The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons is to scrutinise the government’s preferred candidate for Ofcom Chair. The Committee will hold a pre-appointment hearing with Sir Ian Cheshire on May 20th. Cheshire is chair of Land Securities Group, Spire Healthcare Group, the King Charles III Charitable Fund, the corporate climate […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shared details of its collaboration with international partners in the fight against audiovisual piracy. Writing in a Blog post, Guillermo Rodríguez, Director, Live Sports and Phil Welcome, Director of Investigations, note that ACE recently participated in an Interpol-led training session in Costa Rica, reinforcing its […]
Satellite operator Iridium Communications has entered into an agreement to acquire Aireon, which operates the world’s only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system. Buying Aireon is a major step in Iridium’s strategy to provide the foundational architecture for global aviation safety, bringing space-based surveillance, safety communications, Positioning, Navigation & Tiiming (PNT), and […]
Media.net, a search intent-powered supply-side platform (SSP), has announced the appointment of Adam Gerber – who was recently Head of Ads Commercialisation at Netflix – as Head of Strategy. In this role, Gerber will lead the company’s US go-to-market strategy helping align product marketing, sales, product marketing, and partnerships to drive sustainable revenue growth. Gerber […]
AST SpaceMobile has received fresh examinations and upgrades from a number of investment banks. While the company’s Q1 results missed consensus on timing around ground station shipments and government revenue recognition, AST said it believes that its satellite launch schedule matters more than the quarter’s performance. For example, Roth Capital says that while some timing […]
Audiences of the largest and streaming services in the UK will, for the first time, be afforded stronger protections under Ofcom’s draft new Codes. The Media Act granted Ofcom new powers to create and enforce a new content standards Code for streaming services. “The aim was to level the regulatory playing field between streaming services […]
ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has reported that Group total external revenue was up 1 per cent in Q1 2026 and Group total revenue was flat year on year at £877 million (€1.01bn). ITV Studios delivered total revenue growth of 4 per cent to £400 million, driven by strong external revenue growth up 8 per […]
MFE-MediaForEurope improved its financial performance in its first-quarter 2026 results, a period marked by considerable macroeconomic and geopolitical instability. Consolidated revenues totalled €1.46 billion, though these are not directly comparable to the previous year due to the full consolidation of ProSiebenSat.1. Consolidated EBIT jumped to €13.6 million, a major improvement from a pro forma loss […]
Movistar Plus, Telefónica’s pay-TV platform, has extended its recovery into a new phase of sustained growth, recording its strongest quarterly subscriber gain since the turnaround began in 2023, even as parent company Telefónica continued to grapple with losses linked to its LatAm restructuring. At the close of the first quarter of 2026, Movistar Plus reached […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed that Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has joined the coalition, strengthening ACE’s global network. CME, a leading media and entertainment company operating across Central and Eastern Europe, brings to ACE a strong track record of investment in local content, trusted news programming, and responsible […]