Tech companies are planning a day of action on net neutrality under attack by the Trump administration. Amazon, Etsy, Kickstarter, Mozilla, and Vimeo all intend to protest on July 12th in opposition to plans by Ajit Pai, new head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Evan Greer, campaign director of Fight for the Future, said: […]
ZDF Enterprises is to acquire a 32.5 per cent minority stake in UK content production company World Media Rights via the holding company European Media Rights Ltd. It is ZDF Enterprises’ first investment in a UK production company. The new investment coincides with a board restructure at World Media Rights. Existing World Media Rights board […]
India’s federal Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is reportedly examining the founders of New Delhi-based news channel NDTV over alleged fraud. A case has formally been registered, alleging that Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy caused a loss of some $7.45 million due to a bank. The broadcaster firmly denies the allegations, and said […]
Italian pay-TV platform Mediaset Premium has formally approved a capital increase to cover its 2016 losses, reports local news agency Radiocor. However, unlike previous years, shareholder Telefonica, which has a 11 per cent share, abstained. The shareholders approved the 2016 financial statements, which ended in the red for €384 million, negatively impacting equity (for €142 […]
Four important Arab nations have cut all diplomatic and other links with Qatar accusing the phenomenally wealthy country of “financing terror and undermining security,” according to the FT. The report will present significant problems for global news channel Al Jazeera as well as its sports offshoot beIN Sports. Saudi Arabia, long having had an antagonistic […]
Australia’s Government has announced a comprehensive package of reforms that it says will improve the sustainability of Australia’s free-to-air broadcasting sector, protect children from exposure to gambling advertising and support the creation of high quality Australian content. Other elements of the package include adjustments to the ‘anti-siphoning’ regime, aimed at giving free-to-air broadcasters a chance […]
Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court has issued a binding injunction which freezes a bank guarantee issued in favour of Thai TV. The action has the effect of protecting the guarantee for Thai Baht 1.97 billion ($57m) and for the moment keeping the cash save from demands made by the country’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). […]
Keith Wilkinson, the commercial director and COO of the DTG (Digital TV Group), has announced his retirement after nearly 10 years at the UK technology body. Wilkinson, who joined the group from the BBC in October 2017, was responsible for the administration and commercial direction of the organisation as well as operational management, financial control […]
Jay Hunt will step down from the role of Chief Creative Officer at UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 at the end of September after almost seven years leading the broadcaster’s creative strategy and programme commissioning, the broadcaster has announced. Channel 4 is currently seeking a replacement for Chief Executive, David Abraham, and it is […]
The merger between Intelsat and Jersey-based OneWeb collapsed June 1st, and rival Inmarsat’s share price rocketed upward, rising from £8.08 to £8.60 on the London stock exchange. The dramatic rise reflected rumours that Inmarsat is a target for Japan’s SoftBank. June 1st saw Washington-based Intelsat say that the merger with OneWeb was likely to formally […]