Hearst, the US media giant, has agreed a deal to acquire The Walt Disney Company’s 50 per cent stake in A+E Global Media in a deal worth around $1.2 billion (€1.04bn) in cash, giving it full ownership of the television and content business. Disney’s exit from A+E follows the company’s efforts to prioritise streaming and […]
The Walt Disney Company has posted why it described as “strong fiscal Q3 results” and reiterated its full-year outlook. Revenues increased 7 per cent for the third quarter to $25.2 billion (€21.8bn) from $23.7 billion in Q3 fiscal 2025. Income before income taxes increased 14 per cent to $3.6 billion from $3.2 billion in Q3 […]
The Walt Disney Company and TikTok have announced a global deal that will bring fans and creators alike a new way to discover and create content utilising scenes and moments from Disney content The agreement, which will pilot in the US in the coming months with the intention of other markets to follow, will bring […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has added the rights to show all of the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships across 45 markets in Europe (excluding the Nordics, Poland and Russia) through a partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Every event – including 24 men’s, 24 women’s and two mixed relays – will stream live and […]
Parks Associates has unveiled new research from its Consumer Insights: Tech Ecosystem Dashboard and AI Experience Dashboard showing artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the smart speaker market, as consumers increasingly expect devices to deliver personalised, context-aware assistance. The research shows one-half of US internet households own a smart speaker or smart display, making it one […]
SpaceX’s president and COO, Gwynne Shotwell, told analysts during the company’s Q2 earnings call that the business will turn into a fully-fledged mobile telco, and will hit the ‘Big Three’ (Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile) in the process. These three make roughly $600 billion (€520bn) a year, and Starlink sees that market as ripe for picking. […]
FuboTV, the US sports-first streaming service, has announced its financial results for its third quarter fiscal 2026 ended June 30th, and reported a record-high number of subscribers in North America. New FuboTV CEO, Alisa Bowen, commented: “Since my appointment in July, my confidence in FuboTV’s differentiation and unique growth prospects has only continued to build. […]
South Africa’s SABC public broadcasting’s SABC+ streaming platform has signed up more than 3 million registered users, although the broadcaster doesn’t specify how many are active viewers. Nevertheless, the number of registered users has doubled in terms of sign-ups over the past four months, which includes the period when SABC was covering the FIFA World […]
Over 5 million Brits have been harmed by wrong advice from an AI chatbot – from lost money to health scares and damaged relationships – reveals research by Uswitch, the comparison and switching service. The way Britain uses the internet is shifting again – from searching the web to confiding in it. More than two […]
ITV has announced a partnership with Snack Media, a representative of digital rights for major sports bodies, further expanding its YouTube sales offering. The first partner is the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Under this agreement, ITV will represent advertising opportunities across the PDC’s YouTube channel, providing brands with access to brand safe, broadcast-quality content on […]
Consumers electronics brand, Hisense has announced the addition of the official Xbox app on the VIDAA platform in the UK. To mark the launch, anyone who purchases a range of RGB MiniLED, MiniLED, or selected Laser Cinema products between August 5th and November 3rd will be able to redeem a code to claim an exclusive […]
Sir Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Long Beach and New Zealand-based Rocket Lab, talking about the position of his business and competing against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, stressed that Rocket Lab would not outspend the two but would out-innovate them. Beck said innovation has been the reason for Rocket lab’s […]
Comcast has decided to unpack itself while at the same time trying to bag ITV broadcasting through Sky. In the meantime, Fox has bagged Roku, at which Netflix looked but decided to keep its checkout basket empty. Just as well, since the rumours have already started that the streamer will now bid for the newly […]