Ira Gladnikoff is stepping up to become Head of Viaplay with immediate effect. Gladnikoff is replacing Jonas Karlén, who joined MTG in 2008 and has been leading Viaplay since 2015 and has decided to leave the company. Gladnikoff joined MTG in 2015 and has been instrumental in developing Viaplay as the video streaming service of choice […]
Altice has announced that Nicolas Petit has joined the management team as Altice Group Chief Marketing Officer in charge of B2C and B2B commercial and marketing activities, effective immediately. Petit joins Altice from Microsoft Corporation where he lately held the position of General Manager, Global Marketing & Operations. He previously held several leadership positions with Microsoft […]
Dentsu Aegis Network has announced an agreement to invest in Gleam Futures, a global player in digital-first talent management. This strategic partnership will see the two companies work together to enhance Gleam Futures’ global offering and create key growth opportunities in new markets through Dentsu Aegis Network’s entertainment content division, The Story Lab. Founded in […]
Apple has hired two of Hollywood’s best known studio executives as it poaches the co-presidents of Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg. The pair take new positions running worldwide video programming. SPT has been behind some of the biggest recent TV hits including Breaking Bad and The Crown. Erlicht and Van […]
Spain’s Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC – National Authority for Markets and Competition) has imposed a €250,000 fine on La Liga for preventing Mediaset’s Tele 5 and Cuatro from having access to football stadiums to offer highlights and reviews of the matches. The watchdog says that La Liga is breaking the […]
Troubled speciality satellite operator Avanti Communications has agreed a new $100 million (€89.5m) refinancing package. The borrowing replaces an existing $50 million of debt and sees the London-based operator lower its debt interest costs from an average of 10 per cent to 7.5 per cent. The new borrowing also pushes back the payment schedule to […]
Data-driven OTT intelligence specialist Conviva has announced a funding round of $40 million (€35.9m) from new and existing investors. The round included new investor Future Fund with participation from existing investors NEA (New Enterprise Associates), Foundation Capital, and Time Warner Investments. The funds will support the development of new products, sales and marketing acceleration, and […]
The ‘big three’ satellite operators (SES, Intelsat and Eutelsat) have had a torrid couple of years, with margins squeezed and competition for business fierce. Indeed, that competition saw Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer complain to French financial newspaper Les Echoes that rival Inmarsat is not playing fair and is using S-band frequencies to deliver broadband to […]
Datuk Rohana Rozhan, CEO of pay-TV operator Astro Malaysia, says she knows nothing of the market rumours suggesting that the company is making a bid for India’s Reliance Digital TV. The rumours, initially reported by The Times of India, stated that Astro Malaysia Holdings was conducting due diligence prior to making a bid. However, Rohana, […]
Sweden based Pirate Bay may have to amend its file-sharing after Europe’s supreme court said it may be breaking copyright rules by helping users download films, TV shows and music for free. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said Pirate Bay’s role as a host meant it may be liable for […]