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Community Fibre reports record revenue growth

London-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) Community Fibre has announced a record year of annual revenue growth, up 48 per cent to £113 million (€130.5m). Following the news welcomed by investors and shareholders today, Community Fibre also reported an adjustment in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to £49.8 million, up 530 per cent […]

January 29, 2026

Nokia Q4 “in line with expectations”

Nokia has reported that Q4 comparable net sales grew 3 per cent y-o-y on a constant currency and portfolio basis (+2 per cent reported) with growth in both Network Infrastructure and Mobile Networks. Q4 comparable gross margin expanded 90bps y-o-y to 48.1 per cent, attributed to a strong product mix offsetting a lower contribution from […]

January 29, 2026

Rhodri Talfan Davies named interim BBC DG

The BBC Board has confirmed Director-General Tim Davie will stand down on April 2nd, and Rhodri Talfan Davies will act as Interim Director-General until a new, permanent Director-General starts. To enable a smooth transition in the coming weeks, Davies will join the BBC Board from February 1st as an Executive Director, a position he will continue […]

January 28, 2026

Google forces YouTube UK ratings shutdown

Google has forced UK television measurement providers Barb and Kantar Media to suspend their “landmark service” that compares viewership on its video portal YouTube with other TV channels and streamers. The FT has reported that Google sent a legal ‘cease and desist’ letter to Kantar Media just months after it launched in July 2025, stopping […]

January 28, 2026

beIN ordered to pay €14m to LFP in broadcast dispute

France’s Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the organising body that oversees the country’s professional football divisions, has won another legal battle against beIN Media Group, which sees the MENA broadcaster ordered to pay €14.13 million to the body by a Paris Commercial Court. That fee represents a sum that beIN had been withholding from the […]

January 28, 2026

Netflix opens new Brazil office

Netflix has opened a new, larger office in São Paulo, Brazil as the streamer commemorates its 15th year in the country. Co-CEO Greg Peters attended the ceremony, bringing together names from the creative industry, government authorities, and business partners. At the event, Peters highlighted the strengthening of Netflix’s partnership with Brazil’s audiovisual sector and reaffirmed […]

January 28, 2026

The Chernin Group invests in Goalhanger

Goalhanger has announced a partnership with The Chernin Group (TCG), a US based emerging media and sports investment firm founded by Peter Chernin. The partnership sees TCG making a minority investment and taking a seat on the Goalhanger board. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the transaction is already completed. Founded in 2014, Goalhanger has […]

January 28, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Tele2 reports “stand out” 2025 results

Tele2, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced its consolidated results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, exceeding guidance while also delivering a 42 per cent full-year Equity Free Cash Flow growth. The Board of Directors proposes to distribute 118 per cent of the eFCF in dividend, corresponding to SEK 10.50 (€0.99) per share. […]

January 28, 2026

Why don’t lawmakers like Netflix?

Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic have come out against the Netflix takeover of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). What did Netflix ever do to them? Well, in the case of the US, it’s more a question of what Netflix hasn’t done for them. Because it’s never been a network, it’s never had the wherewithal […]

January 27, 2026

Mackenzie named DTG Chair

The Digital TV Group (DTG) has appointed Lesley Mackenzie as its new Chair. She succeeds Simon Fell, who steps down in April 2026 after serving the maximum term permitted under the DTG’s constitution. Mackenzie brings more than 30 years of senior leadership experience across broadcast, digital media and technology. She began her career at Sky, where […]

January 27, 2026By Colin Mann