French broadcaster TF1 group has reported consolidated revenue amounted to €1.1 billion in the first half of 2025, stable year on year (- €1 million). The slight decrease in the Media segment (revenue down 0.9 per cent year on year to €975 million) was offset by an increase at Studio TF1 (up 6.4 per cent […]
Telefónica, the Spanish multinational telco, has reported a net loss of €1.35 billion in the first half of the year, after adding an additional €51 million in the second quarter to the €1.3 billion loss recorded in Q1, largely driven by divestments in Latin America. Despite this, revenues reached €18.01 billion in the first six […]
A previous plan to spin off joint venture Virgin Media O2’s fixed network in Britain has been scrapped, Telefonica’s Chief Executive Marc Murtra has confirmed speaking to Reuters. “The project is stopped,” Murtra said, clarifying that the “plan is not on pause”. Virgin Media O2, which is jointly owned by Liberty Global and Telefónica, had […]
Summaries of the US-EU trade deal show the EU has conceded network charges for US content generators. This seems to put to bed the ‘fair share’ argument. European telcos have long lobbied that a lot of the traffic they carry is generated by US big tech – especially video streaming platforms – and that it’s […]
Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, has appointed Steph Fernandes as its new Head of Social Creative, Entertainment. Reporting into James Loveridge, Co-Managing Director – Agency, Fernandes will shape social work for Little Dot Studios’ entertainment clients (including Netflix UK, NBCUniversal, Prime Video UK and Warner Bros Discovery), steering social storytelling. Fernandes joins Little Dot […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced corporate names and senior leadership appointments for when the company separates in mid-2026. Streaming & Studios, which will be home to Warner Bros Television, Warner Bros Motion Picture Group, DC Studios, HBO, HBO Max and Warner Bros Gaming Studios, as well as their film and television libraries, will be […]
French pay-TV operator Canal+ Group has reported H1 revenue of €3.086 billion. H1 25 EBITDA was lower than H1 24 EBITA as expected, as a result of a one-off positive item related to the OCS acquisition in H1 24 and the end of the UEFA Champions League sublicensing partnership. Maxime Saada, Chief Executive Officer of […]
The CEO of Dubai-based pay-TV operator OSN has stepped down after three years in the job. Joe Kawkabani said it was time to move on to the next challenge. He joined OSN in April 2022. Earlier this year, Warner Bros Discovery made a strategic $57 million (€39.1m) minority investment in OSN Streaming, signalling a strong […]
Orange has reported group revenues rose slightly in the first half of 2025 (+0.3 per cent or €67 million) thanks to growth in retail services (+2.1 per cent or +€312 million) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-4.4 per cent or -€129 million). Equipment sales were in line with market trends (-5.8 per cent […]
UK telco BT has been required to refund or credit £18 million (€20.7m) to customers, following enforcement action by regulator Ofcom. In 2024, Ofcom fined BT £2.8 million after it failed to provide customers with clear and simple contract information before signing up to a new deal. The company broke Ofcom’s consumer protection rules designed […]