The FCC ‘has engaged’ with executives at Paramount in order to discuss what will help win approval for its proposed deal to merge with Skydance Media. Conversations between FCC officials and Paramount executives involve the media company’s diversity and equity initiatives (DEI), according to the WSJ. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has openly criticised DEI, recently […]
Charter Communications, the US telco and mass media company, has reported that it slowed losses of pay-TV customers in Q1. The company, led by president and CEO Chris Winfrey, shed another 167,000 residential video customers during the quarter, compared to a year-earlier decline of 392,000. Charter had 12.7 million pay TV subscribers at the end […]
Giant screen specialist IMAX enjoyed its highest-grossing Q1 ever at the global box office with $298 million (€262.5m) on the strength of a record-breaking Chinese New Year holiday, which delivered triple the company’s previous best with $182 million. The movie Ne Zha 2 has earned more than $164 million on IMAX screnes, the company’s highest-grossing […]
Content protection trade body the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has made significant changes within its leadership team following recent elections. Stepping into the role of Co-President is Cameron Andrews, Legal Director for Anti-Piracy at beIN Media Group (pictured). Andrews brings a wealth of expertise and a commitment to protecting audiovisual content. His leadership is anticipated […]
Programmatic media partner, MiQ, has announced the appointment of Marion Hargett as US Chief Revenue Officer. Joining from her most recent post as Vice President of Business Development for The Trade Desk, she brings with her 20+ years of transformative experience across programmatic, advanced TV,and digital media. In her new role, Hargett will enable data-driven […]
Nordic streaming platform Viaplay has reported total reported Q1 group net sales of SEK 4.3 billion (€0.39bn) and total operating income before associated company income (ACI) and items affecting comparability (IAC) of SEK -227 million. Total operating income stood at SEK 38 million including ACI of SEK 34 million and IAC of SEK 231 million. […]
Comcast’s Peacock streaming service narrowed its loss to $215 million in Q1 2025, from $639 million YoY, and overall revenue rose 16 per cent to $1.2 billion. It ended March with 41 million paying subscribers after taking in new Charter Communications subscribers, compared with 36 million for the year-end 2024 quarter. Comcast president, Mike Cavanagh, […]
AppsFlyer has released data on the fourth anniversary of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, showing a transformed landscape where privacy and performance are no longer seen as competing priorities. Four years after ATT’s introduction, the industry appears to have transformed what was once viewed as a limitation into a foundation for more transparent, consent-based […]
Orange has reported that Q1 2025 revenues reached €9.9 billion, up 0.6 per cent year on year (+€62 million) attributed to growth in retail services (+2.4 per cent or +€181 million) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-3.1 per cent or -€44 million). Equipment sales were 5.7 per cent lower (-€38 million) and other […]
Telia, the Swedish multinational telco, has reported that Q1 revenue increased 3.5 per cent to SEK 20.03 billion (€1.83bn) and like for like, revenue increased 3.3 per cent. Service revenue increased 1.9 per cent to SEK 17.03 billion and like for like, service revenue increased 1.8 per cent. Operating income increased 36.4 per cent to […]