The Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media has announced changes to its Executive Board following MFE becoming the major shareholder in the German company. Marco Giordani, currently CFO of MFE, assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ProSiebenSat.1 Media effective immediately. Bert Habets is handing over his role as CEO to Giordani “in best […]
Chinese media giant Orient Hontai, the majority shareholder of Mediapro, has replaced the company’s long-serving president and CEO Tatxo Benet with Sergio Oslé, the former president of Movistar+ and later CEO of Telefónica España, reports El Confidencial. Benet, who has led Mediapro for more than a decade, reached a mutual agreement with the board to […]
Run3TV, the NEXTGEN TV application platform, has announced that NBCUniversal is joining as an investor in the ATSC 3.0 Framework Authority, which develops Run3TV for broadcasters. This marks another milestone in the Run3TV platform’s continued expansion, as a free-to-consumer interactive television layer built to deliver new video options, games, music, and advanced alerting capabilities. NBCUniversal joins […]
Amagi, a cloud-based SaaS technology solutions provider for broadcast and streaming TV, has announced the appointment of Hyukmo Mun as Sales Director – Korea, further expanding the company’s footprint in East and Southeast Asia. In his new role, Mun will oversee Amagi’s growth in Korea and support business development efforts in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and […]
Vivendi, the French investment company, has reported revenues for the first nine months of 2025 were at €213 million, compared to €203 million in the same period of 2024, up 5.2 per cent at constant currency and perimeter. For Q3, Vivendi’s revenues were at €68 million, compared to €69 million in the same period of […]
Tele2, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced its consolidated results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting strong equity free cash flow, and full year 2025 guidance on capex to sales lowered, while maintaining focus on growth initiatives. Highlights include: End-user service revenue of SEK 5.6 billion (€0.52bn), up 2 per cent organically compared to […]
Down detector sites were overwhelmed this morning [October 20th] as a problem with AWS meant many heavily used apps including Snapchat, Zoom, Duolingo and Peleton did not work. In addition hundreds of companies had problems with sites, including banks and the UK tax collector HMRC. By mid-morning Amazon Web Services said “We are seeing significant […]
Ofcom has issued new guidance to broadcasters about politicians presenting news, following its consultation on this issue. The media regulator says the guidance, which comes into force immediately, reflects the modern news landscape and sets guardrails for broadcasters who use politicians as presenters in programmes that include news. Specifically, the revised guidance explains the interaction […]
Imagine Communications and Rohde & Schwarz have announced a definitive agreement under which Imagine will acquire Pixel Power Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rohde & Schwarz. The transaction represents a strategic alignment for both companies, enabling Imagine to offer broadcast customers the most extensive portfolio of live production and playout solutions on the market […]
An Ofcom investigation has found that the BBC documentary, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone broke broadcasting rules which state that factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience. Ofcom received 20 complaints which had completed the ‘BBC First’ process. Ofcom’s investigation also considered the findings from the BBC’s own internal review, which concluded that […]