Journey, the multidimensional experience agency, has acquired the UK-based Dimension Studio, a creative technology company specialising in virtual production for film and episodic TV, animation, location-based entertainment and live experiences. Journey aims to redefine the experiences that connect people, brands and culture. From immersive storytelling at the Empire State Building, to reimagining opera in The Adventures of Kavalier […]

Paramount has made an all-cash offer to for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) at $30 per share, gatecrashing the Netflix deal. It claims its offer is “superior” to the offer from Netflix, and its proposed transaction is for the entirety of WBD, including the Global Networks segment. Paramount said its “strategically and financially compelling offer to […]

MediaKind, a specialist in cloud-based video streaming technology, has entered into an agreement to acquire the video business of Harmonic for approximately $145 million (€124.5m). Following a French employee works council consultation process, the companies will immediately execute a purchase agreement, and the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject […]

Following reports of exclusive negotiations between Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), a deal has swiftly been confirmed that will see the streaming giant acquire WBD’s TV and film studios and streaming division – including the likes of HBO Max, the Harry Potter Universe and DC Comics – at a total equity value of approximately […]

Versant, Comcast’s planned spin-off of select media brands and digital businesses, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Free TV Networks (FTN), a provider of free over-the-air digital broadcast networks and free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels in the US. Versant says the transaction will broaden its entertainment portfolio, expand distribution across key audience segments, […]

Secuoya Content Group has entered preliminary negotiations to acquire Mediapro, the prominent Spanish TV production company currently in financial difficulties. The Madrid-based group, led by Raúl Berdonés and Pablo Jimeno and known for its partnership with Netflix in Spain, has reportedly approached the Catalan producer’s newly installed management team with a proposal valued at around […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has received a second round of bids, including a mostly cash offer from Netflix according to Reuters, in an auction that could conclude before the end of the year. Paramount Skydance, Comcast and Netflix all worked on improved offers for the media giant ahead of the December 1st deadline for second […]

Video streaming software and services provider, Accedo, and OTT platform provider, Magine Pro, have signed a binding agreement to carve out and merge their respective SaaS businesses Accedo One and Magine Pro into a new jointly owned company. The merger will create a global player in SaaS solutions for OTT streaming, by combining Accedo One’s […]

MediaForEurope (MFE) has acquired a 32.9 per cent stake in Impresa, the Portuguese media group, broadcaster of the SIC television networks, and publisher of digital and print publications, including the weekly Expresso. MFE will now operate in six countries: Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal. The investment – valued at $20 million (€17.2m) and […]

Macquarie Asset Management, on behalf of Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund II and other Macquarie-managed vehicles, has agreed to the sale of their interests in Arqiva, the UK’s main distributor of TV, radio and cellular signals. Macquarie has been a long-term investor in Arqiva, which provides critical data, network, and communications services to media and utilities […]