The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and Infront have finalised an exclusive distribution agreement for the international distribution of media rights to the FIS World Championships in the FIS Disciplines Alpine, Nordic, Snowboard, Freestyle & Freeski and Ski Flying for the period 2026 through to 2029. For the first time, the media rights to […]
Plume has appointed former Ubiety Chief Technology Officer and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineer Mik Cox as Senior Vice President of Technology Innovation. Cox will lead the company’s new technology innovation team. With almost half a billion devices connected to the Plume intelligent platform, Cox joins at a critical time where the company is […]
Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity, Hubbub, has revealed that more than a quarter of a million people have been reached by the pair’s Time After Time fund which helps to tackle electronic waste and give unused tech a second life. The results show how local communities across the UK are addressing this significant environmental […]
ITV has launched Dynamic Pause Ads, with custom adverts generated for users on ITVX when they pause on-demand content on connected TVs. The new format is launching with British Airways as the initial brand to trial the format, promoting its ‘The End of Summer Sale’ campaign, offering customers special offers when booking their next trip. […]
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-backed Public Investment Fund (PIF) has bought a major slice of broadcaster MBC’s shares that it did not already own. PIF has acquired a 54 per cent stake in the broadcasting group for an aggregate price of SAR 7,469 million (€1.62bn), at a price of SAR 41.60 per share. The deal was carried […]
Many US cable television subscribers remain with their providers due to barriers such as restrictive contracts, limited provider availability by location, and the complexity of switching, which is why subscribers stay despite lower satisfaction levels than live TV streaming, according to the J.D. Power 2025 US Television Service Provider Satisfaction Study. Specifically, Cable TV customers […]
Nvidia has announced an investment of £2 billion (€2.3bn) in the UK market to “catalyse the nation’s AI startup ecosystem and scale the next generation of globally transformative AI businesses”. Nvidia said the new capital will be used to foster economic growth, develop more innovative AI technologies, create new companies and jobs, and empower the […]
The global satellite IoT communications market is growing at a good steady pace according to a research report from specialist IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. The global satellite IoT subscriber base grew to surpass 5.8 million in 2024. The number of satellite IoT subscribers will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.1 […]
Canada-based satellite operator Telesat has formally cancelled its plans for an additional 1,671 low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellites. Telesat has already admitted that its important geostationary DTH business is under pressure and is betting its business mainly on a new LEO fleet, called Lightspeed. Lightspeed will comprise about 200 satellites. The now cancelled 1,671 craft […]
TikTok and La Liga, the Spanish football league, have announced the renewal of their partnership agreement, maintaining the platform’s role as a priority partner for innovation in digital content for the competition. The renewal of the agreement will see La Liga continue to offer exclusive content designed specifically for TikTok’s ecosystem – including key moments […]