The UK’s BBC Three will return as a broadcast channel in early February 2022 following a decision by Ofcom.
Orange head Stéphane Richard resigns
Orange’s chairman and CEO Stéphane Richard has resigned after being found guilty by the Paris Court of Appeal of aiding and abetting in the misuse of public funds.
HbbTV Association announces 2021 award winners
The winners of the HbbTV Awards 2021 have been announced in a ceremony in Paris.
M7 inks three 1W agreements
Canal+’s M7 Group has concluded new HD satellite capacity agreements for its 1 degree West platform with RTL Hungary, ViacomCBS and Network4/Viasat World.
ITV unveils ITV AdLabs
The UK broadcaster ITV has launched ITV Adlabs, a new enterprise and strategy to bring together all of ITV Commercial’s innovation.
GlobalConnect to buy leading operator and Telenor Sweden fibre assets
GlobalConnect Sweden has reached an agreement with Telenor Sweden to acquire communications operator Open Universe and Telenor Sweden’s SDU fibre assets for SEK3 billion (€296 million).
Roku launches live TV offer in Germany
US streaming provider Roku is introducing the new category “Channels with Live TV” in Germany.
Orange Belgium set to buy VOO
Orange Belgium has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire the Walloon cable operator VOO.
IBAM survey: 65.7% of respondents won’t attend IBC
A survey by broadcast and media trade body IBAM has found 65.7% of respondents do not intend to visit this year’s IBC2021 event.
Malone: I tried to buy Netflix
It’s emerged that media giant John Malone attempted to buy Netflix in the early days of the streaming service.