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The inaugural edition of the FIFA Club World Cup took place this year and coverage was provided by DAZN in collaboration with TVU Networks.

Friend MTS (FMTS), an anti-piracy provider in media, sports, and entertainment, has announced it is partnering with MNC Media & Entertainment to implement anti-piracy strategies and services for its video streaming platform, VISION+.

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has announced the appointment of Ryan Moore to the new role of chief business officer for Gracenote, effective July 2025. Moore will lead all go-to-market activities designed to drive growth and capitalise on near- and long-term opportunities in the rapidly evolving media landscape.

Video streaming infrastructure provider Wowza has acquired AVA Intellect, an AI-native start-up specialising in intelligent and embedded agent technology for video platforms.

ORS Group and Insys Video Technologies have announced the launch of a new joint brand identity: Big Blue Marble. According to the companies, the move reflects the evolution of their long-standing partnership that began in 2017 and was deepened further in 2023 when ORS became a shareholder in Insys.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has appointed Sasha Breslau as Vice President Content Acquisitions for HBO Max in the UK & Ireland.

France’s Canal+ has moved a step closer to taking over African pay-TV giant MultiChoice.

The global media & entertainment (M&E) industry is forecast to hit $3.5 trillion in revenues in 2029 as advertising spend surges across platforms, according to PwC’s Annual Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2025-29.

The Royal Television Society (RTS) has named Tia Shenton, Broadcast Engineer at Techex, as the winner of its annual RTS Young Technologist of the Year Award.

Following its installation at the National Image Archive of China News in Beijing, film scanning specialist Digital Film Technology (DFT) will be bringing its DFT Polar HQ 8K film scanner to Amsterdam.