Sky’s half-year results saw solid operating momentum with overall 5 per cent organic revenue growth (4 per cent organic growth in the UK). Other highlights include steady growth in Sky’s UK advertising revenue (up 5 per cent) which prompted praise from investment bank Exane/BNPP, particularly whilst the general TV-based advertising income in the UK is […]
Members of the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee have said that maintaining access to talent, UK production tax credits, and getting clarity around regulatory equivalence with the EU are vital to resolving concerns about Brexit. The Committee’s report, The potential impact of Brexit on the creative industries, tourism and the […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat has appointed Marie-Sophie Ecuer as Corporate Communications Director. She replaces Vanessa O’Connor, who leaves the company after nearly 30 years to pursue other career opportunities. Previously Head of Media Relations, Ecuer has a proven track record both in communications and the aeronautical and space industries, where she has gained most of her […]
John Whittingdale, who was the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport between May 2015 and July 2016, has called for a crackdown on illegal streaming, or risk throttling the UK’s creative industries. Writing an opinion piece in the i newspaper, Whittingdale notes that January always brings a “treasure trove” of film or […]
Randall Stephenson, AT&T Chairman and CEO, says that Congressional action is needed to establish an ‘Internet Bill of Rights’ that applies to all Internet companies and guarantees neutrality, transparency, openness, non-discrimination and privacy protection for all Internet users. Writing an open letter published on the AT&T website, Stephenson notes that Government rules for the Internet […]
UK media regulator Ofcom has fined Dubai-based Arabic news channel Al Arabiya with a significant fine. Al Arabiya (translated as ‘The Arabic One’) is the main competitor to Al Jazeera and is owned by Saudi Arabia-backed Middle East Broadcasting (MBC). Ofcom received a complaint concerning unfair treatment and “unwarranted infringement of privacy” over a transmission […]
LG Electronics has announced record full-year revenues for 2017 of KRW 61.4 trillion (€44.7m), an increase of 10.9 per cent from the previous year, the highest in the company’s history. Full-year 2017 profits of KRW 2.47 trillion – the highest profit since 2009 – increased 85 per cent from 2016 due in large part to […]
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to establish its first world-wide ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch-List’. The aim is to identify the marketplaces outside the EU where counterfeiting, piracy or other forms of intellectual property abuse are common practice. The initiative is part of the Commission’s strategy announced in the 2017 Communication, A balanced […]
ThinkAnalytics, developer of one of the world’s most deployed TV search and recommendations engine and viewer analytics platform, has expanded its executive team in EMEA and Russia/CIS to meet growing demand. Chris Gibbs has joined as VP of Sales and Business Development, EMEA based in London, while Anastasia Sviridova is now VP of Sales and Business […]
You would think just making it to 86 years-old would make a man reasonably pleased. Add billions of dollars of wealth and being married to Jerry Hall and you’d think a grin would be in order. But Rupert Murdoch is all about the grimace just now. And he has some reason. The family empire he […]