Mediaset has teamed up with Italian infrastructure fund F2i to launch a joint takeover bid for 60 per cent of Italy’s leading independent tower company EI Towers. The Italian commercial broadcaster already owns 40 per cent of EI Towers, which has an estimated market value of €1.4 billion. The 60 per cent stake could be […]
The French Government has unveiled its 5G roadmap and launched four priority courses of action. “5G is strategically vital to France’s industry, the competitiveness of our economy, innovation and revitalised public services,” says Electronic communications and postal regulatory authority, Arcep. “Starting in 2020, 5G is promising to deliver a jump in technological performances and pave […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has issued a statement announcing circulation of a draft hearing designation order regarding the Sinclair/Tribune transaction paving the way for a judicial hearing. “Based on a thorough review of the record, I have serious concerns about the Sinclair/Tribune transaction,” stated Pai. “The evidence we’ve received suggests that certain station […]
The owner and operator of a major pirate streaming service, and mass supplier of illicit streaming devices that provided illegal access to Premier League football, has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty, the owner of Evolution Trading, appeared in Newcastle Crown Court in the north-east of England for sentencing after pleading […]
In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) business Gogo says it is considering splitting itself into two entities, one focusing on Business Aviation and the other on Commercial Aviation. No firm decision had yet been made. It announced results which saw profit in the Business sub-division had grown 24 per cent in Q1, but its Commercial division saw profits […]
Collaboration between multiplay operator VodafoneZiggo, the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) and Dutch Police has seen the closure of a card sharing piracy network, with the operator of the illegal network being convicted and sentenced to 240 hours community service and fined over €45,000 at a court in Groningen. The man was convicted of criminal offences […]
SpotX, the video advertising and monetisation platform, today announced the appointment of Marco Ruivenkamp to the role of Managing Director of SpotX and smartclip, Benelux. Ruivenkamp brings more than 20 years of experience and will play a key role in moving the merger of the two companies forward and the continued growth of SpotX in […]
The UK’s Panel on Takeovers and Mergers – which administers the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers – has ruled that Disney must offer £14 a share for Sky if it succeeds in buying Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox. The price set by the Panel on July 13th is the same as 21CF’s current offer […]
Subscribers to short-form mobile series service Studio+ have received an email advising them the platform will shut down shortly. The news comes just a couple weeks after Canal+ announced it was closing down its SVoD service Canalplay after the number of subscribers dropped to 200,000. Launched two years ago at Mip TV, Vivendi’s mobile platform […]
Research from UK alternative digital infrastructure provider CityFibre suggests that millions of broadband customers across the UK may have been misled about their broadband service. Now that almost all broadband customers say a reliable Internet connection is important to them, clarity on which technology offers the best service is vital. The clear majority (86 per […]