The head of Samsung Electronics has died from a heart attack. Han Jong-Hee died from cardiac arrest on March 25th aged 63, according to a spokesperson for the South Korean technology giant. Born in 1962, Jong-Hee had overseen Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices businesses since 2022. He was named Samsung Electronics vice chairman and […]

Canada’s Bell Media has bolstered its existing partnership with Montréal-based Sphere Media by acquiring a majority stake in content distributor Sphere Abacus, through parent company Sphere Media International. As part of the acquisition, UK-based Sphere Abacus becomes the primary international distributor of Bell Media’s owned distribution rights, which enables Bell Media to participate more broadly […]

Anti-piracy coalition the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed the addition of DirecTV, a leading video distribution company in the US, as its newest member. While IBCAP remains focused on anti-piracy efforts for the multicultural video market, the addition of DirecTV will permit IBCAP to broaden its scope as it works with DirecTV […]

Entertainment company iKOMG has announced a leadership transition. After nearly seven years of service, David Treadway is stepping down as Chairman. In his place, the company has appointed Francesco Cataldo as its new Chairman, effective April 1st. Reflecting on his time at iKOMG, Treadway shared: “Leading iKOMG has been an incredible experience. Over the past […]

Following a landmark case in Lebanon, the operator of a platform responsible for supplying illegal streams to pirate services around the world, has been convicted and sentenced to 11 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $90,000 (€83,000) in penalties and damages. Following a joint criminal complaint by the Premier League, Sky and […]

Blue Ant Media, the Canadian broadcasting and media company controlled by Michael MacMillan, has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Blue Ant will go-public via a reverse take-over of Boat Rocker Media. Blue Ant has interconnected operations spanning content creation and acquisition, rights management, international distribution, streaming, broadcasting, consumer shows, and connected TV […]

UK media regulator Ofcom has published proposals for enabling MNOs to use their spectrum for direct to device (D2D) services, in partnership with satellite providers. The proposals are open for consultation and it expects responses in by May 20th. That timeframe suggests Ofcom expects to move pretty quickly on this one. “People in the UK […]

Ligado Networks entered Chapter 11 in January. It has now presented its exit plan to the Delaware Bankruptcy Court. A key portion of the exit scheme is an agreement with AST SpaceMobile for 40 MHz of Ligado’s L-band spectrum, which will enhance AST’s available spectrum over the US and Canada. The actual exit will take […]

French audio-visual regulator Arcom has ordered Eutelsat to stop transmitting two Russian channels from its satellites. Eutelsat must cease transmissions of the channel within three days. The affected channels, STS and 5 TV (also known as Channel 5), are linked to a commercial enterprise that has faced sanctions by the European Union following Russia’s siege […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced a “strategic minority investment” in Dubai’s OSN Streaming, a subsidiary of OSN Group. The transaction – reportedly valued at $57 million (€52.6m) for a 30 per cent stake – will be completed in stages and is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals. OSN has continued to evolve its […]