Smartly has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Incrmntal, an AI-powered incrementality measurement platform that delivers real-time insights into the incremental impact of marketing investments across channels without relying on user-level data or tracking. By combining Incrmntal’s real-time incrementality insights with Smartly’s platform that enables advertisers to turn insights into action across channels, […]
Twofour, part of ITV Studios, has announced the appointment of Becca Walker as Creative Director, as the company expands its global slate, including hits such as Destination X (BBC, NBC), The Box (ITV) and the new ITV 2 series, The Heat. Walker joins having served as showrunner on The Box for Twofour – the upcoming […]
BET+, the streaming platform focused on black culture, will shut down later this year, with its content set to be folded into Paramount+. Paramount Skydance has purchased the ownership stake held by Tyler Perry Studios in BET+, clearing the way for the transition. In a memo to staff, BET Networks president, Louis Carr, said: “As […]
Arqiva Broadcast Parent has completed the sale of Macquarie Asset Management’s 26.54 per cent stake in the company. The buyer, as has already been notified, is in funds managed by Polus Capital Management. The transaction was previously disclosed in the company’s financial results for the six months ended December 31st 2025, published on March 2nd. […]
Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal action brought by CNN against a decision made last year that favoured Rivada Networks and its CEO Declan Ganley. In a judgment on behalf of the three-judge Court of Appeal on March 13th, Judge Denis McDonald dismissed two appeals made by the CNN side. The first related […]
MBC Group, the Middle-East broadcaster, has reported strong full-year 2025 results, with revenue rising 28.5 per cent year-on-year to SAR 5.4 billion (€1.2bn), driven by growth in the Shahid streaming service and media production. There was a 4 per cent dip in net profit to SAR 382.5 million due to investment costs, but operating profit […]
Jimmy Fox has been promoted to the role of President, Content and Strategy at Fremantle. In the role, Fox will be given a broadened creative mandate designed to accelerate Fremantle’s continued evolution across new forms of content, innovative partnerships, and emerging growth opportunities Reporting directly to CEO Jennifer Mullin, Fox’s broadened creative mandate is designed […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas has entered an $18.75 million (€16.3m) default judgment against William Freemon, a longtime digital piracy operator leading multiple illegal IPTV services, including Streaming TV Now, Instant IPTV and TV Nitro. Freemon also operated […]
Canal+ is making some major changes to its new MultiChoice/DStv acquisition for African subscribers. Having recently announced it is closing its Showmax streaming service (“an expensive failure” said the company) and an intention to help boost cost savings overall by some €250 million this year alone, C+ is now targeting other cost centres, not least […]
In an interview for The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, hosted by Richard Osman and Marina Hyde, outgoing BBC Director-General Tim Davie argues that the BBC remains a vital public-service institution in a media landscape transformed by global streamers, political pressure and declining trust. He also shared his thoughts on the licence fee model, and the […]