Radial Entertainment, the newly formed entertainment company operating the FilmRise and Shout! Studios brands, has announced the appointment of top C-suite executives and EVP of Content and Business Affairs. David Buoymaster has been named Chief Investment Officer, Johnny Holden as Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer, Dave McIntosh (pictured) as Executive Vice President of Content and […]
MFE-MEDIAFOREUROPE has increased the offer consideration for its voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. According to the MFE announcement, the offer consideration will be increased from €4.48 in cash and a share component of 0.4 MFE-A shares per ProSiebenSat.1 share by 0.9 MFE-A shares to a share component of 1.3 […]
Spanish regulator CNMC has fined Telefónica €20 million over a bundled offer that included a mobile phone – which the regulator said violated conditions related to pay-TV services. Telefónica plans to appeal the fine before Spain’s National Court, arguing that the sanction is “disproportionate”. The penalty stems from a probe launched by the CNMC in […]
Liberty Global has reportedly offered voluntary redundancy to around 800 of its 1,900 direct employees as part of restructuring efforts. The company, which has a 50 per cent stakes in Virgin Media O2 and VodafoneZiggo, confirmed the news in a statement to Bloomberg. “We’re reshaping our internal structure so that our operating model is positioned for […]
The Indian Government says it remains conscious of the adverse impact of digital piracy on the creative sector. To address this important issue, the following reforms have been implemented: · In 2023, the Government amended the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to include measures against digital piracy. · The amendments include strict punishment of a minimum three months […]
LG Display have reported their Q2 2025 financial results, a weak quarter for the industry, with revenue down 17 per cent from last year to 5.587 trillion Won (€3.4bn), but with earnings climbing to 890 billion Won – up from a 237 billion Won loss in the last quarter. However, this improvement was largely thanks […]
Spaceflux, headquartered in London, has successfully closed a £5.4 million (€6.2m) seed funding round, enabling the company to fast-track the growth of its proprietary global telescope network and push forward innovative space situational awareness (SSA) technologies. The funding round, co-led by the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) (managed by Future Planet Capital), Foresight […]
Particle6, the UK indie founded by Eline van der Velden, has announced that industry veteran Tom Davidson has joined the business as its first Chief Commercial Officer, following a period as a consultant. Davidson has worked in the international television industry for 30 years, holding various senior management roles, including General Manager of Sony Pictures […]
Charter has shed 80,000 TV subs in the last quarter while also cutting losses. The company, that has unveiled a merger deal with Cox Communications, also lost 117,000 Internet customers and added 500,000 mobile subscribers. It was actually an improvement for Charter. The company lost 408,000 video subscribers and 149,000 Internet customers in the same […]
The FCC has approved Skydance’s $8 billion (€6.8bn) acquisition of Paramount Global and its subsidiaries, including the ultimate parent company of the CBS network of owned and operated broadcast television stations, by granting a series of applications that transfer FCC licences and authorisations. Chairman Carr said: “Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media […]