Fox Entertainment has announced an equity stake investment in Holywater, a specialist in the vertical video market. Fox says the deal will help “advance its tech growth strategy and will help shape its forward-looking model as a modern, next-gen entertainment studio”. Fox Entertainment added that its investment in Holywater “accelerates the company’s long-term growth trajectory […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that the legal tests have been met to designate Google with strategic market status (SMS) in general search and search advertising services. The UK’s new digital markets competition regime came into force on January 1st 2025, allowing the CMA to take targeted and proportionate action to […]
A recent Global Meeting of antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), saw one theme come through loud and clear: Momentum, according to Larissa Knapp, EVP & Chief Content Protection Officer, Motion Picture Association. In an ACE Blog Post, Knapp wrote that from APAC to EMEA, North America to LATAM, the coalition shared […]
Michael Eifler and Simone Sole have been named as new members of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media. Both have been appointed by court with immediate effect, and are intended to be duly elected by shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting. They succeed Klára Brachtlová and Christoph Mainusch, who previously resigned from the Supervisory […]
StudioCanal has announces a strategic reorganisation of its Worldwide Television division under managing director M-K Kennedy who confirms new appointments designed to “provide greater clarity for partners and producers across its European and worldwide territory footprint and a growing slate of international series”. As part of this new organisation Alix Lebrat becomes SVP Series for […]
Eutelsat’s shares have rocketed in value over the past 30 days (up 32 per cent to €3.93) although when compared to 6 months ago (€4.50) they still have a way to go. Indeed, when looking at the longer trading picture and at a snapshot of 2022 when they traded at between €10 and €13 it […]
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is pushing hard for broadcasting’s ‘next-gen’ ATSC 3.0 adoption – which can handle 4K, High Dynamic Range (HDR) immersive audio and other valuable benefits for viewers. But it means considerable investment for broadcasters. ATSC 3.0 was adopted by the FCC as a standard back in 2017, and if transmissions […]
BBC Wales, BBC Network, and Creative Wales have partnered to fund the development of a major new factual entertainment series. Production companies with a substantive base in Wales are invited to pitch ideas that celebrate Welsh creativity while delivering entertainment to audiences across the UK. The BBC is looking for a returnable format, that unites […]
The news that Scotiabank telecoms analyst Andres Coello had downgraded shares in AST SpaceMobile to ‘Sell’ surprised the market. On October 8th came the news that US cellular giant Verizon was firmly confirming it would start offering AST’s cellular service from space. AST’s shares surged 17 per cent as a result. “Through our definitive commercial […]
Sally Habbershaw, recently appointed Mediawan’s Chief Distribution Officer, will lead the company’s international distribution activities and be responsible for the group’s global content sales and acquisitions strategy. Mediawan’s core strategic ambition is to expand a leading English-language content pipeline and forge impactful global partnerships. To champion this strategy, Habbershaw will be supported by Mediawan’s distribution […]