The Competition and Markets authority has referred the proposed merger of Liberty Global’s Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with Telefonica’s O2 for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation.
Sony to buy Crunchyroll from AT&T
AT&T is to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Funimation Global Group, a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.’s subsidiary, Aniplex for $1.175 billion.
Canal wins court fight against EU-Paramount movie licence agreement
Canal+ has declared victory in its court action against a deal struck between European competition regulators and Paramount Pictures.
Ofcom: Traditional broadcasting needs radical shake-up
New regulation is needed for public service broadcasting to be able to compete in the online world, according to Ofcom.
AdC slaps MEO with €84 million fine
The Portuguese Competition Authority has imposed a fine of €84 million on telecommunication operator MEO after it was found to have fixed the pricing on mobile and fixed telecommunications service with NOWO.
HBO Max to expand into Europe by the second half of 2021
HBO Max will move into Europe during the second half of 2021, according to HBO Max Global boss Andy Forssell.
Discovery announces new global streaming service
Newly launched streaming service discovery+ will go global on January 4 with a rollout of non-scripted content across 25 countries.
Vodafone Deutschland offers Apple TV 4K as OTT receiver
Vodafone Deutschland is now offering the Apple TV 4K box to viewers who want to access its OTT platform GigaTV.
Arqiva pulls out of Freeview
Arqiva is to stand down as a shareholder in Digital UK, the company behind Freeview.
ORS: 5G Broadcast is the future of television, but challenges remain
5G Broadcast is the future of television, but there are still some hurdles to overcome. This is the conclusion by Michael Wagenhofer, CEO of ORS, the technical services subsidiary of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, in a presentation of the 5G Broadcast trial in Vienna at the EBU-Forecast 2020 seminar.