Survey: 88% media and tech execs champion collaboration
A survey of media and broadcast industry professionals has unveiled the importance media and technology professionals are placing on collaboration as a driver for business success and creativity. The research,…
SK Telecom, Harman, Sinclair automotive MoU
Korean mobile telco SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest TV broadcasting companies in the US, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with connected products and…
FilmNation, NENT Group UK TV JV
FilmNation Entertainment and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) are forming a new UK-based television joint venture, which will operate under the FilmNation brand. The joint venture will develop, produce and…
SK Telecom, Sinclair Broadcast ATSC 3.0 JV
Korean mobile telco SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest TV broadcasting companies in the US, have signed a joint venture agreement to lead the next-generation broadcasting…
Altice, KKR create Hivory tower business
Telecoms, content, media, entertainment and advertising group Altice Europe and global investment firm KKR have announced the creation of Hivory, the largest independent telecoms tower company in France and third…
Yahsat, Hughes finalise broadband satellite JV
United Arab Emirates-based satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and broadband satellite technologist Hughes Network Systems (Hughes), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, have confirmed the completion of a…
Ergen links with Hispasat over Mexico
Charlie Ergen’s DISH Network has joined Hispasat to bring a broadband-by-satellite service to Mexico. The service, called ‘ON’ is designed to bring the Internet to areas with poor or no…
GCA to increase production collaboration
Fifteen TV and film trade associations from around the world have come together at MIPCOM in Cannes, to form the Global Creative Alliance (GCA), a new partnership to encourage more…
Satellite majors form US consortium
Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat have created the C-band Alliance (CBA), a formal consortium to work to clear the USA’s mid-band satellite spectrum for use by the nation’s 5G operators.…
Ergen takes 20% of new Yahsat j-v
The Middle East game of ‘musical chairs’ in terms of satellite merger and acquisitions continues. Last month saw Abu Dhabi’s satellite operator Yahsat complete its purchase of a majority stake…
ProSiebenSat.1, Discovery in German OTT JV
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery have revealed plans to build a local streaming platform in Germany by integrating 7TV, maxdome and Eurosport Player in one place. The OTT platform will offer a…
Italy OKs TIM-Fastweb FTTH deal
Italy’s Competition and Market Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) has given its go-ahead for plans by TIM and Fastweb to build a FTTH fibre-optic network covering 29…
Eutelsat sidesteps ViaSat JV
Eutelsat is ordering up a new broadband satellite from Thales Alenia which is replacing a planned joint-venture with California-based ViaSat. Konnect VHTS (Very High Throughput Satellite) is the new craft.…
Cable MSOs team for advanced ads
US cable MSOs Charter Communications, Comcast Corporation and Cox Communications, owners of multiscreen media sales company NCC Media, are creating a new division within NCC to design, deploy and sell…
BBC Studios officially launches
The newly-created BBC Studios has officially launched, which the corporation heralding it as a new chapter in its content creation and exploitation activities. In an environment of increasing competition for…