ProSiebenSat.1, the German mass media company, has reported that revenues have stabilised after what it described as “a difficult first half of the year”. Group revenues in the third quarter of 2023 were 3 per cent below the previous year at €888 million (previous year: €911 million). Organic revenue growth was almost stable. By contrast, […]
Canal+ is returning to the Netherlands with a new streaming service before the end of this year. Launching in partnership with VodafoneZiggo, it will offer a range of originals and international productions alongside exclusive titles from Viaplay, Fremantle, Dutch CORE, Lionsgate and Lumière. The new streamer will be available via the Apple App Store, Google […]
Following the UK fund Zegona’s takeover of Vodafone Spain, trade unions fear a massive wave of job cuts affecting up to half of its 4,000 workers. Zegona is looking to mimic MásMóvil which, with just 2,000 workers, is producing firm results – and also the example of Euskaltel. Vodafone’s financial results show that revenues fell […]
YouTube has issued new guidelines for AI-enhanced videos uploaded to its platform. It said the new approach will put guardrails around videos that appear realistic but rely on AI tools. The company is also rolling out new labels to inform viewers when the video they’re seeing has been altered or synthetically created. “This is especially […]
Following his dismissal as president of Spanish TV Mediapro in October, Jaume Roures has sold his 5 per cent stake in the company to Chinese Fund Orient Hontai – which now controls 85 per cent of the group. The other shareholders are Tatxo Benet with a 5 per cent stake and the UK’s WPP with […]
TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland has boosted its European club football offering after agreeing a sublicence deal with DAZN that will see certain games from the UEFA Women’s Champions League and from the French, Spanish and German leagues on its channels and platforms, starting this season. TNT Sports has licensed the rights from […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has announced that acTVe has selected the company as its playout, distribution, and monetisation partner for five of its premium syndicated sports channels. As an independent owner, operator, and manager of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels, acTVe has deployed Amagi’s […]
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has granted operational licences to OneWeb and Jio for their satellite-based broadband schemes. However, spectrum allocations has yet to be determined. Jio received its ISP licence in October, and the same permission has now been issued to OneWeb. As yet there is no news on Elon Musk’s Starlink system having […]
With the growing impact of climate change worldwide and a collective commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050, the Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF) has published new guidelines for the telecoms sector to reach net zero targets: the Telco SME Net Zero Guidance. Telecommunications in the UK currently connect 97 per cent of homes and serve […]
The General Assembly of the DVB Project has elected a new Steering Board to serve for the coming two years. It includes representatives of 43 companies across DVB’s four member constituencies. The companies represented on the DVB Steering Board 2023–2025 are as follows: Manufacturers / software suppliers: Ateme, Dolby, Enensys, Ericsson, Fraunhofer IIS, HiSilicon, InterDigital, […]