Eyeview, a specialist in outcome-based video marketing, has announced the appointment of Brian Katz as Vice President, Advanced TV Insights & Strategy. Katz brings more than twenty years of experience in cable, digital and broadcast to the role. Katz will lead and execute custom advanced TV solutions for Eyeview’s retail, CPG, auto and travel clients. […]
Peter Brownbill has been appointed as International Sales Manager at Arkena. Based in the UK, Peter will be in charge of Sales Development for the UK, Africa and the Middle-East. Previously working for Paywizard, Brownhill brings extensive experience in cloud-based solutions dedicated to the pay-TV industry. He will bring his depth knowledge of the media landscape and […]
Last December, SES, which now owns the former playout and facilities company RR Media, commenced litigation against three former senior executives at RR Media, including the CFO, and alleging that the trio deliberately set out to steal its customers and had stolen commercial secrets. SES paid $242 million (€280m) for RR Media and incorporated the […]
I know, the question sounds ‘so last century’. Today, it seems natural that any organisation that possesses the infrastructure that can carry content to the home should do so – it is a competitive necessity. There is no argument on that, and many telcos have made a big success of their television proposition either acting […]
Comcast’s NBCUniversal has invested $500 million (€472m) in Snapchat’s initial public offering (IPO). NBCU is pushing more and more into digital media, it has invested $400 million in online publisher Buzzfeed and $200 million in Vox Media over the last 18 months. Snapchat owner Snap saw its stock rise 44 per cent on day one […]
Last week Japanese telco giant SoftBank and Intelsat and OneWeb announced a merger scheme that would boost Intelsat’s existing geostationary satellite fleet by adding around 650 low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellites. The first of these additional satellites could be in use by 2019. It also means that Intelsat+OneWeb would be the world’s second major geostationary […]
James Murdoch, chief executive of 21st Century Fox and chairman of Sky, has suggested that 21st Century Fox’s £11.7 billion (€13.6bn) takeover of Sky would benefit the UK creative sector and beyond, proving to be “a significant driver of the UK creative industry’s long-term success in the global market.” Speaking at the Deloitte Enders Media […]
With 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch extolling the creative benefits of Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky, the next stage in the process has been triggered now that the European Commission (EC) has formally been notified of the bid. This triggers a 10-day countdown for culture secretary Karen Bradley to decide whether to refer the […]
A UK police operation that disrupts illegal websites providing access to films, TV, books, music and games has seen major success. The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) launched Operation Creative and the Infringing Website List (IWL) in 2013 to tackle the funding of illegal streaming websites that adversely impact on the […]
Mediaset Spain, operator of Tele 5 and Cuatro among other channels, is taking La Liga football to the competition watchdog CNMC for prohibiting its TV crews and cameras from entering football stadiums to record atmospherics during the matches. The group has filed a complaint and urged the CNMC to step in on the issue. Currently, […]