The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE has recommended shareholders not to accept the voluntary public takeover offer made by MFE-MediaForEurope, deeming it inadequate from a financial perspective. Following a review of the offer document dated May 8th, 2025, both governing bodies have concluded that the offer is […]
Digital i has released its latest Trend Report: Are You Still Watching? exploring the state of the post ‘peak TV’ content landscape, the metrics used to evaluate streaming shows, and how content delivery can impact show success. The report presents case studies examining shows that secured recommissions and those which were not renewed, shining light […]
LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in advertising for Connected TV and cross-screen devices, has conducted a survey involving U.S consumers to understand how current economic conditions are impacting video streaming behaviour. The company found that 59 per cent of consumers are likely to stay at home more and increase their usage of video streaming services […]
Over 1.5 million households in the Nordic region are now paying for access to illegal streaming services according to research from Mediavision. Such services provide illegal access to thousands of TV channels and streaming services at a very low cost. This represents an increase of 200,000 households, or +16 per cent, compared to spring 2024. […]
BT has reported full year revenues (to March 31st) of £20.4 billion (€24.2bn), down 2 per cent, mainly attributed to continued challenging trading conditions in Global and non-UK Portfolio channels and weaker handset trading in Consumer, offsetting the benefit of FTTP growth in Openreach and price increases. Adjusted UK service revenue was at £15.6 billion, […]
US telco giant AT&T has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of Lumen’s Mass Markets fibre business for $5.75 billion (€5bn), subject to purchase price adjustments, in an all-cash transaction that it says will expand investment in critical US connectivity infrastructure, create new middle-class jobs, and accelerate high-speed fibre Internet access to millions of […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has committed to build the country’s most reliable broadband technology, full fibre, even faster – thanks to increased investment from BT Group. The company has already built the new infrastructure to more than 18 million homes and business nationwide – including more than four million in just the last 12 […]
TelevisaUnivision and Disney Entertainment have announced a new multi-region distribution partnership. As part of the new deal, TelevisaUnivision’s US Networks, including Univision, UniMás, TUDN and Galavisión, will launch on the Hulu + Live TV core channel line-up on June 3rd, just in time for the FIFA Club World Cup and Concacaf Gold Cup, giving subscribers […]
Ofcom research compares how the UK’s broadband, mobile and landline customers rate their providers for customer service – including call waiting times, complaint handling and overall satisfaction. The media regulator says that it has “seen signs” that companies have improved the way they deal with complaints. Customer satisfaction with complaints handling for mobile (61 per […]
The majority of media businesses have found it difficult to recruit talent over the last year, with more companies turning to freelancers and contractors for greater flexibility, reports audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK. RSM’s latest survey found that 84 per cent of media businesses say it has been challenging to recruit new staff […]
The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) has released a study that sheds light on how Americans consume media and the significant role TV continues to play in shaping everyday conversations. TVB commissioned GfK/NIQ to conduct the Media & Conversations Study to assess and quantify the role of media in influencing conversations. The national study included […]
AST SpaceMobile (AST) is expected to launch the first of its giant ‘second generation’ BlueBird satellites in July, and eventually will have around 250 satellites in orbit and will provide global direct-to-cellular and other broadband services. Bankers are getting increasingly enthusiastic about the company. Deutsche Bank, for example, in one of its ‘Stocks in Focus’ […]
Everything is all about AI. Even a lot of TV and film dramas feature it somewhere in the plot. But they will be in trouble if they have actually used it in production; see the fall from grace of The Brutalist, the Oscar favourite until it was found to have used an AI app to […]