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Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for $82.7bn (equity value of $72bn), including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.

Macquarie Asset Management has agreed to the sale of its 26.5% stake in broadcast infrastructure firm Arqiva for £16.5m.

Banijay UK will increase its in-house post-production capabilities by launching new facilities in London, doubling capacity in Glasgow, and investing in Manchester.

Spanish football league LaLiga has agreed a new set of domestic media contracts for more than €5.25bn, with Telefónica and DAZN retaining rights from 2027 to 2032.

Despite funding pressures and a rapidly changing media landscape, the BBC remains popular with audiences, with 83% of UK adults using its services weekly, according to media regulator Ofcom.

Older internet users are fuelling the growth of influencer videos, according to new research from Ampere Analysis, which shows that half of 55- to 64-year-olds now watch influencer content every week.

MFE-MediaForEurope, the TV group controlled by Italy’s Berlusconi family, has agreed to buy a 32.9% stake in Portuguese media company Impresa.

Warner Bros Discovery has asked potential buyers to submit new, improved offers by December 1, according to a Bloomberg report.

Marlow Film Studios has been granted planning permission by the UK government.

The IBC Accelerator project, AI Agent Assistants for Live Production, has won the Best AI Innovation (Workflow) award at the Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2025.