Airbus Defence and Space says it is implementing a new organisation structure to shape the company’s future competitiveness, with over 2,000 jobs to go. The new organisation came into effect on July 1st. The Division has completed all information and consultation processes on European as well as national levels for its adaptation plan and has […]

WildEarth, the live wildlife TV experience, has announced a new leadership team. WildEarth has appointed the newly founded agency, Everyday Africa, with a management contract to execute a new strategy that aims to revolutionise African storytelling and lay the foundation for WildEarth to be one of the most trusted brand in African Safari travel. Everyday […]

ShowHeroes, a specialist in digital video and CTV solutions, has announced the promotion of Sarah Lewis to the position of Global Vice President, CTV, effective immediately. In her expanded role, Lewis will continue leading the CTV Innovation Team while taking on additional responsibility for developing and scaling ShowHeroes’ global CTV presence. Since joining ShowHeroes, Lewis […]

Telia Company has closed the sale of its TV & Media business to Schibsted, first announced in February, at an enterprise value of SEK 6.55 billion (€0.59bn) on a cash and debt-free basis. Through a multi-year distribution partnership, Telia will continue to include TV4 and MTV’s content in its consumer TV offerings. Patrik Hofbauer, Telia […]

Canal+ will not distribute Ligue 1’s new in-house direct-to-consumer service after turning down a proposed deal, Canal+ President Maxime Saada has confirmed in an interview with French daily L’Équipe.  France’s top-flight football league is prepping to stream games on its own streaming service in the new season after the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) prematurely ended […]

The integration of IP Österreich into RTL AdAlliance is now complete. Austria’s multichannel advertising sales house will now operate entirely under the unified brand identity of RTL AdAlliance, the international sales house of RTL Group – combining international and national sales in Austria under one roof. As part of RTL AdAlliance, the company has adopted […]

UK comms regulator Ofcom has opened three separate consultations on its spectrum work, which relate to: changing satellite gateway fees; a proposed new non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) gateway licence for Amazon Kuiper; and introducing short notice, short duration licences in the lower 2.3 GHz band to support demand from the Shared Access and PMSE (programme making […]

ORS Group and Insys Video Technologies have announced the launch of a new joint brand identity: Big Blue Marble. The move reflects the evolution of a partnership between the two companies who share a mission to shape the future of media and entertainment through scalable, intuitive and cloud-native video service solutions. Emerging from a collaboration […]

Charlie Ergen, founder and chairman of the EchoStar/DISH combination, is reported to be negotiating with some of the company’s bond and debt-holders for extensions to its debt payment obligations. However, some debt interest payment obligations have – or are about to be – met. But there are still challenges. For example, the FCC is pushing […]

The BBC has said it should have cut away from a live broadcast of Bob Vylan’s performance at Glastonbury on June 28th, during which the rap band’s singer led the crowd in chants that the BBC deemed “antisemitic” and “unacceptable”. Consequently, the BBC has said it will review its guidance around live events. “Millions of […]