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Little Dot Studios announces leadership promotions

Little Dot Studios, the social media agency, multi-platform production company and digital media network, has announced a series of newly created C-suite leadership promotions. Central to the latest leadership changes are the promotions of Will Ingham to Chief Creative Officer (CCO) and Camilla Eden-Davies to Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), alongside the appointment of Dino Burbridge […]

February 26, 2026

Ligue 1+ “on track, but must do more”

The French professional football league’s (LFP) broadcasting platform Ligue 1+ has claimed 1.1 million subscribers, with 80 per cent of them having a paid commitment. The platform is “right on track” with objectives outlined when it launched in summer 2025, according to outgoing LFP Media CEO Nicolas de Tavernost in a media briefing in Paris. […]

February 25, 2026

WBD warms to Paramount offer

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that its Board of Directors has determined that the revised proposal from Paramount Skydance Corporation “could reasonably be expected to lead to a ‘Company Superior Proposal’ as defined in WBD’s merger agreement with Netflix”. The revised proposal includes an increased purchase price of $31 per WBD share in cash […]

February 25, 2026

Eutelsat seeks €1.5bn refinancing

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has announced the launch of a new debt offering with a total nominal amount of €1.5 billion in new senior bonds denominated in euros. The amount raised will be mainly used to repay existing expensive debt. Eutelsat is tapping the market at much more favourable terms now that its credit and […]

February 25, 2026By Chris Forrester

Xperi revenue dips

Xperi, the media and entertainment technology company and TiVo owner, has announced fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results for the periods ended December 31st 2025. Q4 2025 revenue stood at $116.5 millions (down from $122.4 million in Q4 2024), but Xperi cut its quarterly net loss from $46.2 million a year earlier to $17.1 […]

February 25, 2026

AudioUK appoints Baughen as CEO

AudioUK, the body dedicated to advancing the podcast and audio industry, has announced the appointment of Chris Baughen as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will take up the role from March 30th. Baughen brings industry expertise with more than 20 years’ experience in spanning radio, streaming, digital audio and podcasting. He has held senior […]

February 25, 2026

How to hedge streaming stocks with hard assets

Streaming companies experience fast business expansion, but their stock values display extreme volatility. The combination of advertising cycles, increasing sports rights expenses, and subscriber loss results in unpredictable earning patterns, which investors find difficult to forecast. Media portfolios that focus on specific content face larger financial impacts from sudden market disruptions than investment benchmarks that […]

February 25, 2026

Panasonic partners with Skyworth

Panasonic Entertainment & Communication has announced a business partnership with Shenzhen Skyworth Display Technology, and its group companies. Under the agreement, Skyworth will lead sales, marketing and logistics, while Panasonic will its provide expertise and quality assurance to uphold its renowned audiovisual standards with full joint development on Top End OLED models. Furthermore, Effective April […]

February 25, 2026

Open Cosmos seeks $200m in fresh cash

UK and Spain-based would-be satellite operator Open Cosmos won the rights to satellite frequencies from Liechtenstein in January. Now it seeks around $200 million (€169.6m) in fresh funding in order to build the satellite fleet and meet strict International Telecommunications Union launch obligations. Open Cosmos launched two of its small Ka-band low Earth orbiting satellites […]

February 25, 2026By Chris Forrester

Paramount revises offer for WBD

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has confirmed that it has received a revised proposal from Paramount Skydance to acquire all of the outstanding shares of WBD common stock. The Board issued the following statement: “Following engagement with PSKY during the seven-day limited waiver period, we received a revised PSKY proposal to acquire WBD, which we are […]

February 24, 2026By Nik Roseveare