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Ofcom: Harmful social media content still an issue

Ofcom has published its latest research into how children spend their time online and interact with different forms of media. The media regulator’s Children’s Online Experiences report contains a wealth of findings about what children do when they’re online, and how they feel about their online activities and the content they encounter. Children are using […]

May 22, 2026

Fremantle UK acquires minority stake in Craft Films

Production company Fremantle UK has acquired a minority stake in Craft Films, the multi-genre production company working across branded, commercial, digital and long-form content, as the production group continues to expand its capabilities across short and long-form production while strengthening its commercial and multi-platform offering. Founded in 2016 by Nick Brown, Rob Davies and Phil […]

May 22, 2026

MPs endorse Ian Cheshire Ofcom chair appointment

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons has endorsed the government’s preferred candidate, Sir Ian Cheshire, as the new chair of media and communications regulator Ofcom. The cross-party committee has produced a report setting out its endorsement of Sir Ian after holding a pre-appointment hearing on Wednesday May 20th. During […]

May 22, 2026By Colin Mann

Surprises in SpaceX IPO Prospectus

As expected, SpaceX issued its 308-page S-1 Prospectus for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) after the markets closed on May 20th. There were some surprises, not least that its losses last year were $4.9 billion (€4.27bn) on revenues of $18.7 billion. The Prospectus shows that Elon Musk will not just remain the largest shareholder but […]

May 21, 2026By Chris Forrester

Amagi turns profitable as cloud and AI momentum drives 30% growth

Amagi Media Labs, a cloud-native SaaS platform providing AI-enabled solutions to global media and entertainment companies, has announced its financial results for Q4 FY26 and the fiscal year ended March 31st 2026. The Company reported strong FY26 performance with revenue growing 29.5 per cent year-over-year to ₹1,506 Cr, driven by continued customer expansion and increasing […]

May 21, 2026

BT FY revenue down but profit up

BT has reported full year revenue of £19.7 billion (€26.4bn) down 3 per cent and adjusted revenue £19.6 billion, down 4 per cent, driven by lower International revenue including divestments, declines in handset trading and declines in adjusted UK service revenue. Reported profit before tax however was £1.4 billion, up 8 per cent, with the […]

May 21, 2026

Muted reaction to Nvidia’s strong Q1

Nvidia once again blew past analyst expectations in its quarterly earnings, reporting record revenue of more than $81.6 billion (€70.1bn) for the first quarter of FY27, comfortably ahead of the $78.8 billion forecast. The AI infrastructure giant saw its data centre revenue surge by around 92 per cent year-on-year to $75.2 billion, while guidance for […]

May 21, 2026

France: Arcom seeks increased resources 

French TV and digital regulator Arcom is seeking an increase in its resources so as better to tackle the challenges it faces. In light of the ‘strategic project’ it has unveiled for the 2026-2028 period, those objectives have been significantly broadened in the digital environment, ranging from the fight against piracy, to the protection of […]

May 20, 2026From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Channel 4 delivers “resilient performance in challenging market”

Channel 4, the UK FTA broadcaster, has published its Annual Report for 2025, setting out how it delivered “stable revenues, maintained cost discipline, and continued to invest in distinctive British content against the backdrop of a challenging TV advertising market”. In 2025, the TV ad market declined by 4 per cent, with a sharp slowdown […]

May 20, 2026

SES CEO “underpaid”

A report in the Luxembourg Times says that the SES board of directors have looked at how their senior staff are remunerated and that Adel Al-Salah, its CEO, could take €9.5 million in overall compensation. It would make Al-Saleh among Luxembourg’s best-paid managers. The maximum payout is comprised of a combination of three elements: Al-Saleh’s […]

May 20, 2026