Sir Peter Beck’s New Zealand-based rocket builder, Rocket Lab, is buying German-based satellite laser specialists Mynaric. Rocket Lab will pay $75 million (€68.7m) in cash and stock and there’s potential for another $75 million in an ‘earn out’ consideration. However, key to the purchase is the statement from Rocket Lab and that its intention is […]
Cinelytic, the AI-powered content intelligence platform for the entertainment industry, has announced its acquisition of Jumpcut Media, a provider of AI-driven IP management and audience analysis tools. “With the addition of Jumpcut’s powerful technology, Cinelytic tools become an even more essential tool for studios, producers, and executives looking to make strategic, well-informed content decisions,” said […]
Mediawan, the independent European audiovisual content studio, has announced its partnership with the UK and Australian-based independent production company See-Saw Films through the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in the company. See-Saw was founded in 2008 by Joint CEOs Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, and has produced a string of celebrated TV and […]
Guild Esports and Gaming, the gaming-focused media platform, has completed the acquisition of Encore, a Los Angeles-based fan engagement, analytics protocol utilised by some of the largest leagues, teams, and brands in the world to capture zero-party and first-party data. Guild will immediately integrate Encore’s data-gathering capabilities, including its flagship Fan ID protocol, into its […]
Fabric, a specialist in data and operations solutions for the entertainment industry, has acquired BB Media, a data science and market research company. Fabric said the move marks a significant milestone in its mission to provide “the most complete, connected and actionable data ecosystem” for the media and entertainment industry. By integrating BB Media’s deep […]
DoubleVerify (DV), a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has entered into an agreement to acquire Rockerbox, a specialist in marketing attribution, in a cash transaction valued at $85 million (€81.1m). Rockerbox’s unified marketing measurement platform provides actionable insights powered by Multi-Touch Attribution (MTA), Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), and Incrementality Testing solutions. […]
Telia Company has entered into an agreement to sell its TV & Media business, including the TV4 and MTV brands in Sweden and Finland respectively, to Schibsted Media at an enterprise value of SEK 6.55 billion (€0.59bn) on a cash and debt-free basis. Telia says the agreement is in line with its “active portfolio management […]
Europe’s two giant aerospace companies are looking to merge their satellite-related businesses. Airbus Defence & Space and Thales Alenia Space are in ‘nonbinding’ talks about merging their two divisions. One third of Thales Alenia is owned by Italy’s Leonardo (and Leonardo also controls two-thirds of Telespazio). Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury, speaking at the Airbus […]
CosmoBlue Media, the global entertainment company, has announced the acquisition of YouLook.tv as its primary AVuD brand. YouLook.tv will now encompass all of CosmoBlue Media’s AVoD and FAST services, reinforcing its position in the rapidly growing ad-supported streaming market, particularly in the Nordics and internationally. Financial terms were not disclosed. YouLook.tv has successfully launched multiple […]
It’s not been a good month for European satellite operators. Recent weeks have seen Paris-based Eutelsat suffer negative comments and a much-depressed share price. Now it is Luxembourg’s SES which is hurting. Ratings agency Moody’s cut its outlook on SES to “negative” (from “stable”) and that the operator’s long-term debt (rated Baa3) would be “under […]