Italian broadcaster Mediaset is seeking an Italian court order for the seizure of 3.5 per cent of France’s Vivendi, in the latest chapter of the dispute between the two media groups. This comes after both Mediaset and its holding company Fininvest in August filed law suits for damages against Vivendi over allegedly failing to respect […]
IBM, Google and seven other tech groups are cooperating to launch an open spec that could boost data centre server performance by up to ten times and break Intel’s hold on the market, reports Reuters. Open Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (OpenCAPI), is an open forum to provide a high bandwidth, low latency open interface design […]
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, content and media company Altice has agreed to acquire an aggregate number of 23,072,805 SFR Group shares in private off-market transactions (representing 5.21 per cent of outstanding SFR Group shares). In consideration for these acquisitions, Altice will deliver to the sellers an aggregate number of 36,916,488 common shares A which it […]
One set of results – albeit limited in detail – generated some extremely different conclusions and comments from equity analysts who closely watch Sky’s trio of European operations. Sky issued its Q1 results on October 13th.. Berenberg Bank’s comments were headlined “Underwhelming” saying that the absence of most key performance indicators, and of EBIT, took […]
Discovery Communications has agreed to make a minority investment of $100 million (€90.6m) and enter into a strategic partnership with Group Nine Media – a new media holding company consisting of Thrillist Media Group, NowThis Media, The Dodo and Discovery’s digital network Seeker (along with its production studio SourceFed Studios). Axel Springer will maintain its […]
Bangladesh, which has only just permitted DTH broadcasts (via operator RealVu) to start, has slapped a ban on the country’s embryonic IPTV and VoD service providers. The local regulator (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, BTRC) already has something of a reactionary reputation. In 2013 it slapped a similar ‘ban’ on online blogging, as well as limited […]
Chris Rock is making his return to the stand-up comedy, following an eight-year absence, with two upcoming Netflix comedy specials in a deal reportedly worth $40 million (€36.3m). Rock will tape his first show for the streaming giant in 2017, according to Variety, with a second to follow at an unconfirmed time. Rock previously recorded […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) intends limiting the amount that broadcasters can charge viewers for watching HD channels. TRAI’s draft new consumer tariffs say that HD channels may only be charged at three times the rate of Standard Definition (SD) channels. If an existing SD channel is ‘mirrored’ by an HD version then […]
Pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness and The Walt Disney Company have launched a collaboration on the animated feature film, Moana, in the latest instalment in the ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign. The 35” trailer, will run across cinema screens nationwide and features Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson – who voices Maui […]
Normally at this time of the year, Sky reveals its Q1 numbers. This year it is different, and the statement is converted into a much reduced market statement, and missing many important elements, not least many of its key performance indicators. Some of this extra information will be unveiled at a dedicated Investor day on […]