The newly-created BBC Studios has officially launched, which the corporation heralding it as a new chapter in its content creation and exploitation activities. In an environment of increasing competition for viewers, the merger of BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios aims to bring the BBC Group into line with the rest of the industry and ensure […]
The agreement between Sky Italia and Mediaset, where a batch of Mediaset’s premium channels (5 cinema and 4 series/entertainment) will shortly be carried on Sky Italia’s satellite service, is seemingly good for both organisations. A bank reports: “While complex, the deal could have a similar effect as an outright sale of the pay-TV platform (a […]
Nigeria’s Communications Satellite organisation (NigComSat) is reportedly in talks with Turkey’s Turksat about potential cooperation. The talks began at the recent Washington Satellite 2018 show and where NigSatCom said the parties were looking at how the two organisations could expand their respective footprints. Also discussed was potential access to the other’s bandwidth, as well as […]
Liberty Global is in talks with Sunrise Communications Group about a potential partnership to combine and expand their businesses in Switzerland, according to Reuters. The early-stage discussions could pave the way for a joint venture between Liberty’s UPC unit and Zurich-based Sunrise, which has a market value of about $4.2 billion. The combined business’s structure […]
Following the December 2017 announcement by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) that it had decided to not oppose the proposed merger of FOX SPORTS and Foxtel after finding the transaction would not substantially lessen competition, News Corp and Telstra have signed definitive agreements to combine Foxtel and FOX SPORTS Australia, which they say […]
Telecom Italia looks set to pull out of a proposed joint-venture with Canal+, the pay-TV arm of its top shareholder French media group Vivendi, according to a Reuters report. Under the terms of the joint-venture, which had been challenged by Telecom Italia’s independent directors, the phone group would pay for content provided by Canal+. An […]
The BBC’s commercial division is looking at stumping up £500 million (€560m) to take full control of its UKTV joint-venture with Scripps Networks Interactive, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph citing industry insiders. BBC Worldwide would be the acquirer, and the newspaper says the BBC would seek funding from private investors. The move comes about […]
With its parent company Vivendi under regulatory pressure regarding its shareholdings in both Telecom Italia and pay-TV operator Mediaset, Canal + is forming a joint-venture with Telecom Italia focused on rights acquisition and production of films and TV series. The joint venture’s aim is to support Telecom Italia in developing a unique pay-TV offer in […]
NBCUniversal and Snap have joined forces to create a new digital content studio. Based in Santa Monica, California, the joint venture will make made-for-mobile programming to debut primarily on multimedia mobile application Snapchat. The initial focus will be to develop and produce shows, including scripted and other genres, for the platform. NBCUniversal and Snap have equal […]
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications are launching a joint premium entertainment streaming service in Germany, which they say brings an exciting content offering to the market. They say the initiative defines a new way for media companies to bring their content to fans across all screens and new opportunities for advertisers to reach […]