GB News shouldn’t have used politicians as news presenters, the regulator Ofcom has said, ruling that the right-wing broadcaster broke impartiality rules on five separate occasions.
Altice sells BFM and RMC TV
Altice Group has sold its media unit including the RFM and RMC TV channels to the French-Lebanese shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saadé.
Streaming increase for RTL Group
Paying subscribers for RTL Group’s streaming services RTL+ in Germany and Hungary and 6play in France were up 30.5% to 5.569 million at the end of 2023.
Roku admits data breach on 15,000 streaming accounts
Roku has confirmed a data breach that led to the details of accounts belonging to 15,363 users of its streaming service being hacked.
SeaChange to be acquired by Partner One
Software company Partner One is to acquire video delivery firm SeaChange in a $30 million.
Altice faces corruption probe
French financial prosecutors have launched an investigation into Patrick Drahi’s Altice group.
Canal grows international operations
Canal+ Group put on an additional 900,000 subscribers in 2023 as the company stepped up its international development in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa.
M6 outlines plans for AVOD platform
French commercial station M6 says the ambition for its new streaming service is to offer a “platform made for the modern television viewer”.
Disney needs to catch Netflix’s ‘gold standard’ tech
Disney’s CEO has admitted the company is behind streaming rival Netflix when it comes to technology.
Talk TV goes streaming only, removes linear platforms
Talk TV is to drop its linear TV channels and will maintain an online presence only.