Sky: ‘Be Brexit compliant or be blacked out”
Sky has sent an ultimatum to UK based broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4, Disney and Discovery warning them to get their post-Brexit licensing plans in order by the end of…
UK: £60m kids content competition
The search for ‘the next big thing’ in UK Children’s Television is gearing up as part of a £60 million (€67.5m) initiative being introduced by Government to support the nation’s…
Facebook hires Deputy PM Clegg
Facebook has hired Sir Nick Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister, as its head of global policy and communications. Clegg will join Facebook as it struggles with mounting political…
Harmonic appoints Clifford to board of directors
Harmonic has expanded the company’s board of directors with the appointment of Deborah Clifford. Clifford currently serves as the vice president of financial planning and analysis at Autodesk, a 3D…
US broadcast majors commit to ATSC 3.0
At the 2018 NAB Show New York, executives from FOX Television Stations; NBC and Telemundo Owned Stations Group; Univision; TEGNA (for Pearl TV), and Nexstar Media Group (for SpectrumCo) announced…
Eleven Sports halts La Liga 3pm broadcasts
Eleven Sports, the OTT sports broadcaster, has confirmed it will abandon its controversial decision to stream La Liga football matches on Saturday afternoons during the traditional UK blackout period for…
Vodafone complains over Movistar fibre fees
The dominant position of Movistar in Spain’s fibre market is again under fire. Vodafone Spain has filed a complaint before the regulatory body CNMC against Movistar on the grounds that…
Australian creatives welcome copyright amendments
Creative Content Australia (CCA), an industry organisation committed to raising awareness about the value of copyright and the impact of content theft on the screen industries, has welcomed the introduction…
Com Hem Q3 revenue dips
Swedish multi-play operator Com Hem has reported that Q3 revenue declined by 0.2 per cent to SEK 1,777 million (€172.1m), driven by a 7 per cent decline in Boxer revenue.…
Samsung buys Spanish AI firm Zhilabs
Samsung has acquired Spanish AI and analytics firm Zhilabs. The tech giant says the takeover will boost its automation and analytics capabilities, central to developing 5G services. Zhilabs will continue…