Banking group Barclays has launched a £100 million (€116m) fund to provide UK TV production companies improved access to finance and enhance their ability to compete internationally. The fund, the first of its kind from a major UK bank, has been established with new financing products that have been designed to meet the evolving needs […]
IABM has announced that the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has been endorsed as an Industry Collaborative Group (ICG) under IABM’s ICG Endorsement Programme. DPP joins AIMS, MOS Development Group, SMPTE and Video Services Forum in meeting strict collaborative criteria to achieve endorsement, including; beneficial to the industry; non-discriminatory membership policy; open, standards-based approach; non-profit; and […]
Dominant UK telco BT is to be fined £42 million (€48.5m) for what regulator Ofcom describes as a “serious” breach of its rules, after the company reduced compensation payments to other telecoms providers for late installations. The penalty is a result of an investigation by Ofcom into BT’s infrastructure arm, Openreach. BT has apologised “wholeheartedly” […]
Mark Elliot, Executive Vice President US Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property Center has expressed his support of the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act, which would make the Register of Copyrights a position nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The proposed legislation was the result of a bipartisan, bicameral effort […]
Satellite builder Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) is suing Washington-based Orbital ATK in an action that alleges breach of confidentiality. According to a filing made at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, SS/L alleges that it has been notified by NASA that an employee of rival satellite builder Orbital ATK illegally accessed SS/L […]
An EU-wide survey carried out by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that 97 per cent of all EU citizens believe it is important that inventors, creators and performing artists can protect their rights and be paid for their work. The survey questioned 26,555 people aged 15 and over across the EU-28 about […]
London-based speciality satellite operator Avanti says that it is finding trading in Africa “tough” and not helped by currency fluctuations and depreciations coming off the slump in commodity prices. CEO David Williams told the Satellite Finance Network conference in London last week of “a little bit of evidence of currency prices stabilising and commodities rising.” […]
Poland broadcasting company Kino Polska TV has announced its 2016 year-end results. The Group reported revenues of nearly 114 million PLN (€26.7m), with the EBITDA exceeding 48 million PLN. The Group’s sales revenues increased by 6 per cent comparing to the previous year. This was primarily as a result of the revenue growth generated from […]
Friend MTS, a specialist in online anti-piracy systems, has boosted its international professional services team with the appointment of Simon Hanna as Senior Solutions Architect. Hanna is a specialist in video delivery platforms for pay-TV and OTT operators, with more than 20 years’ experience working with major video entertainment operators and primary vendors in the […]
AMC Studios has announced the further expansion of its executive team with Mark Dee-Shapland joining as Head of Content Sales. In this newly-created role, Dee-Shapland is responsible for worldwide content sales initiatives of all off-network distribution of AMC Networks owned programming. “Mark will be an important addition to our sales team, headed by Valerie Cabrera, […]