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Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac to host Sky Sports’ broadcast of Wrexham vs Swansea

Wrexham AFC co-chairmen Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds will host a first-of-its-kind live commentary event, Live from Wrexham with Rob & Ryan, for the Club’s Welsh Derby matchup against Swansea City in the EFL Championship on March 13th at 8:00pm GMT. The broadcast will air from the STōK Cae Ras and run alongside the main […]

March 3, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Adform promotes Buinickaitė to SVP, People & Culture

Adform, the media buying platform,  has announced the promotion of Dovilė Buinickaitė to Senior Vice President, People & Culture. In her new role, Buinickaitė will lead the company’s global people strategy across all markets, holding responsibility for talent, leadership development, and organisational culture. Prior to joining Adform, Buinickaitė held several HR leadership roles at a […]

March 3, 2026

Paramount+ orders Treasure Island series

Paramount+ UK & Ireland and MGM+ has announced the commission of new original UK adventure series Treasure Island. The six-part drama will bring new life and a star cast to Robert Louis Stevenson’s celebrated 18th century epic, with David Oyelowo (Selma, Silo) starring as Long John Silver, Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Mission: Impossible) as Bess Hawkins, […]

March 3, 2026By Nik Roseveare

SES initiates trial of farming technology

Satellite operator SES used the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona to introduce its trial of a dedicated technology for IoT which can aid farmers. Specifically, SES and IoT technology provider Advannotech are collaborating to bring technology to South Africa’s next generation of farmers. The project enables young farmers to get a feel for data-driven […]

March 3, 2026By Chris Forrester

Survey: 70% CTV advertisers to increase spending by 17% in 2026

Reinforcing Connected TV’s growing role within total video strategies, nearly seven in 10 CTV advertisers (70 per cent) expect to increase their CTV spending, with an average rise of 17 per cent, according to the 2026 CTV/OTT Advertiser Survey released by Advertiser Perceptions and Premion, the CTV/OTT advertising solution for regional and local advertisers in […]

March 2, 2026

SES: “Strong platform for future growth”

SES, releasing its full year results for 2025, says that it has won €1.8 billion of new business during the year. SES now serves more than 2 billion viewers and some 700 million homes with its signals. However, overall revenues fell back by -1.6 per cent (2024 like for like €3.65 billion. 2025 €3.51 billion). […]

March 2, 2026By Chris Forrester

Foercast: MVNO sub revenue to exceed $54bn in 2030

A study by tech strategist Juniper Research predicts that global Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) subscriber revenue will reach over $54 billion (€45.9bn) in 2030. This is a growth of 14 per cent from $47 billion in 2026. The report forecasts that MVNO launches by new enterprises will drive growth; however, growth will be restrained by […]

March 2, 2026

Rakuten TV FAST channels on Prime Video

Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced a collaboration with Prime Video to launch multiple FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channels across Germany, Spain and Italy. Three Rakuten TV owned and operated channels FAST channels – Rakuten TV Romance, Planet Action and 21 Jump Street – have launched in Germany, while O&O channel Alerta Cobra […]

March 2, 2026

MPs to quiz BBC on kids TV and video content

BBC executives are to appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons as MPs explore the changing ways in which young people watch television and video. The session, on March 3rd, part of the children’s TV and video content inquiry, will examine the corporation’s role in commissioning and producing […]

March 2, 2026By Colin Mann

Echostar Q4 subs and profits down

Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar reported a net pay-TV subscriber drop of 168,000 in Q4 2025, compared to a decrease of approximately 253,000 in the same period a year ago. The US telco company ended the year with 7 million pay-TV subscribers, including 5.02 million Dish TV subscribers and 1.98 million Sling TV subscribers. The company lost […]

March 2, 2026