The French professional football league’s (LFP) broadcasting platform Ligue 1+ has claimed 1.1 million subscribers, with 80 per cent of them having a paid commitment. The platform is “right on track” with objectives outlined when it launched in summer 2025, according to outgoing LFP Media CEO Nicolas de Tavernost in a media briefing in Paris. […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that its Board of Directors has determined that the revised proposal from Paramount Skydance Corporation “could reasonably be expected to lead to a ‘Company Superior Proposal’ as defined in WBD’s merger agreement with Netflix”. The revised proposal includes an increased purchase price of $31 per WBD share in cash […]
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has announced the launch of a new debt offering with a total nominal amount of €1.5 billion in new senior bonds denominated in euros. The amount raised will be mainly used to repay existing expensive debt. Eutelsat is tapping the market at much more favourable terms now that its credit and […]
The 7th edition of Altman Solon’s Global Sports Survey finds the sports sector entering a new growth cycle, supported by strong industry confidence and changing fan viewing behavior. The study includes input from 250 senior global sports executives and a survey of 6,000 sports fans across the US, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, and France. Industry […]
Older Brits are risking thousands of pounds by streaming illegal content online, as research reveals that they are far less likely to be aware of the dangers of getting hacked than the national average. Data from BeStreamWise, a cross-industry initiative which aims to help consumers stay safe while watching content they love, shows that two […]
Kantar Media, a specialist in audience measurement, has announced its new brand identity, Fifty5Blue. The rebrand follows the company’s separation from Kantar Group and its acquisition by H.I.G. Capital in August 2025. Fifty5Blue is focused on helping advertisers, agencies, media owners and social platforms make better decisions on both their content and advertising strategies and […]
AudioUK, the body dedicated to advancing the podcast and audio industry, has announced the appointment of Chris Baughen as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will take up the role from March 30th. Baughen brings industry expertise with more than 20 years’ experience in spanning radio, streaming, digital audio and podcasting. He has held senior […]
Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, is helping Samsung Electronics to bring entertainment experiences enabled by AI to Samsung smart TV users worldwide. Grounded by Gracenote metadata, Samsung will deliver advanced search capabilities enabling users to find precisely the TV shows, movies and sports programmes they want through more intuitive, conversational interactions. In […]
As part of the FTTH Policy Dialogue event, the FTTH Council Europe has published the second edition of the Copper Switch-Off Tracker, developed in cooperation with Cullen International. The study analyses the situation and progress towards deactivating legacy copper networks across 27 EU Member States, the UK, Norway and Switzerland, highlighting developments observed during 2025. […]
Streaming companies experience fast business expansion, but their stock values display extreme volatility. The combination of advertising cycles, increasing sports rights expenses, and subscriber loss results in unpredictable earning patterns, which investors find difficult to forecast. Media portfolios that focus on specific content face larger financial impacts from sudden market disruptions than investment benchmarks that […]
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband system has completed its 1st Generation deployment of Direct-to-Cellular satellites. It has launched more than 650 craft over the past 18 months and says that 12 million people have been served with emergency connectivity. Posting in social media, SpaceX said it is “live or partnered” in more than eight countries across five […]
The satellite industry, in particular SES (and its Intelsat subsidiary) and Eutelsat, is keen to see the next slice of C-band satellite spectrum auctioned off for use by US telcos and in particular 5G and expansion into 6G. SES would be happy to reversion 100 MHz – for a fee – and the FCC is […]
Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic have come out against the Netflix takeover of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). What did Netflix ever do to them? Well, in the case of the US, it’s more a question of what Netflix hasn’t done for them. Because it’s never been a network, it’s never had the wherewithal […]