Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has once again advised its shareholders to reject an “inadequate” $108.4 billion (€92.7) takeover bid by Paramount Skydance amid the ongoing duel with Netflix to take control of the media conglomerate. “The Board unanimously determined that the Paramount’s latest offer remains inferior to our merger agreement with Netflix across multiple key […]
Streaming services and retailers grew UK revenues from music, video and games by 7.1 per cent in 2025 to a new all-time-record of £13.25 billion (€15.3bn), according to interim annual figures published by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. This was more than four times the 1.5 per cent GDP growth predicted for the UK […]
Amazon has redesigned the Fire TV UI to be “cleaner, faster, and better organised” which it says will help users spend less time searching and more time watching. The new UI has a more modern design with improved layouts, rounded corners, redesigned colour gradients, updated typography, and more optimised spacing. The update isn’t just aesthetic: […]
Telefónica has opened a voluntary redundancy scheme for employees at Movistar Plus+, prompting concerns that the reduction in staff could affect the quality and reliability of the pay-TV platform’s service. The process will involve up to 175 employees (out of the total workforce of 860) – fewer than the 279 initially proposed – and will […]
France Télévisions, the French PSB and exclusive rights holder for the rugby Six Nations Championship until 2029, will sublicense part of the rights of the 2026 edition of the men’s tournament to TF1, owing to “strong budgetary constraints”. Following an agreement concluded with the commercial group, France Télévisions is sublicensing nine of the 15 matches, […]
A fall of a few thousand in any market for a pay-TV organisation is a worry. Multiply that to a total of 2.8 million cancellations over the past two years and it shows that South Africa’s DStv, even under its new Canal+ owners, has a mountain to climb. But the numbers are worrying. Back in […]
Samsung Electronics held its FAST Forward: How New Streaming Models Are Shaping the Next Generation of TV panel as part of its Tech Forum panel series at CES 2026. Taking place at The Wynn in Las Vegas, the panel brought together leaders from entertainment and media to explore the evolution of streaming and the rapid […]
FIFA and Lenovo have unveiled a series of technological innovations driven by artificial intelligence (AI) that are set to enhance officiating technologies, match analysis capabilities and performance, and drive fan engagement ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Revealed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang at Lenovo Tech World […]
With one month until the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, NBCUniversal has announced that it has sold out of its Olympic inventory, setting a new Winter Olympics ad sales record with more advertisers investing in the upcoming Winter Games. “With the resurgence of the Olympic movement, our strongest Sports Upfront in history, the early sell […]
Premier Sports has announced it will broadcast five live matches from the 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations Championship, one from each round. The newly acquired rights will see Premier Sports deliver live coverage of key Championship fixtures involving Scotland and Wales. Premier Sports becomes part of the UK broadcast partnership for Guinness Men’s Six Nations […]
TIM and Fastweb + Vodafone have reached a preliminary agreement to launch a cooperation for the development of mobile access networks through a Radio Access Network (RAN) sharing model, which will cover about 60 per cent of the Italian population. The agreement – subject to a final contract, expected by the second quarter of 2026 […]
Abu Dhabi-based Space42, using its Mira Aerospace subsidiary, has flown a High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) aircraft over Spain during December 2025. The aircraft, a solar-powered version called ApusNeo18, flew from the Fuerteventura Technology Park in Spain and collected data focused on wildfire prevention and management as part of the ISSEC program, a joint venture […]
Paramount and Warner Bros Disvoery (WBD) certainly compete for the dubious honour of the ugliest kids in the family of media giants. Both badly need a suitor, and Paramount made it to the altar first. But, you know, marry in haste and all that. Skydance was the only serious caller and so became the partner/owner. […]