Business
Business
Comcast ‘could acquire Roku’ as it looks to push into streaming
According to reports, the company is looking to expand its presence in the streaming market
Business
Sky appeals to regulators over DAZN-Telecom Italia Serie A deal
Satellite giant claims deal is "illegitimate"
Business
RTL Nederland, Talpa Network to merge
Dealm subject to approval from the competition authorities, is expected to be completed in the first half of 2022
Business
PwC: Media merger activity on the rise again
In the six months to mid-May 410 deals within the media industry were announced
Business
IBC 2021 opens visitor registration
This year's conference and exhibition take place from 3rd-6th December
Business
BT Sport ‘holds talks with Rupert Murdoch’
Talks with News UK are said to be at an early stage
Business
Amino Technologies rebrands as Aferian
Company's two go-to-market brands, 24i and Amino Communications, will continue to operate under their respective names
Business
Ofcom ‘to be given SVoD regulatory powers’
Government reportedly want to "level the playing field" between broadcasters and VoD services
Business
Channel 4 could be privatised ‘as soon as next year’
Options are said to include an outright sale, a partial offloading of the government's stake or a mutual ownership model
Business
Huge European football broadcast rights package unveiled
Package includes the top domestic leagues in Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Iceland, Latvia and Kazakhstan
Media Management
Telstra Broadcast Services acquires MediaCloud
All employees, customers and suppliers will move to Telstra as part of the deal
Business
Searchlight, Invesco launch Mediapro takeover bid
Companies are offering a further investment of €150 million in order to take control
Business
Amazon wins rights to Ligue 1, sparks Canal Plus protest
Canal Plus has refused to broadcast the two matches a week it has been awarded, stating the deal is detrimental to the league's historic...
Business
GB News plans radio station launch
New DAB national station could launch as early as next month
Business
Discovery nets French Open for another five years
In 2021, Eurosport has reported significant year-on-year growth in its audience watching via digital platforms during the first eight days of the Grand Slam...
Live Production
How can broadcasters secure themselves against possible cyber attacks?
Following the recent ransomware attack on one US media group, Quantum's Eric Bassier explains why broadcasters are being targeted, and how they can safeguard...
Business
DAZN ‘rejects Sky Italia content deal bid’
According to reports, DAZN has rejected Sky's bid to keep its app on its set-top-box and satellite service
Business
EBS rebrands as PA TV Metadata, wins GB News contract
Pawa – the cloud-based metadata platform developed by EBS – will continue to underpin the company's offering
Business
Analysts: Europe’s broadcasters to net €8 billion in football revenues
Revenues will bounce back as fans return to stadiums for the 2021/22 season
Business
Derek Chang to lead Friend MTS
Company's founder Jonathan Friend will move to the role of chief product officer
Business
EBU appoints new head of digital, transformation and platforms
Wouter Quartier will play an important role as part of EBU's Media Management team, bringing into play his digital transformation and data management experience
Media Management
Codemill acquires MAM solution company Cantemo
Codemill intends to integrate Cantemo's MAM with its Accurate.Video product suite and Accurate Player SDK
Business
Oliver Dowden wants search for new Ofcom chair to begin again
Culture secretary wants the search to "start afresh"
Business
Roman Abramovich invests in ‘Russian Netflix’
During 2020, Ivi has the largest share of Russia's streaming market
Business
24i acquires Danish pay-TV platform Nordija
Company is looking to expand its TV as a Service offering
Business
Amazon enters into “definitive merger agreement” with MGM
“The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalogue that we plan to reimagine and develop...
Business
Steve Penney joins pixitmedia
Penney will lead the team in software development, delivery and customer support functions
Business
Crimp: It made sense to move IBC to December
IBC CEO Mike Crimp talks to TVBEurope about why the event's organisers have taken a "calculated risk" to move this year's show to December,...
Business
IBC announces shift to December
CEO Mike Crimp said the event's organisers feel the "best opportunity" for the show would be the move to the end of the year
Business
Disney plans to close 100 international TV channels
CEO Bob Chapek said Disney doesn't want to be left behind in the move to viewing content online
Business
Is ViacomCBS the next big M&A target?
Bank of America analyst suggests company's large library could command a premium as content increasingly comes to be the key differentiator for streaming enterprises
Business
BBC, ITV beat the scrum for Six Nations broadcast rights
Men’s Guinness Six Nations, Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under- 20’s all set to stay on free-to-air TV
Business
Martin Soukup joins Ross Video
Soukup joins Ross Video as vice president of product development
Business
High profile mergers point to domestic consolidation landscape in Europe
The Warner-Discovery and TF1-M6 merger plans have dramatically pushed consolidation up European commercial television’s agenda, says Enders Analysis, while investors believe the landscape for...
Business
Business
French football league reportedly considering its own TV channel
LFP said to be considering its own TV channel to broadcast 80 per cent of matches
Business
TF1 and M6 enter ‘exclusive’ merger negotiations
Deal, which has been approved by both companies boards, would lead to an acceleration in the development of a French streaming champion to take...
Business
Discovery, AT&T merge to create new ‘super streamer’
Discovery CEO David Zaslav will lead the new company