Orange has confirmed that it has sold its 2.5 per cent residual participation in BT Group plc (the Share Placement) for a net amount of £486 million. Of the total sold shares, around 41 million shares have been acquired by BT Group. The settlement of the Share Placement is expected on July 2nd. Orange ended […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced several changes to its Executive Committee, as part of a generational renewal of its management body. These changes will be effective as of July 1st. Philippe Oliva, currently Executive Vice-President, Sales and Products, succeeds Michel Azibert as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, he will be responsible for defining and supervising […]
China’s Star Times Group says its investment in digital TV – both satellite and terrestrially – for Nigeria now tops $220 million. The CEO of StarTimes Nigeria, David Zhang, in a local interview, said that since first entering Nigeria in 2010, its investment currently stands at $220 million, and during the past few years has […]
Virgin Media’s latest TV drama The Rook will premiere exclusively on Virgin TV Ultra HD from July 1st. The Lionsgate/Starz original series, produced in association with Virgin Media, is a supernatural spy thriller. The Rook tells the story of Myfanwy Thomas, a woman who wakes up beside Millennium Bridge with no memory and no way […]
Speciality satellite services company RigNet, based in Houston, Texas, says it has reached a settlement with Inmarsat over a disputed contract claim. RigNet supplies maritime and terrestrial connectivity. Inmarsat filed the arbitration with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in October 2016 concerning a January 2014 ‘take or pay’ agreement to purchase up to $65 […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has expanded its distribution agreement with Tele2 in Sweden. For the first time, NENT Group’s Viasat premium pay-TV channels will be available to customers of Tele2’s Boxer brand, while NENT Group’s TV3 and TV8 channels will be included in more of the basic TV packages offered by Tele2’s Com Hem […]
Apple has announced that Jony Ive, Apple’s chief design officer, will depart the company as an employee later this year to form an independent design company which will count Apple among its primary clients. While he pursues personal projects, Ive in his new company will continue to work closely and on a range of projects with Apple. “Jony is a […]
WWE has named Paul Heyman (pictured) as Executive Director of Monday Night Raw and Eric Bischoff as Executive Director of SmackDown Live, newly created positions reporting directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. In their executive roles, Heyman and Bischoff will oversee the creative development of WWE’s flagship programming and ensure integration across all […]
The world’s biggest cycling channel, Global Cycling Network (GCN) has announced its first dedicated channel in Asia, with the creation of GCN Japan. GCN Japan is the first new channel to launch since the Discovery investment in the parent company, Play Sports Group (PSG) earlier this year. This new Japanese language edition will further extend […]
Tremor International, a global player in advertising technologies, has rebranded, changing its name from Taptica International to Tremor International, positioning itself as one of the leading independent video advertising companies in the U.S. Tremor International will function as the parent company for three separate divisions: recently acquired Tremor Video (branded video advertising) and RhythmOne (media), […]