At a press conference in Paris, French PSB group France Télévisions has announced it will launch a new sport channel on its digital platform to coincide with the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina. The new channel will feature an interactive dimension inspired by the Twitch platform and aims to offer around 2,000 hours of […]
Sinclair has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the full text of letters exchanged between the company and The EW Scripps Company regarding the merger proprosal between the two. Scripps rejected an initial takeover offer from Sinclair in December 2025. Now Sinclair has issued the following statement: “Over the last few weeks, Sinclair […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has announced a further 132 new exchange locations, covering 1.23 million premises across the UK, where the business plans to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband services to encourage people to upgrade to new digital services over an ultrafast Full Fibre connection. The business is giving Communication […]
Starlink is offering a £35 (€40.36) monthly fee for its satellite broadband reception over the UK. The offer is available nationally except for London and the South-East of England. The areas with £35/month package can now get a 100Mb/s service with a £75 professional installation fee and no hardware fees, but users are signing a […]
On all its long-haul flights, Air France now offers access to a selection of Apple TV content. Customers can stream original series such as Ted Lasso, The Morning Show and Severance. Series promoting French lifestyle, like Carême, are also available. Documentaries such as Prehistoric Planet and The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, as well as children’s content including WondLa and The Snoopy Show, complete […]
Jet de Ranitz has taken up the role of Chair of the Board of Directors of Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) – the central coordinating body of the Dutch public broadcasting system – effective immediately. De Ranitz brings leadership experience from the higher education, arts and technology sectors. Most recently, she served as Public Sector Lead […]
Sky News has announced The Wrap, which it describes as “a bold evolution of its 10pm output that moves beyond the traditional late-night bulletin to focus on debating, analysing and making sense of the day’s news, not just reporting it”. Launching on January 26th, The Wrap will air nightly from 10pm to midnight, broadcasting from […]
Zayo Europe partnered with Reintel, a dark fibre operator in Spain, to expand its service offering across Iberia. The partnership sees Zayo Europe brings its 400GE enabled wavelength network to the Iberian Peninsula as well as expanding its Tier-1 IP offering to Portugal and to more Spanish cities. Carriers and enterprises in the region can […]
Volvo Cars has renewed its long-standing partnership with Sky Atlantic for a further two years. As part of the renewal, Volvo has also become a first-time sponsor of Sky Nature, expanding its presence across Sky’s premium factual and entertainment portfolio. Planned in collaboration with Sky Media and Initiative (IPG), the renewal follows a decade of […]
AST SpaceMobile’s next BlueBird satellite (#7/FM2) launch will be aboard a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket. There had been speculation that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket would be used, but it seems that SpaceX will be used for a slightly later Q1 flight and launch in February. The New Glenn launch date has not been […]
Channel 4 has partnered with The Happy Egg Co. on Tiny Farmers – a family-friendly episode exploring what makes an egg happy. The branded entertainment content is fronted by Harriet Cowan known for Clarkson’s Farm and comedian Jessica Knappett (The Inbetweeners Movie, Taskmaster). Produced by Interstellar TV, Tiny Farmers sees Harriet and Jessica joined by hen […]
It has been determined that the space particle that hit the SpainSat-NG II satellite struck it in a vital area, meaning that it cannot perform its mission as planned. Hisdesat, the government-focused division of Hispasat, has already given the go-ahead to build the SpainSat-NG III satellite to replace it. The 6,000 kgs satellite is likely […]
Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) certainly compete for the dubious honour of the ugliest kids in the family of media giants. Both badly need a suitor, and Paramount made it to the altar first. But, you know, marry in haste and all that. Skydance was the only serious caller and so became the partner/owner. […]