Viaplay, the Nordic streaming and entertainment group, has reported Core operations net sales of SEK 5,509 million up 1 per cent on an organic basis, and Core operations EBITDA before ACI and IAC increased to SEK 458 million in Q2. Group net sales stood at SEK 5,513m and operating income at SEK 253 million. Viaplay […]
US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is expanding the reach of its venture capital fund to support development of promising defence technologies in British and European markets. Lockheed Martin Ventures, the company’s startup investment arm, is opening a London office with the goal of investing at least $100 million (€87.4m) of its funding in the UK […]
The BBC has announced the appointment of Poppy Dixon as its new Head of Documentaries. The appointment of a new Head of Documentaries follows changes to the senior leadership team that created two new Director roles – Director of Factual and Director of Entertainment. Dixon will report into Fiona Campbell, BBC Director of Factual, who […]
Mediapro, the Spanish audiovisual group, is experiencing one of the most challenging periods in its history, reporting losses of €286 million in 2025 while simultaneously launching a legal complaint against three former senior executives accused of allegedly taking confidential company information before joining rival broadcaster services company NVP Sports. The legal action comes at a […]
Channel 4 today has announced the appointment of Simon Rexworthy as Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Priya Dogra and joining its Executive Committee. Rexworthy, who joins later this July, will lead Channel 4’s corporate strategy, as well as its transformation and development agenda, helping to shape the broadcaster’s future direction. […]
SWISSto12, the aerospace company, has announced the close of its $70 million (€61m) Series C. This news follows the award of $84.8 million from European Space Agency (ESA) Member States to the HummingSat ARTES partnership project, through which ESA supports SWISSto12 in the development and in-orbit validation of HummingSat. The Series C funding follows a […]
AST SpaceMobile has announced a private debt funding offering to raise $1 billion (€0.87bn) in the shape of Convertible Senior Notes. AST has also confirmed that is in “advanced discussions” with Japanese company Rakuten regarding the preliminary selection of RAST Co., Ltd. as an indirect subsidy recipient for the Low Earth Orbit Satellite Infrastructure Development […]
Airties, a provider of AI-driven software for ISPs’ subscribers, has announced that Stephen Howe, former Chief Technology and Information Officer and Executive Vice President at Bell Canada, has joined its Board of Directors. The company has also announced long-time Cisco technology and business development leader, Michael Rezek, as Airties’ newly appointed Chief Business Development Officer. […]
The Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East (jointly WGA) have filed a suit to block the proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery on the grounds that it violates federal antitrust law and would cause specific harm to writers. “With fewer competitors, the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. entity would […]
Anti-piracy organisation FACT and Sky have delivered legal warnings to 10 suspected illegal IPTV resellers across Ireland in the latest phase of their campaign against content piracy. Illegal IPTV resellers sell subscriptions directly to members of the public, giving them unauthorised access to premium television, films and live sport. The latest enforcement action targeted individuals […]