Macquarie Asset Management is exiting broadcast infrastructure company Arqiva, agreeing the sale of its 26.5% stake for £16.5 million (€19.5m).
Deutsche Telekom expands Disney+ partnership; Magyar Telekom first with expanded offer
Deutsche Telekom is deepening its pan-European partnership with Disney+, rolling out new bundles and tighter platform integration across its footprint from this week.
Finland’s Digita Group sold to GI Partners
GI Partners has agreed to acquire Nordic tower and broadcast infrastructure operator Digita Group from funds managed by DigitalBridge, in a deal that will hand the US investment firm a […]
DAZN withdraws from Belgian Pro League after distribution failure
DAZN has pulled out of its domestic rights deal for Belgian top-flight football, throwing the Pro League’s broadcast plans into turmoil and raising the prospect of a TV blackout.
LALIGA presses Brussels for binding anti-piracy law after EUIPO finds EC plan ineffective
LALIGA has called on the European Commission to move from non-binding guidance to hard law on tackling live sports piracy, after a new monitoring report from the European Union Intellectual […]
Paramount lines up UK and German Champions League rights in major shake-up
Paramount Skydance is set to become the main home of the UEFA Champions League in the UK – and a key broadcaster in Germany – from 2027, after winning the […]
BBC puts 84 product managers at risk in digital product shake-up
The BBC has placed 84 product managers in its digital product group at risk of redundancy as it moves to a new Silicon Valley-inspired operating model for services including BBC […]
ACE and DAZN shut down major Spanish live streaming piracy site
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and sports streamer DAZN have forced the shutdown of Photocall, a Spain-based piracy operation that illegally restreamed live TV channels and logged more […]
Amazon tightens Fire TV controls in crackdown on illegal sports streaming
Amazon is stepping up efforts to curb illegal sports streaming on its Fire TV platform, with plans to block apps identified as providing pirated content across both new and existing […]
Sky Sports pulls TikTok channel after online backlash
Sky Sports has pulled the plug on its new female-focused TikTok brand Halo just days after launch, following a wave of criticism that the channel was patronising and sexist.