French business daily Les Echos is reporting that Lagardere could end up selling its French radio stations. These assets are currently not amongst the list of planned disposals. In a report on the suggestion from investment bank Exane/BNPP, the bank says: “According to this newspaper, M6 (owner of RTL), NRJ, TF1, RMC could all be […]
Hollywood-based TV and studio facility company has bought London headquartered The Farm, which was owned by giant ad-agency The Farm and its two co-founders Nicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn. This is Picture Head’s second international acquisition. The Farm was 75 percent controlled by WPP, and the disposal is part of WPP’s move to reduce its ‘non-core- […]
Elon Musk’s plan to girdle the planet with an eventual mega-constellation of almost 12,000 satellites is moving ahead with increased speed. New data from tech journalist Joshua Fruhlinger and the statistics site Thinknum indicated that the number of job listings which mention ‘Starlink’ has increased rapidly over the past six months and in particular since […]
V-Nova has become a member of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) – the international non-profit organisation that develops digital television standards. ATSC is currently focused on the commercial rollout of its 3.0 specification for digital terrestrial broadcasting. It represents the standardisation of a decade of technology advancement for how TV services are delivered, including […]
Barcroft Studios has named John Farrar, co-founder Nerd TV, as its creative director. Farrar co-founded prod-co Nerd TV with Jago Lee and Charlie Parsons in 2010, and two years later the company was sold to Red Arrow Studios. As Nerd TV’s creative director, Farrar was behind shows such as 12-Year-Old Lifer for Channel 4, Man […]
Speaking at a special conference to mark 30 years of French media regulator the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe revealed that the government would publish its paper outlining how it intends to revise the country’s audiovisual sector by October 2019. Following the publication, there would be a ministerial council examination which would […]
South Africa’s media regulator ICASA is to hold a formal examination into the country’s ‘must carry’ rules. To date, they permit MultiChoice and other pay-TV operators to carry the nation’s SABC public channels without paying a fee. The rules have been in place since 2011. SABC wants this pattern to be changed, and to force […]
Yahoo UK has announced three new staff hires, continuing its focus into original content. Richard Hatherell has been appointed as Head of Video, Nicola Oakley as Head of Audience Development and Graham Smith as Homepage Editor. The new hires highlight Yahoo’s increased focus to expand its original, quality journalism and further investment into building the […]
Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development has established guidelines for the provision of subsidies to buy TV sets and decoders compatible with the DVB-T2 HEVC/MPEG-4 standards. The total budget is €151 million and the pay-out should start from November 2019, after the end of an ongoing public consultation process. The guidelines propose that the €50 contribution […]
French broadcasters are increasing their investment in local original productions to compete with Netflix’s five million subscriber base in the country, according to analyst firm Ampere Analysis. In 2018, the big five French players – France Télévisions, Canal+, TF1, M6 and Orange – spent €5.4 billion on content, with over 40 per cent of that […]