As widely rumoured, the new BBC director-general Matt Brittin has announced that 550 of the planned 1,800 to 2,000 job cuts at the corporation will be taken from BBC News, Nations and content-related roles. In an email to staff, Brittin said the three divisions would deliver £160 million (€185m) in savings by the end of […]
MediaKind has announced the completion of its merger with Harmonic’s video business – for $145 million (€125,1m) in cash – creating a prominent, independent video infrastructure company. The combined company enters the market with more more than $100 million (€86.2m) in annual recurring revenue (ARR), and over $150 million in annual appliance revenue. Bringing together […]
BBC News is reportedly preparing to announce a major round of job cuts designed to save some £500 million (€578.3m) across the corporation. The number of job cuts, which are likely to be announced this week, could be in the hundreds. The BBC News department currently employing around a quarter of the 21,500 workforce at […]
According to Mateusz Jędrocha, CPO at Adlook, Fox’s acquisition of Roku has been on the cards for years. “Fox was the only major broadcaster without a credible streaming distribution layer, while Roku was the leading CTV platform without a live content anchor. Together, both problems disappear. More broadly, it reflects a shift across the industry, […]
Vodafone Spain has reported a marked improvement in its financial and operational performance, reinforcing its position as negotiations over a potential merger with Telefónica continue. The telco, owned by investment fund Zegona since 2024, delivered its second full-year set of results under the new ownership, posting stronger earnings, lower debt and a return to revenue […]
Ericsson has announces that Per Narvinger has been appointed President and CEO by the Board of Directors, replacing Börje Ekholm who has decided to step down as CEO of Ericsson. Narvinger joined Ericsson in 1997 and has experience from different areas of the telecoms and ICT industry, including research and standardisation, development, product management and […]
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has launched an investigation into Apple over its compliance with the Digital Markets Act interoperability obligation that applies to Apple’s iOS and iPadOS operating systems. Pursuant to Article 6(7) of the DMA, Apple must ensure that third-party providers of consumer cloud are granted free and effective interoperability with the iOS […]
The UK’s planned ban on under-16s using major social media platforms marks an important step in addressing children’s online safety, but research from Incogni suggests the debate should not stop at screen time, harmful content, or contact with strangers. Incogni’s latest Social Media Privacy Ranking found that some of the platforms likely to be affected by […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is publishing a new set of proposals on updating spectrum rules to support satellite networks and services, noting that this builds on the significant additional spectrum access it has enabled in recent years. First, it is consulting on its proposed approach to the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) band – […]
The trading in SpaceX shares are as buoyant as ever. On June 15th its shares finished the day at $192.50 (€165.82), up 19.6 per cent during the day. The shares were offered to investors on June 12th at $135 per share. More than $80 billion of shares have changed hands since then. The company’s valuation […]