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Ofcom consults on broadcast regulation review

MOAs announced in its review of Public Service Media, Ofcom is seeking views on areas where broadcast regulation might be reformed or streamlined to support growth and innovation across the sector. The majority of the existing broadcasting legislative and regulatory framework was designed for a world of linear, scheduled programming. While the media regulator is […]

November 20, 2025By Colin Mann

Telefónica, Vodafone sell Fiberpass stake to Axa

Telefónica and Vodafone España have finalised the sale of a 30 per cent stake in their joint fibre-optic venture, Fiberpass, to AXA Investment Management, in a deal that values the company at around €1.5 billion including debt. The French infrastructure group is expected to contribute approximately €450 million as part of the transaction. With the […]

November 20, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Luma AI raises $900m in Series C funding

Luma AI, the AI company building multimodal AGI, has raised $900 million (€780.7m) in Series C funding, led by Humain, a PIF company delivering global full-stack AI solutions, with significant participation from AMD Ventures, and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Amplify Partners and Matrix Partners. The company’s mission is to build multimodal general intelligence: AI that […]

November 20, 2025

Nvidia Q3 eases fears of AI bubble bursting

Nvidia has reported record revenue of $57 billion (€49.4bn) for the third quarter ended October 26th 2025 – up 22 per cent from the previous quarter and up 62 per cent from a year ago. For the quarter, GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins were 73.4 per cent and 73.6 per cent, respectively. For the quarter, […]

November 20, 2025

Dolby Labs grows revenues in Q4

Sound reduction and audio equipment specialist Dolby Labs reported Q4 revenues of $307 million (€266.3m), compared to $305 million for Q4 2024. “We finished FY25 strong, growing Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision and imaging patents, and expanding our addressable market with momentum in Dolby OptiView and the introduction of a new imaging patent pool for content […]

November 20, 2025By Chris Forrester

Banijay Germany launches Banijay Germany Live

Banijay Germany has announced its live entertainment operations will be brought together under the umbrella of the newly founded Banijay Germany Live. Under the dedicated business, activities will be organised into three areas: Comedy Live Brands, Tour Booking and the development of live formats. MTS Live and Brainpool Live will subsequently be merged into the […]

November 20, 2025

Analysis: Impact of AT&T on US telcos and cable

Research analysts at BNP Paribas have looked at the news that AT&T had already enabled 23,000 of its cellular sites across the US to take advantage of its recent acquisition of EchoStar 30 MHz of 3.45 GHz terrestrial spectrum. The move will improve connectivity at 5,300 US cities and towns and AT&T says this will […]

November 20, 2025

Canada invests in European Space Agency

The Canadian Space Agency is deepening its links with the European Space Agency (ESA) and is investing an extra C$528.5 million (€326.3m) into ESA programmes. This amount represents a tenfold increase compared to previous contributions and is set to advance research and development of Canadian-made space technologies for both civilian and defence purposes. “It will […]

November 20, 2025By Chris Forrester

Xperi appoints Milne as President of TiVo Ads

Xperi, an entertainment technology company that invents, develops and delivers technologies that enable extraordinary experiences, has announced that Matt Milne has been appointed to the position of President of TiVo Ads, in addition to his duties as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer. TiVo Ads is made up of a mix of Xperi executives and new […]

November 19, 2025

Eutelsat raises €828m of fresh capital

The cash-raising move, of €828 million, was not unexpected having been agreed by shareholders at Eutelsat’s September 30th AGM. Indeed, a further €672 million has already been pre-agreed with shareholders and both as part of strengthening the operator’s capital. The French State will subscribe for €551 million, Bharti Space Limited for €30 million, the UK […]

November 19, 2025By Chris Forrester