Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have called for concerted, cross-border action in response to intellectual property crime. The call follows the publication of the 2017 Situation Report on Counterfeiting and Piracy in the European Union, a joint project between the two bodies. The report establishes that organised criminal groups are involved […]
Danish technology company Triax has announced the appointment of Thorsten Spanka as VP Hospitality Sales. Thorsten brings with him many successful years of industry experience, having built and led international hospitality-focused sales teams at Siemens, and more recently at ASC AG and NFON AG. “I’m thrilled to join Triax at such an exciting time of […]
F1’s new owners, Liberty Media, believe the UK TV rights deal they have inherited from the previous management, led by Bernie Ecclestone, is damaging to the sport – with Sky’s coverage entirely immersed behind a paywall from 2019 to 2024. Sean Bratches, the MD of commercial operations for the Formula One Group, sees FTA television as […]
Altice has announced that Altice USA has priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 63,943,029 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $30 per share. Of the shares of Altice USA’s Class A common stock included in the offering, 12,068,966 shares will be sold by Altice USA, 31,475,965 […]
Deutsche Telekom has indicated that an overall total of between €300 and €500 billion will be invested in deploying 5G in Europe. The 5G PPP is leading 5G research in Europe with €700 million of investments to be leveraged by a factor of 5 bringing total investment into the 5G PPP to more than €4 […]
Turner Asia Pacific has announced an investment in POPS Worldwide, which sees Turner take a significant minority stake in the Vietnamese digital media and creator network. This investment represents an opportunity for Turner to participate in the growth of one of Asia’s most successful digital entertainment companies, reaching new audiences and further extending its existing […]
Ericsson has hired Morgan Stanley to explore a sale of its media solutions business, and Goldman Sachs to look at off-loading its broadcast and media services unit. The business units have attracted interest from private equity and technology and media companies, Bloomberg reports. Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm said in March that he was considering a […]
As the European Parliament examines the future ePrivacy Regulation, the EBU has expressed its concern at draft provisions that would hamper European media organisations’ capacity to innovate and improve their digital services. While the EBU welcomes the overall aims of the proposal, concerns are raised by potential restrictions on the role of third parties which […]
Orange plans to reduce its stake in British rival BT Group from 4 per cent to as little as 1.33 per cent, according to a company statement. Shares in BT, Britain’s largest telco, have fallen by around 21 per cent since the start of the year after an accounting scandal in Italy forced the group […]
The Spanish regulatory body CNMC has hit Telefónica’s Movistar Plus with a €661,796 fine for failing to comply with the obligation by law to finance European TV movies and series in 2014. In addition, the watchdog has requested DTS, owned by Movistar Plus, to invest €7.4 million (of which €1.3 million will be destined to […]