Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, has commenced an all-cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) for $30.00 per share in cash – claiming its offer is “superior” to the offer from Netflix. Unlike Netflix’s deal, Paramount’s proposed transaction is for the entirety of WBD, including the Global Networks […]
More than half of global households (59 per cent) are worried about streaming annual price increases and, crucially, the majority think streaming platform price hikes (58 per cent) are unfair and unreasonable. In such a sensitive environment, service providers should not take any measure of pricing power for granted. This is according to the EY […]
Barb, the UK TV measurement body, has launched the Barb Data Hub, a new cloud-based system for storing, processing and distributing Barb viewing data to the industry. The Barb Data Hub is an overhaul in the underlying infrastructure for storing, processing and distributing Barb data. All the calculations required to create Barb’s DB2 daily viewing […]
The Italian TV landscape is evolving towards ‘streamcasting’, a blend of traditional broadcasting and online streaming. This shift is driven by several factors, including the increasing convergence of different media players, the official adoption of Auditel’s Total Audience as the new measurement standard (which now includes digital viewing), and the widespread adoption of smart TVs […]
MediaKind, a specialist in cloud-based video streaming technology, has entered into an agreement to acquire the video business of Harmonic for approximately $145 million (€124.5m). Following a French employee works council consultation process, the companies will immediately execute a purchase agreement, and the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject […]
This autumn, Norway surpassed 6 million paid streaming subscriptions for the first time according to research from Mediavision. This is an increase of 10 per cent compared to autumn 2024. currently, 80 per cent of households in the country have at least one paid streaming service, the highest share in the Nordic region. “Norway is […]
The Bundesliga, Germany’s top flight football league, and streaming service Samsung TV Plus have partnered to provide football fans in the UK and Ireland with a dedicated FAST channel. The new media partnership, which will run as a multi-year agreement, brings the best of Bundesliga football directly to fans’ screens, subscription-free. Fans can watch live […]
Integral Ad Science (IAS), a media measurement and optimisation platform, has published its 2026 Industry Pulse Report for the UK. The findings point to digital video, social platforms and mobile as central to next year’s media plans, with the industry addressing a sharp increase in AI-generated content and creator-led media, pointing to a complex media […]
Eutelsat has announced the renewal of its strategic partnership with beIN Media Group, the sports, entertainment and media group, for the continued distribution of its DTH services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Under the new five-year agreement, beIN secures satellite capacity on the Eutelsat 7 West A and Eutelsat 8 West B […]
Virgin Media O2 has announced the launch of two new FAST channels, enabling customers to immerse themselves in round-the-clock content from the musical world, at no extra cost. As part of the new channel line-up, Virgin TV customers will gain access to: Stingray Classica (channel 296): Dedicated to classical music, opera and ballet. For classical […]
NTT Data, a specialist in AI, digital business and IT services, has released the 2026 Global AI Report: A playbook for AI leaders. The playbook is based on the company’s latest research and reveals how ‘AI leaders’ are separating from competitors through strategy and execution. The analysis is based on a survey of 2,567 senior […]
Orbex Express Launch is a would-be rocket launcher which operates the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland. It is also developing a small rocket called Prime. The UK government has reversed a financial investment in Orbex, seemingly unhappy with further delays to its launch plans. The investment round is somewhat complicated. In January the UK government invested […]
You don’t have to be as old as me to remember the dotcom crash of March 2000. But, by the same token, there are plenty of senior executives and fund managers around who would have been children at the time. Are their perceptions of the inevitability of AI’s success, their assumption that we are all […]