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OneWeb fully funded with extra Bharti cash

Bharti Global has invested an extra $500 million (€420.5m) into satellite constellation OneWeb. It means that the business is fully funded at $2.4 billion. The extra cash from Bharti means that it now owns 38.6 per cent of the business. The other key investors, Eutelsat, the UK government and Softbank, are each holding 19.3 per […]

June 29, 2021By Chris Forrester

Samba TV announces UK promotions

Samba TV, a global player in omniscreen advertising and analytics, has announced two key promotions based in the UK to drive growth and strengthen the company’s global partnerships. Samba TV is further strengthening its international presence with the promotion of David Barker to Senior Vice President of Global Commercial Partnerships. Having dedicated over 25 years […]

June 27, 2021

WWE returning to UK

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is set to return to the UK for the first time in over two years. The company has revealed it will be putting on four live shows this September – the first UK dates since November 2019 after the pandemic wiped out all international touring in 2020. In an annoucement, the […]

June 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare

UK offering rocket launch licences

The UK government is issuing licences for rocket launches from its official spaceports. The May 24th announcement talked of space tourism also being included and for the sites to be ready for operation from summer 2022. “Developed with the UK Space Agency and the Civil Aviation Authority, new regulations being laid in Parliament today will […]

May 25, 2021By Chris Forrester

Mulan £20/€22 in Europe

Disney has revealed that it will cost £19.99 to rent the live-action Mulan remake in UK homes when the movie launches on September 4th, forgoing a theatrical release. In European markets where Disney+ is present it will cost €21.99. The price is slightly lower than the US market where it was previously announced it will […]

August 25, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Huawei 5G tech must be stripped from UK by 2027

Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden, has told the House of Commons the UK’s mobile providers will be banned from buying new Huawei 5G equipment from December 31st, and they must remove all of the Chinese firm’s 5G kit from their networks by 2027. It follows sanctions imposed by Washington, which claims the firm poses a national […]

July 14, 2020

STV Player launching UK-wide on Virgin Media

STV, the Scottish broadcaster, has agreed a deal with Virgin Media which will give its TV customers across the UK access to the STV Player. The STV Player app and catch-up service was integrated into Virgin Media’s STBs for viewers in Scotland in December 2018.  This new deal ensures that STV content can now be […]

June 11, 2020