HBO Max, the SVoD service from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), has made its long-awaited debut in the UK and Ireland, completing the service’s European rollout, with subscriptions starting at £4.99 per month for the Basic with Ads tier – which will be bundled into Sky TV subscription at no additional charge for eligible customers. The […]
The FreeWheel Video Marketplace Report (VMR) highlights the changing dynamics of how enterprise-class content owners and distributors are monetising premium digital video content. The latest edition of the VMR explores video advertising trends for H2 2025 and includes findings that build on the insights revealed in the previous VMR (H1 2025) in both the US […]
Digital i has released its Streaming in Flux: 2025 in Review report exploring key audience and content trends from Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video. It tracks ongoing declines in new original content launches, recovery in streaming viewing hours after 2024 lows and the rapid adoption of ad-supported plans. The report examines streaming audience data in […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is divesting the comparison platforms billiger-mietwagen.de and CamperDays. Billiger-mietwagen.de, which operates under the umbrella of FLOYT Mobility, is being traded to a group led by the investment firm Pivotum Capital, while CamperDays is being transferred to a group of private investors. ProSiebenSat.1 also recently sold the marketing firms esome and Kairion to Pivotum […]
At Series Mania in Lille, France, Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media & Entertainment at Omdia, presented data showcasing how global platforms are reshaping video consumption across Europe. In conversation with Justine Ryst, Managing Director of YouTube France and Southern Europe, Aguete highlighted that in France, Netflix and YouTube are the top first-choice video services, with […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed Annsofi Eriksson as its new Chief Technology Officer. Eriksson brings over 20 years of international leadership experience across IT, digital transformation and technology strategy in both private and public sector organisations. She joins the EBU from Sveriges Radio, where she works as Chief Information Officer and Director of […]
Merzigo, the video monetisation company, has entered into a partnership with Italian football club Inter Milan. The agreement is designed to enhance the iconic club’s portfolio of content spanning the last few decades across YouTube and Facebook. The partnership will see Merzigo optimise the digital presence of the club’s historic collection of games, magazine series, […]
Would-be global supplier of direct-to-cellular (D2C) services for the world’s telcos, AST SpaceMobile, is seeking permission to more than double its satellite fleet size. Currently it has authorisation to orbit 243 satellites. It has asked the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for permission to coordinate frequencies and spectrum for the proposed new craft and their orbits. […]
Banijay Productions Germany is expanding its work in the development of microdrama formats and has already produced its first project. The news was unveiled at Series Mania in Lille, where Banijay Entertainment presented its latest scripted slate. The as-yet-untitled project comprises of 28 episodes and features a cast of eight well-known German creators, with a […]
Russia has launched 16 low-orbit satellites as Moscow seeks to build a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband network. Russia remains well behind Starlink, which since its first launch of operational satellites in 2019 has grown to more than 10,000 active satellites in orbit. Bureau 1440, the Russian aerospace firm developing a low-Earth-orbit satellite system […]
The second half of 2025 saw Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) under siege from persistent hacktivist groups. Threat actors such as Keymous+ and NoName057(16) maintained activity across the area, despite coordinated law enforcement operations designed to take down these groups. According to NetScout’s latest DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, over 8 million attacks […]
There are many market rumours suggesting that Elon Musk’s SpaceX will mount its much-0anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the next few days. However, there are some very different guesses as to how the IPO will be structured and what it might mean for the overall valuation of SpaceX, including Starlink. One report suggests that […]
The worst kept secret in broadcasting is out; Matt Brittin becomes BBC DG to wrestle with the myriad challenges facing the corporation. News focuses on his background as a senior European Google executive. He’s also a white, male, British, Oxbridge graduate in his late fifties. Don’t hold your breath for radical moves. He’s also a […]