ITV has confirmed it is in preliminary discussions with Sky for the sale of its Media and Entertainment business.
WBD streaming tops 128m subs as HBO Max prepares next European wave
Warner Bros. Discovery has pushed its global streaming base to 128 million subscribers, up 2.3 million in the quarter and 16% year-on-year, as it expands the HBO Max streaming service […]
French broadcasters warn of sharp rise in DTT carriage costs from 2026
France’s Audiovisual Sector association (LaFA) has warned that public and private TV channels face a significant increase in TNT (DTT) transmission fees when multi-year carriage contracts are renewed from 2026.
HBO Max sets German launch for January 2026, Ad Alliance to handle ad sales
HBO Max will launch in Germany in January 2026, marking the next major step in Warner Bros. Discovery’s European rollout of its global streaming platform.
John C. Malone to become Chairman Emeritus at Liberty Media
Liberty Media has confirmed that long-standing chair John Malone will step down from the board on 1 January 2026 and transition to Chairman Emeritus.
Virgin Media O2 turns to Starlink for UK-first ‘O2 Satellite’ service
Virgin Media O2 has struck a multi-year deal with Starlink’s Direct to Cell network to launch “O2 Satellite”, a handset-to-satellite service that will extend coverage into rural and coastal not-spots […]
Netflix to bring in real-time voting to entertainment formats
Netflix is preparing to let viewers vote – live, in real time – on the outcome of its shows, and it wants that to become part of the core streaming […]
Industry-wide call for EU to act on real-time piracy
Some of Europe’s biggest sports leagues, broadcasters and live event operators are urging Brussels to introduce new EU rules to tackle real-time piracy of live content, warning that current measures […]
MFE strengthens control at ProSiebenSat.1 with new Seven.One Media CEO
MFE-MediaForEurope continues its rapid consolidation of control over ProSiebenSat.1 by placing an executive from its own ranks at the top of the German broadcaster’s advertising sales subsidiary Seven.One Media.
UK terrestrial TV switch-off plan ‘risks cutting off 10m viewers’
The UK’s proposed move to an all-IP television market in the 2030s risks leaving millions of people without access to any TV at all, according to new analysis that […]