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Liberty Global completes Sunrise spin-off

Liberty Global has completed the previously announced spin-off of its Swiss business, Sunrise, into a separate publicly traded company. The completion follows the approval of the transaction at a special meeting of Liberty Global shareholders on October 25th. Liberty Global will continue to own and operate its Liberty Telecom businesses in Belgium, Ireland, Slovakia, the […]

November 11, 2024

UK mmWave spectrum auction moves closer

The next UK spectrum auction has moved a significant step closer, with the publication of the text of the final regulations by media regulator Ofcom. This text, which may be subject to minor amendments, will be enacted and become law in early 2025. Next year, Ofcom will release spectrum in the 25.1-27.5 GHz and 40.5-43.5 […]

November 11, 2024

News Corp in “active discussions” over Foxtel sale

News Corp has confirmed that it is in “active discussions” over the sale of Foxtel, its Australian pay-TV unit, as the media group looks at ways to free the full value of all its assets. It ws first reported in August that News Corp was considering offloading Foxtel. Robert Thomson, CEO at News Corp told […]

November 11, 2024

MultiChoice facing challenging period

South Africa’s MultiChoice Group, itself now considerably under the influence of Canal+, has admitted it is facing financial headwinds. It will publish its full numbers on November 12th, but in a trading update issued on November 7th it said it has moved from a profit at the same time last year to a loss now. […]

November 11, 2024By Chris Forrester

Max on Prime Video in Sweden, Netherlands

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Prime Video have expanded their agreement to make Max, WBD’s streaming service, available as an add-on subscription through Prime Video in Sweden, and HBO Max in the Netherlands, effective immediately. Prime Video customers will be able to subscribe to Max to watch hit shows such as The Penguin, House of […]

November 11, 2024

Comercio TV partners with FAST Channels TV to launch streaming channel

Comercio TV, the premier Spanish-language financial news network, has announced a partnership with FAST Channels TV to bring its unique programming to a global audience through a new FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel. Comercio TV will deliver high-quality financial news, market insights, and educational content in Spanish, tailored to empower Hispanic audiences in the […]

November 11, 2024

Could Musk’s influence extend to FCC authorisation?

The past months have seen a tennis match of submissions volley back and forth between SpaceX and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over granting SpaceX and its Starlink satellites access spectrum and link with the world’s smartphones. SpaceX urgently wants access, and the FCC has – to date – firmly declined. A report from Scotiabank […]

November 11, 2024By Chris Forrester

Report: UK should restrict gambling ads

Restrictions on betting ads are increasingly becoming “the norm” across Europe in response to public health concerns, according to a report from gambling charity GambleAware. But advertising was left out of a white paper on gambling regulation published by the previous government in 2023 and Labour has yet to specify its plans. GambleAware claims UK […]

November 11, 2024

BBC investment brings £282m GVA to West Midlands

A new report forecasts that the BBC’s commitment to the West Midlands will bring an additional £282 million (€340.8m) in gross value added (GVA) to the region in the decade to 2031. This represents an increase of 44 per cent on what otherwise would have been the case. The independent study done by BOP Consulting […]

November 11, 2024

Ariane 6 delayed again

The already much-delayed launch date for Europe’s giant heavy lift Ariane 6 rocket has again been delayed. Arianespace officials and the European Space Agency (ESA) said in the summer they were working towards a December 2024 launch. But on November 8th, Arianespace announced that the rocket would not launch until Q1 2025 and “from mid-February”. […]

November 11, 2024By Chris Forrester

Mr Cinema brings DAZN to superyachts

Mr Cinema, the go-to commercial content provider for superyachts, has announced a content partnership with DAZN, the sports streaming platform. Effective immediately, Mr Cinema will bring two of the many free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels offered by DAZN, with more to come in future. Through this partnership, a variety sporting events will become available […]

November 11, 2024

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SES under considerable market pressure

November 7th saw satellite operator SES present its latest set of numbers. By and large the all-important analysts thought they were solid, and there was an initial uptick with share prices jumping from €3.50 to €3.81. But within a few hours that optimism had vanished and SES suffered the ignomany of falling to a 52-week […]

November 11, 2024 Chris Forrester
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News bump from Trump

How did he do that? A question asked many times about Donald Trump, now to be the 47th President of the US, having already been the 45th. It turns out he’s better at politics than business. When that question is asked about him in the business world, it usually relates to how did he lose […]

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