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US assists in Bulgarian pirate sites takedown

The US government has executed seizure warrants against three US-registered internet domains of commercial websites allegedly engaged in the illegal distribution of copyrighted works. The coordinated law enforcement operation targeted online services that provided illegal copies of copyrighted works—many belonging to US companies and individuals—including movies, television shows, video games, software, e-books and other content. […]

February 2, 2026By Colin Mann

Dolby Labs beats expectations

Audio specialist Dolby Labs is in positive territory according to its latest set of results and forecasts for the rest of this year. Its latest earnings call struck an upbeat tone, as Dolby delivered revenue and earnings per share above guidance, raised its full–year outlook, and highlighted strong momentum in core growth areas such as […]

February 2, 2026By Chris Forrester

India boosts space budget

India has increased its space–related budget for the upcoming 2026–2027 period to $1.64 billion which goes to the nation’s Department of Space. The total is ₹13,705.63 crore Rupees. While the 2 per cent increase over the previous year’s budget estimate is modest, industry leaders highlighted several “indirect triggers” designed to accelerate the domestic private space […]

February 2, 2026

Airties appoints Nokia’s Harie as Chief Revenue Officer

Airties, a provider of AI-driven software for ISPs’ subscribers, has announced the appointment of Deepak Harie, former Senior Vice President of Technical Support and Deploy Services at Nokia, to lead Airties’ sales and business development efforts globally. “In recent years, Airties has significantly expanded our customer deployments, product portfolio, and software integrations with leading hardware […]

February 2, 2026

Mediapro launches Brands&Xperiences division

Mediapro, the European audiovisual specialist, has launched Brands&Xperiences, a new business area established to further strengthen the company’s commercial operations. This new division will focus on servicing advertisers and brands, encompassing offerings such as perimeter advertising, sponsorships, advertising, social media, market research, as well as bespoke services like events and experiential exhibition design. Javier Buendía […]

February 2, 2026

Stavnar named Nevion CEO

Nevion, a Sony group company, has announced that Thomas Heinzer, the company’s founder and CEO, has decided to step down from his role at the end of the financial year which concludes on March 31st, 2026. Nevion’s present CFO, Heidi Mello Stavnar will become the new CEO of Nevion, effective April 1st. Heinzer founded Network […]

February 2, 2026

Eutelsat teleport sale falls through

The planned sale of Eutelsat’s ground infrastructure for €550 million has collapsed. Reuters is reporting that the French government stepped in to scupper the sale. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure earlier this week blocked Eutelsat’s sale of its ground antennas, he said on January 30th, citing national security concerns tied to the satellite operator, the […]

January 30, 2026By Chris Forrester

ACE welcomes Operation Switch Off success

Antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has welcomed the success of Operation Switch Off, a coordinated global law-enforcement action addressing industrial-scale illegal IPTV services impacting audiences and content markets around the world. Led by the District Prosecutor’s Office of Catania and the Italian State Police (Postal and Cybercrime Police) and C.O.S.C. Catania, […]

January 30, 2026By Colin Mann

ATSC Board leadership re-elected for 2026

The Board of Directors of ATSC, the Broadcast Standards Association, has elected its 2026 Chair and Vice Chairs, welcomed new directors and appointed 2026 officers. At the Board’s January meeting, John I. Taylor of LG Electronics USA (pictured) was re-elected Chairman, while representatives of two ATSC founding member organisations – Lynn Claudy of the National […]

January 30, 2026

Forecast: $685m revenue for AST SpaceMobile

Would–be global cellular connectivity supplier AST SpaceMobile, now with six satellites in orbit and a seventh planned to launch later in February, is forecast to see revenues growing to $685 million (€573.8m). The estimates come from wealth management and investment firm William Blair in a report on January 27th. William Blair has rated AST as […]

January 30, 2026By Chris Forrester