The European Space Agency (ESA) is contemplating using a number of SpaceX launch rockets to maintain its scientific and governmental missions because of delays to Ariane’s rockets and the absence of Russian rockets because of the Ukraine boycotts. ESA’s DG Josef Aschbacher, talking to Reuters, said that there were a number of options including Japanese […]
A report from Jefferies Bank suggests that Viaplay has married its dominance (indeed, creation) of a genre – in Nordic Noir – to top-flight sports rights to become a household name in streaming in the Nordic regions. It is now in the foothills of replicating the playbook internationally. The bank says it is optimistic on […]
LADbible’s social media brands have an audience of around 1 billion, with 262 million followers globally and claims 28 billion content views every year. Investment bank Berenberg has compared and contrasted the progress of LADbible, part of LBG Media, against some heavyweight peers including Google, Amazon, Criteo, Snap and ITV, and importantly, online and video […]
Analysts from MoffettNathanson (MN), having examined in some detail the pro-forma numbers from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) are concerned. WBD says its EBITDA guidance for 2023 will be about $12 billion (€11.7bn), and thus two billion less than previously expected. MN says even these reduced numbers are dependent on profits from linear cable networks which […]
The world’s three leading satellite operators are talking about mergers. Eutelsat has announced its plan to merge with OneWeb, while SES is reported to be in talks to merge with Intelsat. But the market has delivered a devastating comment on both sets of reports. For example, Eutelsat suffered a massive fall in its share price […]
In 2021, a US Arbitration tribunal found against Kevin Spacey and a claim for $31 million (€30.3m) made against him in favour of House of Cards production company Media Rights Capital (MRC). Spacey appealed the decision, but Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana on August 4th ruled that the payment decision was valid. […]
President Biden is set to sign a House and Senate-approved Bill to boost US production of semi-conductor chipsets. The move, (the Chips and Science Act) is part of a massive $280 billion initiative to back and subsidise US manufacturing and technological capabilities. The overall intention is to see US chipset production significantly improved as a […]
UK-based Isotropic Systems has changed its name to All.Space. It has also announced a major breakthrough with its ‘fifth-generation smart terminal’ which is one unit and capable of transmissions for cellular and satellite networks. Working from its Reading R&D facility, All.Space stated that it will start volume production of the new device which can connect […]
Russia is quitting the International Space Station (ISS) and the country’s new head of its Roscosmos space agency, Yuri Borisov, says he will be seeking a greater slice of the world’s space missions. Borisov says that Russia is to review its commitment to the ISS. He has rebutted previous reports that Russia would cease partnering […]
The EU has firmly ruled out the proposed Eutelsat/OneWeb merger as qualifying as the likely candidate for the EU’s own planned Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) broadband constellation. As reported by Sami Kassab, satellite analyst at investment bank Exane/BNPP, Christophe Grudler, the member of the European Parliament in charge of the EU’s LEO satellite project announced […]