The planned sale of Eutelsat’s ground infrastructure for €550 million has collapsed. Reuters is reporting that the French government stepped in to scupper the sale. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure earlier this week blocked Eutelsat’s sale of its ground antennas, he said on January 30th, citing national security concerns tied to the satellite operator, the […]
Antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has welcomed the success of Operation Switch Off, a coordinated global law-enforcement action addressing industrial-scale illegal IPTV services impacting audiences and content markets around the world. Led by the District Prosecutor’s Office of Catania and the Italian State Police (Postal and Cybercrime Police) and C.O.S.C. Catania, […]
The Board of Directors of ATSC, the Broadcast Standards Association, has elected its 2026 Chair and Vice Chairs, welcomed new directors and appointed 2026 officers. At the Board’s January meeting, John I. Taylor of LG Electronics USA (pictured) was re-elected Chairman, while representatives of two ATSC founding member organisations – Lynn Claudy of the National […]
Would–be global cellular connectivity supplier AST SpaceMobile, now with six satellites in orbit and a seventh planned to launch later in February, is forecast to see revenues growing to $685 million (€573.8m). The estimates come from wealth management and investment firm William Blair in a report on January 27th. William Blair has rated AST as […]
A report from senior analyst Sam McHugh at investment bank BNP–Paribas on US cable giants Charter Communications and Comcast is not positive. The bank’s report says that US cable has become more aggressive following their commentary around fibre being promotional in Q4 2025. “Comcast is discounting heavily around the Winter Olympics, while it appears Charter […]
Peacock, the streaming service from Comcast unit NBCUniversal, has posted a widened Q4 loss of $552 million (€462.7m), compared with $372 million a year-ago. Comcast attributed the higher Peacock loss down in part to the launch of the NBA and an exclusive NFL game. Due to its sports and entertainment lineup, Peacock posted $1.6 billion […]
The overwhelming comments from just about anyone in the space industry is that a SpaceX initial public offering (IPO) cannot happen soon enough. “Everyone would benefit” is the general consensus. However, there are opposing views. One negative comes from Mark Boggett, CEO of Seraphim Space, which is a leading global space-tech investor and with its […]
South Korean technology company LG Display has shifted at long last to a surplus in annual operating profit for the first time in four years. The Korean display industry, which was pushed to the brink by China’s low-cost product offensive, has reportedly begun to rebound through structural improvements. LG Display has announced that it recorded […]
Telia, the Swedish multinational telco, has reported that Q4 revenue amounted to SEK 21.3 billion (€2.02bn) and increased 1.6 per cent, like for like. Service revenue increased 2.1 per cent, like for like, driven by continued strong momentum in Sweden and the Baltics. Full year revenue amounted to SEK 81 billion and increased 1.8 per […]
JP Evangelista has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Content, Programming & Marketing. In this expanded role, Evangelista is responsible for Vevo’s global creative and marketing strategy, strengthening artist and label partnerships, and accelerating audience growth through innovative programming and multi-platform storytelling. Evangelista and his teams collaborate with artists to establish, grow and nurture […]