World Rugby and ITV have announced a deal that will see ITV become the exclusive UK broadcast partner for Men’s Rugby World Cup Australia 2027, bringing every moment of the tournament to audiences across the UK. The agreement ensures that evey match from Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027, taking place across Australia from October 1st […]
TV and film streaming have become a staple part of household entertainment, with many households paying for multiple subscriptions to access their desired content. Around 60 per cent spend £21 or more a month on paid streaming subscriptions, including 7 per cent who spend more than £60. However, rising costs are driving many to question […]
TF1 group, the French media company, has reported consolidated revenue totalled €993 million in the first half of 2026, down 9.9 per cent year on year and down 6.4 per cent like-for-like and at constant exchange rates. Revenue from the Media segment fell 10.8 per cent year on year to €869 million, reflecting scope effects […]
Atresmedia has reported solid H1 results for 2026, with its streaming platform Atresplayer surpassing 760,000 subscribers, underlining the growing importance of SVoD to the Spanish broadcaster’s diversification strategy. The company posted net revenues of €520 million for the six months to June 30th, up 2.6 per cent year-on-year, while EBITDA increased 2.5 per cent to […]
SES will receive $5.6 billion (€4.9bn) in compensation for freeing up its ‘Upper tier’ C-band frequencies for auction by the FCC, and Eutelsat will receive $504 million for repurposing its frequencies. The US Federal Communications Commission approval of its Upper C-band Report & Order which makes 160 MHz of the Upper C-band available in the […]
Netflix has ordered sports event Beat Luke Littler that will offer everyday darts players in the UK a chance to win a huge sum of money. Some of the UK’s best amateur darts players will have one night to take down the world’s #1 player, Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler, and win £501,000 ($667,000) live on […]
Ukraine’s Kyiv Post is reporting that Ukrainian satellite communications company Stetman is proceeding with a $1.1 billion plan to deploy a nationally controlled 360-satellite network by 2030 to reduce reliance on foreign-operated services such as Starlink. Working through a joint venture named UASAT with Danish manufacturer GomSpace, the constellation is designed to serve state and […]
Digital infrastructure provider Openreach has announced a further 112 new exchange locations, covering than half a million new premises (554,918) across the UK, where the business plans to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband services to encourage people to upgrade to new digital services over an ultrafast Full Fibre connection The business […]
Prime Video India and Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM have announced a multi-year distribution deal to expand the streamer’s K-content offering for Indian audiences. The collaboration will see a slate of 26 new titles from CJ ENM being rolled out over the next two years, alongside titles from CJ ENM’s existing content library. This collaboration […]
A year or so ago, aerospace giant Thales Alenia was complaining of falling sales and pressures on the overall business and in particular on its space business. Now, despite the cancellation of two SES geostationary satellites (costing some €153 million/$174.5 million) the company reports a much healthier order book. The two cancelled SES craft were […]
T-Mobile, the US arm of Deutsche Telekom, has seemingly cooled its enthusiasm for using Starlink as its methodology for connecting its clients in remote areas. T-Mobile had a one-year exclusive agreement with Starlink which is now ending. Jon Freier, T-Mobile’s CCO, told analysts that satellite-based direct-to-cellular is in a complementary category, noting: “[Satellite connectivity] is […]
Analyst Professor Tim Farrar (of TMF Associates) has released a report on Starlink’s profile and forecasts which contains detailed forecasts of the consumer, government and D2D businesses as well as analysis of Starlink’s technology and regulatory progress. Farrar also states that he has heard rumours that Starlink is developing its own smartphone. Farrar said: “It […]
Comcast has decided to unpack itself while at the same time trying to bag ITV broadcasting through Sky. In the meantime, Fox has bagged Roku, at which Netflix looked but decided to keep its checkout basket empty. Just as well, since the rumours have already started that the streamer will now bid for the newly […]