Warner Bros Discovery rejects amended Paramount offer
Warner Bros Discovery has once again recommended that shareholders should favour Netflix's offer for the company over the one from Paramount Skydance. In a statement, Chairman Samuel Di Piazza said Paramount's amended USD 30 per share bid still provides insufficient value, and an "extraordinary" amount of debt financing creates risks to closing the deal, with no protection for shareholders if the takeover is not completed.
Warner Bros Discovery rejects amended Paramount offer
Warner Bros Discovery has once again recommended that shareholders should favour Netflix's offer for the company over the one from Paramount Skydance. In a statement, Chairman Samuel Di Piazza said Paramount's amended USD 30 per share bid still provides insufficient value, and an "extraordinary" amount of debt financing creates risks to closing the deal, with no protection for shareholders if the takeover is not completed.
Amazon expands Ring range with smart sensors, app store; to bring Sidewalk network to more countries
Amazon.com is expanding its range of Ring smart cameras with new features, smart home sensors, enterprise devices and more services. A Ring app store is launching in the US to allow third-party developers to bring their apps to Ring cameras and doorbells, and the Sidewalk local wireless network bringing together Ring devices is rolling out in more countries.
Amazon expands Ring range with smart sensors, app store; to bring Sidewalk network to more countries
Amazon.com is expanding its range of Ring smart cameras with new features, smart home sensors, enterprise devices and more services. A Ring app store is launching in the US to allow third-party developers to bring their apps to Ring cameras and doorbells, and the Sidewalk local wireless network bringing together Ring devices is rolling out in more countries.
Broadcom expands Wi-Fi 8 silicon line up with dual-band AP entries and compute accelerator unit
Broadcom has been previewing its next-generation Wi-Fi silicon line-up at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The firm is showcasing two chips for dual-band Wi-Fi 8 AP devices, the BCM6714 and BCM6719, as well as a compute acceleration unit for the next wave of Wi-Fi, the BCM4918 APU. Together, the products represent key pillars in Broadcom's plan to market a unified Wi-Fi 8 platform, giving operators a shortcut to delivering on-device AI acceleration for residential customers with security and powe
Broadcom expands Wi-Fi 8 silicon line up with dual-band AP entries and compute accelerator unit
Fastweb+Vodafone and TIM ink Italian 5G network sharing deal
Telecom Italia (TIM) and Fastweb+Vodafone announced a preliminary agreement to cooperate in the development of mobile access networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN) sharing model covering around 60 percent of the Italian population. The agreement, which is above all aimed at accelerating the expansion of 5G infrastructure in low-density and underserved areas, is expected to be finalised by the end of the second quarter of this year.
Fastweb+Vodafone and TIM ink Italian 5G network sharing deal
Motorola unveils Razr Fold, World Cup phone and new AI system at CES
Motorola has unveiled a new foldable smartphone at CES, adopting a book design this time to add to its well-known flip model. In addition, the company and its parent Lenovo presented the new AI system Motorola Qira, designed to span computers and phones, as well as new Motorola accessories such as a first Bluetooth speaker and new Moto Watch. Coming in January is the first Motorola Signature premium phone and in February a World Cup edition Razr.
Motorola unveils Razr Fold, World Cup phone and new AI system at CES
Nagravision to help English Football League combat live sports piracy
Nagravision, part of the Kudelski Group, has entered a partnership with the English Football League (EFL) to help the latter combat live sports piracy during the current 2025-26 season. The agreement will deploy Nagra-branded streaming security technology to monitor and address illegal streaming of EFL matches in real time across multiple platforms.
Nagravision to help English Football League combat live sports piracy
Telkomsel gets new marketing director from Singtel
Singtel has named a new marketing director at its Indonesian affiliate Telkomsel. Lionel Chng has served as managing director 'customer success' at Singtel for the past three years and will now join Telkomsel as marketing director, replacing Derrick Heng. Before Singtel Chng spent almost ten years at HP in Asia. He also will have a seat on the Telkomsel board of directors.
Telkomsel gets new marketing director from Singtel
5 claims strongest streaming growth among UK public broadcasters
The 5 streaming service in the UK claims it was the fastest-growing streaming service among UK public service broadcasters for the second year in a row in 2025. The platform owned by Paramount grew its total viewing minutes, as measured by Barb, by 34 percent last year. That is better than ITVX (+24%), 4 Streaming (+11%) and BBC iPlayer (+7%), it said.
5 claims strongest streaming growth among UK public broadcasters
Kijk to start pay-per-view offer in February for Glory kickboxing matches
Talpa Network announced plans to stream all Glory kickboxing matches over pay-per-view on its streaming platform Kijk. It's acquired the exclusive rights to the matches in the Netherlands from Dazn and will start the new coverage 07 February, including Dutch-language commentary.
Kijk to start pay-per-view offer in February for Glory kickboxing matches
Siemens, Nvidia expand partnership for industrial AI
Siermens and Nvidia are expanding their partnership to develop AI solutions for industrial applications and build a factory with AI technology. Under the latest agreement, announced by the CEOs of the companies Roland Busch and Jensen Huang at the opening of the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas, Nvidia provides AI infrastructure, simulation libraries, models, frameworks and blueprints, while Siemens supplies hardware and software with the help of its industrial experts.
Siemens, Nvidia expand partnership for industrial AI
Play, Orange Poland win most porting customers in Q4
A total 452,331 mobile customers ported numbers to a new operator in Poland in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to figures from the regulator UKE. The number grew by almost 53,000 year-on-year. The operator Play, controlled by Iliad, gained the most new numbers (excluding UPC Poland), with the addition of 28,160 SIMs. Orange Poland came second with 20,121 SIMs added.
