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Infinite Orbits raises €40m

Toulouse-based Infinite Orbits, which recently struck a deal with Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES to build an in-orbit servicing satellite, has raised €40 million in fresh funding. The European Innovation Council Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Wind Capital, Balnord, IRDI Capital Investissement, and Newfund Capital participated in the cash-raising round and endorsing Infinite Orbits’ ability to secure a […]

November 21, 2025By Chris Forrester

SquashTV App launches on Samsung TVs

SquashTV, the OTT platform owned and operated by the Professional Squash Association (PSA), has launched its official standalone app globally on Samsung smart TVs. SquashTV will present over 2,000 matches from more than 35 PSA Squash Tour events, available live and on-demand, throughout the 2025-26 season. It will also offer extended highlights, expert analysis, and […]

November 21, 2025

Sky News reboots Hotspots

Sky News is rebooting its Hotspots TV brands as a new digital-first format. The new Hotspots series takes viewers into some of the world’s most hostile environments with Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay, Special Correspondent Alex Crawford, and their teams as they navigate the dangers and complexities of frontline reporting. From dodging a gunfire in Syria to navigating […]

November 21, 2025

ITV Studios launches The Spin Off quiz app

The Spin Off, a new app-based quiz game, has launched – produced by ITV Studio’s who are behind popular game shows such as The Chase, Walk The Line, Sitting on a Fortune and Catch Point. Players can enter the app daily and play for free, with 60 winners drawn every day. A player will need to […]

November 21, 2025

Mega Movie Weekend returns as cold weather grows

Mega Movie Weekend has returned, running from November 21st to 23rd featuring a range of titles at promotional prices to help audiences build their digital libraries and have warm nights in as the weather grows colder. The campaign runs across key retailers, including Prime Video, Sky Store, the Apple TV app, Rakuten TV, Virgin Media […]

November 21, 2025

BBC acquires Treasure & Dirt from Sphere Abacus

The BBC has acquired an adaptation of Treasure & Dirt, the crime novel by Scrublands writer Chris Hammer, for BBC One and BBC iPlayer from Sphere Abacus. Set in a dying opal town in the middle of the desert, when a miner is found beheaded and left to decompose in the depths of his own […]

November 21, 2025

Ofcom consults on broadcast regulation review

MOAs announced in its review of Public Service Media, Ofcom is seeking views on areas where broadcast regulation might be reformed or streamlined to support growth and innovation across the sector. The majority of the existing broadcasting legislative and regulatory framework was designed for a world of linear, scheduled programming. While the media regulator is […]

November 20, 2025By Colin Mann

Report: YouTube the priority platform for sports industry

Sports marketing agency IMG has launched its Digital Trends Report 2026, exploring the technologies and developments that will shape the sport and media landscape for rightsholders over the next 12 months. Featuring insights and analysis from IMG’s global team of digital experts, this year’s predictions explore the disruption of content distribution, Amazon’s unique position in […]

November 20, 2025

Telefónica, Vodafone sell Fiberpass stake to Axa

Telefónica and Vodafone España have finalised the sale of a 30 per cent stake in their joint fibre-optic venture, Fiberpass, to AXA Investment Management, in a deal that values the company at around €1.5 billion including debt. The French infrastructure group is expected to contribute approximately €450 million as part of the transaction. With the […]

November 20, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Photocall shuttered following action by ACE, DAZN

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the antipiracy coalition, and DAZN, the sports streaming platform, have announced that the operator of Photocall – a website with pirated content hosted from Spain that retransmitted live channels – has agreed to shutter the illicit operation. Following an investigation conducted by ACE and DAZN, the operator of […]

November 20, 2025