MediaForEurope (MFE) has acquired a 32.9 per cent stake in Impresa, the Portuguese media group, broadcaster of the SIC television networks, and publisher of digital and print publications, including the weekly Expresso. MFE will now operate in six countries: Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal. The investment – valued at $20 million (€17.2m) and […]
Netflix saw its streaming platform crash within minutes of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things dropping (1am on September 27th in the UK), leaving viewers unable to watch the first new episodes in over three years. According to outage tracker Downdetector, multiple reports of viewers being unable to use Netflix began instantly as […]
Over the last ten years, French thematic channels have lost some €800 million in distribution revenues, which decreased from a total of €2.55 billion in 2014 to €1.76 billion in 2023. Over the same period, their ad revenues fell by 40 per cent, according to trade body ACCES. In 2025, 400 jobs were lost and eight thematic […]
Samsung Ads, the advertising arm of Samsung Electronics’ media division, along with Domino’s Pizza and Havas have released results of the first European advertising campaign to use Samsung Ads’ GameBreaks ad unit, which replaces the conventional ad with a branded, remote control-powered trivia quiz or game. The Domino’s campaign presented viewers with a pizza-related trivia […]
Macquarie Asset Management, on behalf of Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund II and other Macquarie-managed vehicles, has agreed to the sale of their interests in Arqiva, the UK’s main distributor of TV, radio and cellular signals. Macquarie has been a long-term investor in Arqiva, which provides critical data, network, and communications services to media and utilities […]
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ministerial meeting in Bremen, Germany, on November 26th has hit its first snag. The meeting was due to approve an overall €22.5 billion budget including expenditure for a major satellite constellation which would have seen a global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaisance project started. Now the 27-nation ministries have an additional […]
Zegona Communications has announced the proposed allocation of the €1.8 billion proceeds from two recent FibreCo transactions. The proposal is to return €1.6 billion to shareholders and use the remaining €200 million for debt reduction. The €1.6 billion shareholder return includes a €1.4 billion special dividend (£1.62 per Zegona ordinary share) and a €200 million […]
This December, Virgin TV customers can watch a range of family favourites in Ultra HD at no extra cost. Customers can access channel 175 and 999 in UHD for an entire month, which will showcase family films every afternoon, as well as a variety of documentaries from 8pm and prime time films from 9pm daily, […]
Ofcom is publishing two updates as part of its ongoing work to implement the Media Act. The Media Act imposes new standards requirements on streaming services (known as on-demand programme services, or ODPS) which people in the UK watch across a range of platforms and devices. Well-known ODPS services include Disney+, Prime Video, BBC iPlayer […]
The UK broadband market regained momentum in Q3 2025, adding 64k subscribers and returning to growth across a total base of 28.94 million lines according to data from Point Topic. Full fibre (FTTP) adoption surged ahead at its fastest rate since nationwide rollouts began, reaching 11.56 million connections and overtaking FTTC for the first time, […]
South America’s Chile is the latest country to report that Starlink’s Direct-to-Device (D2D) is now available to its cellular users. “From forests to deserts, customers can now stay connected in the most remote areas with satellite-to-mobile technology,” said the local cellular telco, Entel (Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA). “The best customers deserve to stay connected […]
A batch of Amazon Leo broadband-by-satellite craft are on their way to Arianespace’s launch site in French Guiana. The satellites are set to be launched on an Ariane 64 version rocket. Satellites are transported in specialised, temperature-controlled containers en route to French Guiana, where they’ll be processed and integrated ahead of launch on the debut […]
Who will be the new DG of the BBC? It is hardly the most attractive job just now – there’s little upside reputationally or financially. However, they will not be short of candidates; the prospect of being a high-profile saviour – the $64 million question being what does it need saving from? – will bring […]