Futura Produções has acquired Mantis‑AI to create Mantis Media Center, a unit that integrates Tier‑1 streaming technology with an intelligence layer that transforms video into structured data, unlocking operational scale and monetisation opportunities. Financial terms were not disclosed. Mantis‑AI, which has already raised approximately $50 million (€42.6m), continues executing its structured growth plan and is […]
Amazon is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire satellite operator Globalstar for about $9 billion (€7.8bn). A deal would advance Amazon Leo’s orbiting broadband scheme enabling it to better compete with Starlink. Globalstar’s shares surged on the news to an 18-year high, driven by its valuable L-band spectrum and existing infrastructure. However, the potential deal […]
Sir Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab has received German regulatory approval to go ahead with its $150 million (€130.1m) acquisition of satellite laser business Mynaric AG. The transaction was reviewed and approved by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and as a result, Rocket Lab expects the transaction to close in April. “Receiving regulatory […]
Magic Light Pictures has announced the launch of Stirling Animation Studio (SAS), its new, wholly owned studio where the company will complete production of its preschool series, Zog, for the BBC. Following Wild Child Animation entering Administration, with the potential loss of all jobs and its impact on the series, Magic Light said it “acted […]
Satellite operator Globalstar has been up for sale informally for some time. Now it seemingly has two potential suitors. Apple uses Globalstar to connect its own emergency phone services on some iPhone models. Industry analyst Dr Tim Farrar, in a blog on recent events, said that the sale process started in October 2025 with Amazon […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is divesting the comparison platforms billiger-mietwagen.de and CamperDays. Billiger-mietwagen.de, which operates under the umbrella of FLOYT Mobility, is being traded to a group led by the investment firm Pivotum Capital, while CamperDays is being transferred to a group of private investors. ProSiebenSat.1 also recently sold the marketing firms esome and Kairion to Pivotum […]
Orange and investment fund Verdoso have signed an exclusivity agreement with a view to a potential sale of Globecast, the telco’s media services business. Globecast currently supports thousands of customers – TV channels, rights holders and platform operators – in distributing and broadcasting their audiovisual content worldwide. The company relies on a worldwide network of […]
Nexstar Media Group has closed its acquisition of Tegna following approval of the transaction from the FCC and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in a deal valued at $6.2 billion (€5.3bn) – despite two lawsuits trying to block the deal. Nexstar first announced in August 2025 that it would acquire Tegna and create a […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Media has announced that it is selling the connected TV advertising company esome and the retail media specialist Kairion to Pivotum Capital, an investment firm specialised in technology and digital companies and based in Graefelfing. ProSiebenSat.1 said the transaction underlines its strategic focus on its core entertainment business and the monetisation of its entertainment […]
Multiply, the AI-native media agency for B2B companies. has emerged from stealth with $9.5 million (€8.2m) in funding to introduce what it calls the next paradigm: Self-Learning Advertising, where ads use internal data to continuously get better on their own. The round was led by Mayfield, with participation from Sorenson Capital, Instacart Co-Founder Max Mullen, […]