At the YouTube Festival 2025 in Paris, Google-owned video platform YouTube unveiled figures from its economic impact report on the creators’ economy in France. Content creators and their activities have accordingly contributed more than €1 billion to France’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time in 2024. The figure includes direct revenue generated from […]
Ticketek Entertainment Group (TEG), a Fan Experience Group powered by digital, data, and technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to transform the future of live entertainment, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI), data innovation, to build the next-generation of Fan experiences. United by TEG’s purpose of Partnering to Make Life Better Live, the […]
Mantis, a provider of contextual advertising solutions with built-in brand safety and suitability, has revealed data highlighting that 64 per cent of articles covering The Celebrity Traitors (published and analysed across the Mantis network, between October 8th – 27th ) are being flagged as unsafe for advertising by these outdated tools. This is due to […]
Google has terminated its long-standing partnership with Movies Anywhere, the industry-backed service that enabled consumers access to purchased films across ecosystems. Google Play and YouTube users can no longer sync new purchases to their Movies Anywhere libraries, nor can they redeem digital codes through Google’s platforms into the shared locker. Previously owned titles remain accessible […]
As part of an announcement from The City of Rio de Janeiro and X, The Moonshot Factory, Taara announced a trailblazing new partnership to deploy the world’s first mesh network of high-speed wireless optical links to deliver fast, abundant and secure connectivity to schools, hospitals and city offices in Rio. Our goal is to bridge […]
YouTube TV subscribers in the US have lost access to multiple channels owned by The Walt Disney Corporation – including the likes of ESPN, FX, Nat Geo and ABC – as the two companies remain engaged in a carriage dispute. YouTube TV, owned by Google, pulled every channel owned by Disney on October 30th after […]
Bulgarian aerospace company EnduroSat has raised $104 million (€89.8m) from investors, including Google Ventures, Lux Capital and the European Investment Council, as the Sofia-based company scales up production of its small and mid-sized satellites. Compact satellite makers such as EnduroSat are seeing a surge in demand as governments and companies seek secure communications and Earth […]
French MPs have voted to double the rate of the so-called GAFAM tax, which targets the largest tech US companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple, from 3 per cent to 6 per cent. The French government was opposed to such a rise, initially set at 15 per cent, worried about possible disproportionate retaliation from […]
Arcade, the management company behind global phenomenon The Sidemen, has announced the appointment of Pete Cory as Chairman, marking the beginning of an exciting new phase for the company following investment from Lumina. Most recently serving as Managing Director for YouTube’s EMEA Partner Development division, Cory brings more than 35 years of experience at the […]
NBCUniversal and Google have announced a long-term distribution agreement to continue delivering a range of entertainment options across the US. Matt Schnaars, President of Platform Distribution & Partnerships, NBCUniversal, commented: “Our new agreement with Google is a clear win for both our business and our viewers – underscoring the enduring value of our must-see shows, […]