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Viaplay Exit, ProSieben Video Podcasts, WPP Expansion

This Week in Review covers several media and adtech developments: Nordic group Viaplay agreed to sell its Dutch streaming and broadcasting operations to Videoland (DPG Media) for €142 million as it refocuses on Nordic markets. ProSiebenSat.1 is adding video podcasts from its Seven.One Audio division to its Joyn streaming service, with initial titles and sales handled by Seven.One Media. WPP expanded its Enterprise Solutions umbrella, launching a portfolio of proprietary offerings including AI transformation consulting, “agentic commerce”, owned intelligence, adaptive real-time relationships and intelligent content. Industry funding and certification moves included TwelveLabs raising $100 million in a Series B and Covatic securing £1.5 million for person-level CTV targeting; Nectar360 (Sainsbury’s retail media arm) received IAB Europe retail media certification. The bulletin also summarizes wider TV, regulatory and publisher news affecting the media and advertising ecosystem.

DAX Rises; Bayer Hits Three-Year High

European markets rose as the DAX gained 0.6%, trading clearly above 25,000 points, while the MDAX and Euro Stoxx 50 also advanced. Bayer and Deutsche Bank were among the DAX's biggest winners; Bayer shares jumped after the company announced the US glyphosate business will be placed into a standalone unit named Ruveon and after a Deutsche Bank upgrade, lifting the stock to about €51 — a three‑year high. European defence names including Rheinmetall continued to recover ahead of a quarterly report. On Wall Street the Dow was around record levels while the Nasdaq trimmed recent gains; Bloomberg reported Meta may build a cloud infrastructure business to sell excess AI compute and models, a move that benefited Meta shares but hurt specialist “neocloud” providers. Oil prices slipped for a third day as the Strait of Hormuz reopened, pressuring Brent and WTI.

July roundup: Mobile games crossovers and brand tie‑ins

A PocketGamer.biz roundup (published 2026-07-01) details multiple recent collaborations in mobile gaming. Highlights include Resident Evil Survival Unit partnering with Capcom’s Monster Hunter IP; Supercell’s Brawl Stars launching an adidas Starr Cup and related apparel drops; Scopely adding The Simpsons content to Monopoly Go; PUBG Mobile introducing a Naruto Shippuden crossover starting July 9 under Krafton’s coordination; and Call of Duty: Mobile running a Persona 5 Royal crossover in Season 6. Additional tie‑ups include Delta Force x Rainbow Six Siege, Mobile Legends x Street Fighter 6 skins, HoYoverse x Ugreen Honkai: Star Rail merchandise, AviaGames partnering with the Argentine Football Association, and other seasonal IP integrations across mobile titles.