Virgin Media has suspended four staff and begun an internal investigation after admitting overstating the expansion of its superfast broadband network, Project Lightening. According to Liberty Global, Virgin Media originally said it had connected 465,000 new premises in the UK and Ireland in 2016 but following a review, that number has been revised down to […]
Part of Ericsson’s restructuring may see it pull it out of media services, as a new streamlining strategy from CEO Börje Ekholm sees it refocus on three segments: networks, digital services and the Internet of Things (IoT). According to reports the company’s Managed Services arm will be shaken up to focus on automation, but its media and […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on detailed proposals for how it will regulate the BBC’s performance under its new Royal Charter, which outlines how it should deliver for audiences. Ofcom becomes the first independent, external regulator of the BBC on April 3rd. Its role is to hold the Corporation to account against […]
Proposals on whether to move Channel 4 out of London will be considered as part of a government consultation. Plans to privatise the TV company have been axed, but where it spends its money is also under review, Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has revealed. Bradley said the UK government wants “the benefits of this national […]
The FCC’s latest spectrum auction is likely to end this week. The auction has been running since January although the FCC isn’t likely to announce the ‘winners’ – or the individual values of the allocated spectrum for a week or two. However, it is widely expected that the auction’s earlier first stage – which ended […]
UK broadcast industry professional media network Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has released the first ever assessment of where broadcasters, producers and suppliers can expect to see the greatest return on investment from committing to IP-based production. The DPP Survey Report: The Business Benefits of IP Production is the result of extensive research with companies from […]
In-flight entertainment suppliers Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), already facing a number of challenges in terms of a Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation and a number of legal Class Action potential claims from shareholders, could find itself struck off the important NASDAQ stock exchange. NASDAQ has said that GEE is late with its annual financial […]
Music service Spotify has acquired MightyTV, a specialist in the use of machine learning for personalised TV recommendations. MightyTV founder and CEO Brian Adams will join Spotify as vice-president of technology, using his knowledge of programmatic advertising and personalised recommendations to help develop the platform’s ad products. “The content recommendation system MightyTV has built is […]
Banking group Barclays has launched a £100 million (€116m) fund to provide UK TV production companies improved access to finance and enhance their ability to compete internationally. The fund, the first of its kind from a major UK bank, has been established with new financing products that have been designed to meet the evolving needs […]
IABM has announced that the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has been endorsed as an Industry Collaborative Group (ICG) under IABM’s ICG Endorsement Programme. DPP joins AIMS, MOS Development Group, SMPTE and Video Services Forum in meeting strict collaborative criteria to achieve endorsement, including; beneficial to the industry; non-discriminatory membership policy; open, standards-based approach; non-profit; and […]