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Banijay Kids & Family secures deal with Rakuten TV

Banijay Kids & Family, a specialist in children’s entertainment, has announced a content partnership with Rakuten TV, bringing some of its biggest titles to audiences across Europe. Under the agreement, Rakuten TV will license multiple seasons of LoliRock and Totally Spies!, expanding the reach of Banijay Kids & Family’s iconic IPs to fans in key […]

January 27, 2026

Ofcom invites views on AI experience for telco customers

Ofcom is inviting views on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the experience of telecoms customers. “As the communications regulator, we have a role to play in supporting responsible innovation and the adoption of new technologies, where they can benefit people and businesses. While the use of AI is not new for the telecoms sector, there […]

January 27, 2026

Airbus Pléiades Neo Next satellite launching in 2028

Airbus will launch its first Pléiades Neo Next satellite early 2028 from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite will be launched on an Avio’s Vega C rocket. With the Pléiades Neo Next programme, Airbus says it is reinforcing its Earth Observation capabilities and services “to remain at the forefront of geospatial technologies”. […]

January 27, 2026

WBD signs cycling partnership with MyWhoosh

MyWhoosh, the free-to-use virtual cycling app, has partnered with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) to become its new leading cycling partner throughout the 2026 season. With more than 300 days of live action encompassing over 1,000 individual race broadcasts including every race on the men’s and women’s UCI World Tour, WBD’s cycling coverage across Europe on […]

January 27, 2026

beIN acquires Hexagon Cup rights

beIN Media Group has secured the rights to the Generali Hexagon Cup, in 27 territories across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Türkiye and North America. Under the agreement, beIN subscribers across all 27 territories – via beIN’s flagship sports network, beIN Sports, and beIN’s OTT platform TOD across the MENA region – will […]

January 27, 2026

Vevo partners with Adelaide to launch Attention Guaranteed

Vevo, the music video network, has announced a partnership with attention measurement company Adelaide to bring outcome-driven attention measurement to advertisers across Vevo’s distribution on connected TV (CTV), mobile and desktop. Through the partnership with Adelaide, Vevo has launched ‘Attention Guaranteed’, a new offering that secures a minimum attention score for a brand’s campaign across […]

January 27, 2026

Gulf Air to introduce Starlink Wi-Fi

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced the roll out of Starlink high-speed internet across its entire fleet starting mid-2026, offering complimentary Wi-Fi to passengers onboard its aircraft, from boarding through to arrival. The move is set to transform the airline’s travel experience, allowing all customers to stream, game, work, and […]

January 27, 2026

Canada: Premier Sports launches rugby streaming service

Premier Sports has announced the launch of a dedicated streaming service in Canada, giving rugby fans across the country access to an array of international and club rugby competitions in one place. The new Premier Sports service will stream every match of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations, U20 Six Nations, the Nations Championship tournaments live […]

January 27, 2026

Vislink signs MotoGP supplier deal with Dorna Sports

Vislink Technologies, a provider of real-time wireless video solutions for live broadcast production, has announced a supplier agreement with Dorna Sports. Continuing a relationship that commenced in 2003, Vislink will continue to provide its RF on-board and RF Wireless Camera Solutions to cover all 22 MotoGP races until the end of 2027. The new contract […]

January 27, 2026

German army proceeds with LEO constellation

The German army is preparing to go ahead with plans to place a constellation of 200 low Earth orbiting satellites according to a report in the Handelsblatt newspaper. While the details in the report are new, the German army’s wish for an independent source for satellite-based communications is not. German specialist armaments group Rheinmetall wants […]

January 27, 2026By Chris Forrester