A consultation will identify the next steps in the UK government’s plan to boost children’s wellbeing online, ensuring they have a healthy relationship with mobile phones and social media. The proposals will build on the government’s broader action to ensure every child gets the best start in life, including a revised curriculum and better skills […]
Liberty Global is reportedly holding talks to acquire Three Ireland in a deal that could be worth as much as €1.5 billion. Liberty Global, which already owns Virgin Media, is holding discussions with Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison, which owns the Three Ireland brand, according to a report in the FT. CK Hutchison operates mobile […]
United Group, a telco and media company in Southeastern Europe, has successfully completed €1.5 billion in bond refinancing transactions, which it says significantly strengthens its capital structure and financial flexibility. Strong investor demand allowed the Group to upscale the new floating rate notes (FRNs) transaction to €1.13 billion, and also refinance its outstanding PIYC PIK […]
Movistar Plus+ has promoted Rebeca Aguilar to Head of International Distribution, four years after she joined the Spanisg company as a sales executive. The appointment strengthens the structure of Movistar Plus+ International, the division created in 2022 to drive the international expansion of original productions for Telefónica’s pay-TV service. Since its launch, Movistar Plus+ International has […]
The Supervisory Board of Tele Columbus, the German telco, has announced that Christoph Lüthe will take over the operational management of the company as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Management Board by April 1st at the latest. Lüthe has been Managing Director of the vitronet Group since May 2021. Previously, […]
Investment bank Morgan Stanley, reportedly a front-runner bank to handle an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for SpaceX’s Starlink – has downgraded satellite operator Iridium and has cut its former price steeply from $37 to $24 and a new share price target for Iridium. The bank advised clients that its outlook for Iridium shifts from ‘Overweight’ […]
Sinclair has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the full text of letters exchanged between the company and The EW Scripps Company regarding the merger proprosal between the two. Scripps rejected an initial takeover offer from Sinclair in December 2025. Now Sinclair has issued the following statement: “Over the last few weeks, Sinclair […]
Jet de Ranitz has taken up the role of Chair of the Board of Directors of Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) – the central coordinating body of the Dutch public broadcasting system – effective immediately. De Ranitz brings leadership experience from the higher education, arts and technology sectors. Most recently, she served as Public Sector Lead […]
French PSB group France Télévisions has announced it will undertake a reorganisation in the summer aimed at placing digital and streaming at the heart of its activities. As reported by French daily Le Figaro, president Delphine Ernotte intends to place non-linear offering france.tv and social networks at the centre of the group’s activity, while linear […]
Cloudflare, the connectivity cloud company, has acquired Human Native, an AI data marketplace that connects creators and AI developers. Cloudflare says the acquisition will make it easier for AI developers to discover and access the content they need, and in turn help creators and publishers optimise how their data can be surfaced to AI companies […]