Caudrelier – handling the presentation given Eva Berneke’s departure and the new CEO not due to start until June 1st – told analysts that Eutelsat needed a large injection of equity to enable much-needed loans to kick in. The […]

May 16, 2025By Chris Forrester

Channel 4, TNT Sports score Women’s FA Cup deals

The Football Association has agreed the first-ever stand-alone broadcast deal for the Adobe Women’s FA Cup with the competition airing on TNT Sports and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland from the 2025/26 season. The three-season deal will deliver a significant uplift in the number of matches that are broadcast live […]

May 16, 2025

Dailymotion acquires AI creation tool Mojo

Dailymotion, the video platform owned by Canal+, has acquired Archery, the company responsible for developing Mojo, the AI-assisted video creation and editing app that has been downloaded more than 50 million times. With its global user base of several million active users, Mojo is a popular app for video creation. With its intuitive interface, ready-to-use […]

May 16, 2025