UK comms regulator Ofcom is consulting on a proposal to issue fixed-term spectrum licences to enable Starlink to use E band frequencies for Non-geostationary Orbit (NGSO) gateway earth stations at three sites in the UK. This is to expand backhaul capacity to support satellite broadband services. Ofcom notes that take-up of satellite broadband is rising, […]
RTL AdAlliance, the international sales house of RTL Group, is broadening its Addressable TV offering with the addition of Eurosport 1. The sports channel owned by Warner Bros Discovery is now being monetised by RTL AdAlliance with simplified access for European buyers outside of Germany and US advertisers and agencies wanting to reach the local […]
UK commercial PSB 5 has signed a new four-year deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to bring four live international T20 cricket fixtures to free-to-air TV annually for UK viewers to enjoy. As part of the deal, viewers will have the opportunity to watch and stream on 5 two international England Men’s […]
Disney+ will be the home of the UEFA Women’s Champions League across Europe from next season, allowing fans to watch every match live at no extra cost. The announcement follows a five-year deal in which The Walt Disney Company has secured live rights to the competition from 2025/26 to 2029/30. As the only place fans […]
Connected TV (CTV) is now delivering dramatically superior returns compared to linear TV, while consuming far less budget, according to new performance data from incrementality measurement platform INCRMNTAL, based on nearly $2 billion (€1.8bn) in advertising spend. Research also shows CTV is also outperforming YouTube, and achieving a near-perfect efficiency benchmark in the US. Unlike […]
The European Commission’s biennial Report on the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Third Countries identifies IPR deficiencies in third countries that cause the greatest economic harm to EU interests. In addition, the EC’s Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List describes the latest trends in counterfeiting and piracy, and lists websites and physical […]
The Federal Communications Commission is aggressively pursuing spectrum abundance as part of its Final Frontiers agenda to secure US leadership in space and supercharge the possibilities of satellite broadband. The Commission voted May 22nd to kickstart a proceeding that could unlock more than 20,000 megahertz of spectrum for high-speed Internet delivered from space. That amount […]
Following Channel 4’s confirmation that it will be establishing an in-house production arm, Channel 4 Productions (C4P), following the removal of its exemption from doing so in last year’s Media Act, Llyr Morus, Chair of TAC, (Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru) which represents the independent television production sector in Wales, said that the broadcaster would need to […]
Dimetis GmbH, a leading provider of media workflow automation solutions, and Qscan, a cutting-edge provider of automated quality control (AQC) software, today announced a strategic partnership. This collaboration will integrate Qscan’s powerful quality control capabilities with the Dimetis BOSS MEDIA Exchange platform, enabling media organizations to ensure the highest quality of content throughout the exchange […]
The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE has recommended shareholders not to accept the voluntary public takeover offer made by MFE-MediaForEurope, deeming it inadequate from a financial perspective. Following a review of the offer document dated May 8th, 2025, both governing bodies have concluded that the offer is […]