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- Liberty Global creates Ziggo Group ahead of planned 2027 Amsterdam listingby Julian Clover on 1 June 2026 at 11:15
Liberty Global is creating a new Benelux telecommunications company, Ziggo Group, bringing together VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands and Telenet in Belgium ahead of a planned stock market listing in Amsterdam
- Sunrise CFO Jany Fruytier to depart ahead of planned move to Ziggoby Jörn Krieger on 1 June 2026 at 11:03
Sunrise Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jany Fruytier will step down from his role at the Swiss cable operator as he prepares to take up the position of CFO at Ziggo
- Sky exits Sky News Arabia joint venture as IMI takes controlby Julian Clover on 1 June 2026 at 11:03
Sky UK is ending its joint venture in Sky News Arabia, handing full strategic and operational control of the Arabic-language news channel to International Media Investments. Under the new arrangement,
- Online video overtakes pay-TV revenue, says Omdiaby Julian Clover on 1 June 2026 at 10:42
Global online video subscriptions reached 2.24 billion at the end of 2025, according to new data from Omdia. That represents year-on-year growth of 17.6%, up from 1.9 billion subscriptions in
- Police shut down UK illegal streaming data centreby Julian Clover on 1 June 2026 at 10:30
City of London Police have seized more than £1.2 million worth of equipment after shutting down a major illegal streaming data centre in Farnborough. The operation was led by the
- ProSiebenSat.1 invests in happybrush with Manuel Neuer as strategic partnerby Jörn Krieger on 1 June 2026 at 10:19
SevenVentures, the investment arm of German media company ProSiebenSat.1, is investing a mid‑single‑digit‑million gross media budget in Munich‑based oral‑care company happybrush. The deal is designed to accelerate the brand’s expansion
- ZDF Studios signs new content deal with Prima Groupby Jörn Krieger on 1 June 2026 at 09:19
ZDF Studios has concluded a new agreement with Prima Group in the Czech Republic, further expanding its long-standing partnership. The deal comprises a package of 360 “Herzkino” titles, including films
- RTL Group closes acquisition of Sky Deutschlandby Jörn Krieger on 1 June 2026 at 09:10
RTL Group has completed the acquisition of Sky Deutschland on 1 June 2026. The transaction, which was first announced in June 2025, was unconditionally approved by the European Commission on
- Sky Deutschland extends ATP rights deal until 2033by Jörn Krieger on 31 May 2026 at 10:52
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has secured a long-term extension of its ATP Tour broadcasting agreement, retaining exclusive live rights to the men’s tennis competitions across Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- AUK Studios acquires Wedding TV catalogue and brandby Julian Clover on 29 May 2026 at 11:50
AUK Studios has acquired the Wedding TV catalogue and brand, with plans to make more than 400 hours of archive programming available to stream. Wedding TV operated on Sky between
