Production company Fremantle UK has acquired a minority stake in Craft Films, the multi-genre production company working across branded, commercial, digital and long-form content, as the production group continues to expand its capabilities across short and long-form production while strengthening its commercial and multi-platform offering. Founded in 2016 by Nick Brown, Rob Davies and Phil […]
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons has endorsed the government’s preferred candidate, Sir Ian Cheshire, as the new chair of media and communications regulator Ofcom. The cross-party committee has produced a report setting out its endorsement of Sir Ian after holding a pre-appointment hearing on Wednesday May 20th. During […]
BBC World Service will launch content in Hungarian and Romanian, further building on its global commitment to reach more people with trusted news. The new pilot services, BBC News Magyarul and BBC News Romania, will deliver news and analysis via their websites – bbc.com/magyarul and bbc.com/romania – and their social-media channels. The Hungarian-language website and […]
DAZN, the sports entertainment platform, will bring the upcoming World Sevens Football London Edition to fans around the world for free, in partnership with World Sevens Football (W7F). The first-ever London edition of the competition will be staged at Brentford FC’s Gtech Community Stadium from May 28th-30th 2026. DAZN is W7F’s exclusive global streaming partner […]
European football’s governing body UEFA has shared details of how its membership of anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is showing how effective online disruption is positively complemented by intensified on‑the‑ground action. Writing in an ACE Blog post, Diego Dabrio, Senior Content Protection Expert at UEFA, notes that piracy moves fast, adapts […]
The European Commission (EC) has launched a call for evidence to gather feedback on possible targeted measures to modernise the EU copyright framework, as well as on the practical impact and effectiveness of the rules introduced by the 2019 Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. The Commission will assess whether and how the […]
Prominent figures from the world of media and broadcasting will appear before MPs as the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons begins a major piece of work looking at what needs to be done to make the BBC fit for the future. The committee’s BBC Royal Charter Review inquiry was […]
On April 17th, Bouygues Telecom, the Free–iliad Group and Orange announced the submission of a new offer reflecting a total enterprise value of €20.35 billion for the Altice France assets under consideration. The Altice France group had granted the Consortium with an initial exclusivity period until today [May 15th]. The parties are still pursuing their […]
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons is to scrutinise the government’s preferred candidate for Ofcom Chair. The Committee will hold a pre-appointment hearing with Sir Ian Cheshire on May 20th. Cheshire is chair of Land Securities Group, Spire Healthcare Group, the King Charles III Charitable Fund, the corporate climate […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shared details of its collaboration with international partners in the fight against audiovisual piracy. Writing in a Blog post, Guillermo Rodríguez, Director, Live Sports and Phil Welcome, Director of Investigations, note that ACE recently participated in an Interpol-led training session in Costa Rica, reinforcing its […]