Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced the appointment of Alex Duncan as its new Chief Technology Officer effective September 1st. Duncan is joining Global from the British Heart Foundation, where she has worked as Chief Technology Officer since 2022, leading a team of more than 350 with a major focus on how AI […]
A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement after stealing and selling pre-release DVDs while employed at a DVD manufacturing facility in Memphis. The 37-year-old defendant signed a plea agreement admitting his illegal conduct and now faces potential prison time, a criminal fine, and an obligation to pay restitution to victims harmed by […]
Independent distributor, All3Media International, has appointed sales and commercial executive Micah Hewson to the newly created role of VP Sales for Australia & New Zealand, expanding its sales team to reflect the company’s continued growth and opportunities in the region. Based in Sydney, Hewson will report to Sabrina Duguet, EVP Asia-Pacific and Julie Dowding, SVP […]
United Media, part of United Group – the Southeastern European telco – has received unconditional approval from the European Commission for the acquisition of a 50 per cent equity stake in Alpha TV, a FTA TV station in Greece, from Primos Media. The remaining 50 per cent of Alpha TV is owned by Motor Oil […]
AST SpaceMobile will pay around $550 million (€474.9m) to Ligado for its L-band spectrum over North America. The news was confirmed late on June 13th. The payment will allow Ligado itself to pay the $535 million it owes to Viasat/Inmarsat. The Viasat payment will then see the end of its objections it has over Ligado’s Chapter […]
The 2025 Spring General Assembly of the FTTH Council Europe brought together industry leaders and stakeholders from its pan-European membership to set strategic priorities and renew the organisation’s leadership. The General Assembly resulted in the composition of a new Board of Directors, including a new President, and the election of new Committee Chairs. The newly […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) is expected to ask its 23 member governments to fund a new constellation of high-resolution satellites and budgeted at some €1.5 billion. This sum is over and above the normal budget requests which will be discussed at the upcoming November 26th-27th meeting between Ministers and ESA, and where ESA’s budget […]
Indian content TV platform YuppTV has filled a lawsuit as part of its continued fight against one of the largest illegal streaming networks worldwide. The company’s comprehensive anti-piracy initiative has resulted in arrests, filing court cases on the piracy network. YuppTV has filed a comprehensive complaint in the US District Court targeting the extensive piracy […]
The Walt Disney Company and NBCUniversal have filed a lawsuit against AI company Midjourney, claiming that the company’s image-generating service infringes on their copyrighted works. The action, filed in the US District Court in Los Angeles, represents the first significant lawsuit studios have initiated against an AI company. They accuse Midjourney of using a range […]
Back in 2022, management advisor company McKinsey told Warner Bros that the media giant should combine itself with factual production specialist Discovery. The advice resulted in a reported fee of $55 million (€47.6m) for McKinsey. But in the period 2022-2025 McKinsey benefitted by another $37 million for advice issued to the now combined Warner Bros […]