ESPN President John Skipper is resigning from his position, citing a substance addiction problem. Former ESPN President and Executive Chairman George Bodenheimer (who worked at ESPN from 1981-2014) will serve as Acting Chair of the company for the next 90 days, overseeing the transition process. In a Statement, Skipper – who joined ESPN in 1997 […]
The broadcasting (radio and TV) sector in Italy recorded total advertising investments of just over €3.3 billion during the first ten months of 2017. This is down by 2.1 per cent compared to last year, according to figures from Nielsen. In October only, ad investments amounted to €441 million, down 2.1 per cent year-on-year, easing […]
In line with its objective to simplify the Group’s structure and allocate its capital and resources to its operating businesses, media and entertainment technology specialist Technicolor has confirmed that it is in negotiations for a strategic transaction relating to its patent licensing business. While there is no assurance that a transaction will take place, Technicolor […]
Interest in online video is reaching record levels across the Nordics. More time is spent watching video online than ever before, and household spend on digital video is accelerating, according to a report from digital media consultancy firm Mediavision. But, it is now becoming
HBO’s Game of Thrones is the top-ranked TV programme of 2017 in terms of total interactions per episode across the Facebook and Twitter social media platforms, according to Nielsen. The penultimate season of the fantasy-epic averaged 2.566 million interactions across the two social networks for each of its seven episodes, nearly tripling the total of […]
Some 5000 smallish satellites are forecast to be launched in the next decade, according to data in a report (Small Satellite Markets, 4th Edition) from Northern Sky Research (NSR). While some will have science and Earth observation tasks, the majority will be for communications, says NSR. The business will be generating cumulative revenues of $25 […]
Following a year of streaming landmarks, such as NASA’s livestream of the solar eclipse, and Brexit and GDPR concerns, Mark Weeks, MD EMEA of Akamai has pulled together his biggest predictions for the year ahead, including: “In technology, everyone always wants to be one step ahead so, as soon as the holiday decorations go up […]
South Korea’s LG is to supply large-sized display panels to arch-rival Samsung, and according to Large Display Monitor (LDM) which reported the news, says that the initial plan was for LG to supply 40” panels. But that has changed. The new scheme, suggests LDM, will see sizes of 65”-75” included in the deal and probably […]
Pay-TV broadcaster All Media Baltics has signed a multi-transponder deal with SES to carry a bouquet of its channels on Astra 4A. All Media Baltics was created in October 2017 after Providence Equity Partners acquired all of the media and Pay TV companies of Modern Times Group in the Baltics, which was already relying on […]
A+E Networks UK and TalkTalk have renewed their partnership in a long-term carriage deal, securing the continued distribution of A+E’s UK pay channel brands on TalkTalk’s TV platform. As part of the deal, HISTORY and Crime + Investigation are available in the Entertainment Boost, alongside H2 and Lifetime. TalkTalk TV subscribers can choose from a […]