Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shareholders have approved the company’s takeover by Paramount Skydance. The deal, worth $111 billion (€95bn), would see Paramount, backed by Larry Ellison, take control of all of Warner Bros’ catalogue and channels, which include the likes of Harry Potter, DC Comics, Game of Thrones and news network CNN. “We appreciate the […]
Following the European Commission’s announcement that it has approved RTL Group’s acquisition of Sky Deutschland, RTL Group has announced changes to the Management Board of RTL Deutschland. The newly formed management team will comprise representatives from both companies. As previously announced at the end of June 2025 with the planned acquisition of Sky Deutschland, Stephan […]
Telefónica has appointed Alfonso Gómez as the new CEO of Movistar Plus+, replacing Daniel Domenjó after just over a year in the role. The decision was approved by the board of the television business controlled by the telco and marks another senior management reshuffle under Telefónica chairman Marc Murtra. Gómez, who most recently led Telefónica’s […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced the launch of DAZN48, a new global initiative designed to put football fans around the world at the heart of the FIFA World Cup 2026. For the first time, the World Cup tournament will feature 48 nations. DAZN is matching that global scale with an idea of building […]
BBC Sport has announced that its long-running Football Focus programme will be axed end of the current football season. The programme has been a staple of the BBC’s football coverage since 1974, providing football fans with interviews, analysis and stories from across the game ahead of the weekend’s fixtures. But the BBC said that changing […]
tvScientific has released its 2026 Consumer Trends Report, based on a survey of 600+ US consumers across Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers. The report finds that TV is no longer a passive, single-screen experience or an upper-funnel awareness channel, it is now a dynamic, multi-screen environment that directly drives discovery, consideration, and […]
Meta, the US tech giant led by Mark Zuckerberg, is set to cut thousands of jobs as it ups its spend on artificial intelligence (AI) projects. The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, told employees in a memo on that it planned to cut 10 per cent of its workforce – roughly 8,000 staff. […]
The National League title race comes down to the final day of the regular season on April 25th as Rochdale and York City battle for the title and automatic promotion. One of twelve final day National League fixtures, teams will be vying to finish in the coveted play-off places, with the final day and following […]
GB News has launched in India as part of a distribution deal with NeoTV+, giving the channel access to English-speaking audiences across Asia and accelerating its international expansion. The channel is now available to viewers across India and wider Asia via the NeoTV+ app, under an agreement delivered in partnership with technology provider iKO Media […]
DirecTV is debuting on Meta Quest headsets in the US, bringing live TV, sports, movies and on-demand favorites into a virtual reality experience. As the first MVPD (multichannel video programming distributor) to launch on the Meta Quest headsets, DirecTV is expanding how – and where – people watch TV. Instead of being tied to a […]
Media organisation and military charity BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) has signed a 10-year contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to transform the way that UK Armed Forces access media and entertainment, wherever they are serving. Ben Chapman, BFBS CEO said: “We are very excited to announce this renewed partnership with the MOD, and […]
The Federal Communications Agency (FCC) made a major announcement on April 23, specifying what it described as “the way for American leadership in next-gen, direct-to-device (D2C) connectivity”. The FCC said that D2C is a critical infrastructure. However, while some rulings help some of the players involved, other decision are more negative. For example, FCC code […]
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 […]