Comcast has named Mike Cavanagh co-CEO, joining Brian Roberts at the head of the communications conglomerate. Cavanagh was previously president of the group, and effectively ran NBCUniversal. He joined Comcast as CFO in 2015. Cavanagh’s new post starts On January 1st 2026 and he will also join the Comcast board of directors. Roberts will remain […]
MFE-MediaForEurope, the TV group controlled by Italy’s Berlusconi family, is holding talks regarding the acquistion of a stake in Portuguese media group Impresa. It said in a statement published by Reuters, the Balseger holding company of Portuguese media tycoon Francisco Pinto Balsemao, which controls more than 50 per cent of Impresa, confirmed that MFE is […]
Italian authorities have dismantled a vast criminal network responsible for illicitly distributing pay-TV content and arresting eight individuals described as the “leaders of the illegal Italian streaming market”. The operation uncovered an enterprise with over 900,000 users, estimated profits of €10 million, and damages to the audiovisual industry exceeding €30 million per month. The investigation, […]
Prime Video France has once again blasted French media windowing and the fact it has to wait 17 months before offering new movies to its subscribers. During a Prime Video Presents press conference, managing director Christophe Deguine reiterated the platform’s position on this windowing in France, which the company isn’t signatory to. According to the […]
BBC Sport has reported a record-breaking peak audience of 5.8 million viewers tuning in across TV and streaming to watch the Red Roses’ 33-13 victory over Canada in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 final on September 27th. The final was the most-watched women’s rugby union match ever on UK television, and also the most-watched […]
Electronic Arts (EA), the US video game company, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor consortium comprised of PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all-cash transaction that values EA at an enterprise value of approximately $55 billion (€46.8m). Under the terms of the agreement, the consortium will acquire […]
The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) has released a study which reaffirms the essential role of local news in Americans’ lives. The 2025 Local Broadcast News Study, a 3,100+ respondent surn conducted by GfK/NIQ, takes a deep dive into users of local broadcast news to see how they receive local news content, the value they […]
Aerial communications specialist Aalto, which is owned by Airbus, says its HAPS (High Altitude Platform Station) is close to flying the technology, having completed long-term tests with its Zephyr high-flying lightweight aircraft. Aalto is not alone in pushing the technology. US-based (in New Mexico) Sceye is also backing HAPS which it describes as a balloon-based […]
Big Media, the production company, distributor and channel provider, has struck licensing deals for its original series with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in the US and Nat Geo in the Benelux region. Under the terms of the agreement with WBD, the company has licensed Destruction Decoded (Season 1), Fatal Engineering and Modern Warfare 2.0 (pictured). […]
Media regulator Ofcom has awarded small-scale DAB multiplex licences for seven more areas in the UK. So far, 75 multiplexes have launched broadcasting to listeners across all four nations of the UK. In total, the small-scale DAB programme will enable the launch of over 100 multiplexes. Following a competitive process, where each applicant was judged […]
Your Channels, a Netherlands-based company focused on the creation and distribution of localised FAST channels, has partnered with Samsung TV Plus to launch the first Dutch 24/7 football channel – VI TV (Voetbal International TV) – and three decade specific music channels: Your 60s, Your 70s, and Your 80s. All four channels are available to […]
SES will pay its shareholders its dividend of 25 Euro-cents on October 16th “in line with its commitment to shareholder returns”. The 25 cent payment is the same as has been paid for a number of years. However, SES has over the past year or so promised an improved rate of dividend payments. Its announcement […]
There’s no moral in this story because, of course, it is about television. For as long as it has been around there have been moral panics about TV, as in ‘does what it puts on screen erode the moral fibre of a nation?’ As the word panic implies, the answer is, generally, no. Nowadays even […]