French digital media firm Brut has secured $75 million from investors that include James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and Orange Ventures.
JW Player raises $100m in Series E funding
Video software platform JW Player has raised $100 million in Series E funding from technology specialists LLR Partners.
RTL Group and Talpa Network to merge Dutch operations
RTL Group and Talpa Network to create a strong Dutch cross-media group to compete with global tech platforms by merging RTL Nederland and John de Mol’s Talpa Network.
Simplestream secures £1m funding
Simplestream is to increase its headcount by 15 after securing a £1 million loan from the alternative lender BOOST&Co.
Dating revenues give ProSiebenSat.1 optimism
ProSiebenSat.1 Group has increased its full year outlook and revenues after a good first quarter.
NEP The Netherlands acquires Stoneroos
NEP The Netherlands (NEP) has reached agreement on the acquisition of Stoneroos.
KPN rejects takeover bids
The Dutch incumbent KPN has rejected two unrelated and unsolicited takeover bids, concluding that they failed to “provide tangible and material added value” over its recent updated growth strategy.
Sky’s best Q1 in six years
Sky has recorded its best first quarter customer additions in six years.
Telenet to extend homeworking policy
Belgium’s Telenet is to permanently extend its policy on homeworking.
Discovery+ starts making its mark
Discovery ended the first quarter with 13 million global next generation paying D2C subscribers.