Inmarsat is to shift ownership, from its publicly-quoted listing on the London Stock Exchange to a new consortium led by private equity fund Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus along with a bit of help from two Canadian Pension Funds. The bid is all cash. As initially reported, the buying consortium is offering a 27 per […]
Susan Levison has been named Senior Vice President and Head of WWE Studios, where she will report to WWE Co-President Michelle Wilson. WWE Studios is the organisation’s multi-platform content division that develops and produces scripted and non-scripted series, documentaries, animated programming and feature films. Levison comes to WWE from CBS Television Studios, where she was […]
Apple held its much-hyped launch extravaganza on March 25th from its own theatre in California, where CEO Tim Cook made clear from the outset that the event would be about new services, not devices. Apple TV+ had to wait behind the new News+ (a library of 300+ glossy magazines); Pay (a new Apple credit card); […]
Apple finally puts some flesh on the bones, or fruit on the vine, of Apple TV. But is it really hard core about its TV proposition? Tuning in live to its launch, it was frustrating for us media watchers that we had to wait through the new News proposition, Games proposition and Pay proposition as […]
The European Parliament has voted in favour of the new Copyright Directive designed to bring tangible benefits to citizens, all creative sectors, the press, researchers, educators, and cultural heritage institutions. Vice-President for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip and Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel welcome the outcome in a joint statement: “We […]
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has fined sports OTT broadcaster DAZN €500,000 for misleading publicity and information on its 2018/2019 Italian football package. Following an investigation launched last August, the Antitrust Authority found the streaming service guilty of unfair business practices, by violating article 21 of the Consumer Code. Specifically, in its promotional activity, DAZN used advertising […]
Applicaster, a company that aims to simplify the production, delivery and maintenance of direct-to-consumer media applications, has announced a £16.7 million (€19.5m) growth round of funding, alongside the strategic appointment of key executives. The funding round, led by Viola Growth and backed by further investment from 83 North, Pitango, Saban Ventures, and Planven Investments, will […]
Lindsey Clay, CEO of Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial television in the UK, has been appointed as the first President of The Global TV Group, the informal grouping of TV broadcasters, sales houses, and trade bodies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and Latin America. The Global TV Group was set up in 2013. […]
Insight TV, the UHD HDR broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, has appointed Joost Geurtsen as Head of Global Brand Partnerships. Geurtsen will use both his extensive commercial experience and creative skills to foster Insight TV’s branded entertainment and sponsorships for continued growth. For the past two years, Geurtsen held the position of Creative […]
Vionlabs has continued its growth and expansion by appointing former Edge Gravity CEO Marcus Bergström as its new CEO. With this appointment, Vionlabs says it is significantly strengthening its capabilities in handling larger international clients and scaling up the organisation to meet the increased demand. Arash Pendari, founder and former CEO of Vionlabs will stay […]