The BBC and ITV have revealed their coverage plans for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this winter. The BBC will show England’s opening match against Iran on November 21st, as well as the possible Home Nations group match against the final European qualifier, which will be one of Wales, Scotland or Ukraine. ITV will […]
beIN Media Group and its flagship sports channel beIN Sports, has unveiled international slogan for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament: One World One Home. The slogan reveal marked the occasion of the World Cup Final Draw event, which took place in the host country’s capital, Doha, on April 1st. Over 64 million […]
Samba TV, a global player in omniscreen advertising and analytics, has announced a strategic partnership with MediaSquare, a media marketplace in France, to provide advertising retargeting and targeting for OTT viewers and gamers in France. Samba TV is armed with a panel of nearly 1 million households in the country. “We’re excited to announce new […]
ITV has acquired The Reunion to premiere on ITVX later this year. The six-episode drama series from MGM will then air on ITV’s linear channels in 2023. The French Riviera-set series is adapted from Guillaume Musso’s bestselling novel La Jeune Fille et la Nuit, and started shooting on location in the south of France in […]
PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips digital signage, interactive displays, direct view LED and professional TVs, has announced the creation of two new regional business clusters in Europe, building on the existing strengths of its European sales teams to deliver display solutions without boundaries. Marking the next phase in PPDS’ evolution, this important and […]
World of Wonder, LA-based Media company, has added a new international iteration of its hugely successful entertainment reality format, Drag Race, to its roster in Sweden. The new edition of the global franchise joins existing versions in Thailand, the US, Chile, Canada, Holland, the UK, Spain, Australia and New Zealand, France, the Philippines, and Italy. […]
UK telecoms and media regulator Ofcom has confirmed the appointment of Sir Ian Cheshire as the next Chair of commercial PSB Channel 4. He will join the broadcaster’s Board on April 11th 2022, succeeding the interim Chair Dawn Airey. Cheshire was Group Chief Executive of Kingfisher plc from January 2008 to early 2015. Before that […]
French broadcasting rules and obligations are probably the toughest in Europe, and are likely to become even more rigid. The French senate has published a report on media concentration, which some observers say was prompted by the merger proposals between TF1 and M6 and the Vivendi take-over bid of Lagardère. A report to clients from […]
RTL Group has closed the transaction to sell RTL Belgium to the Belgian media companies DPG Media and Groupe Rossel. RTL Group said the sale – first announced in June 2021 – is in line with its strategy to drive consolidation in the European TV industry to build national cross-media champions. The transaction was approved […]
The Board of Directors of telco Orange has proposed Jacques Aschenbroich as a new Director of the Group and, from April 19th, as Chairman of the Board. The nomination of Aschenbroich as a Director will be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders that will take place that day, following which the Board would […]