Tim Hincks, a former President of Endemol Shine, and Peter Fincham, who has been Controller of BBC One as well as Director of Television at ITV, have launched Expectation, a multi-genre, independent production company covering both non-scripted and scripted programming. The venture has attracted investment from BBC Worldwide as a minority investor with a 24.9 per cent […]
NBC News, riding high after the US election, is buying 25 per cent of Euronews for $30 million (€28.3m) in an effort to increase its international footprint and compete with CNN. Euronews will become known as Euronews NBC. Deborah Turness, President of NBC News, is moving into a new position — president of NBC News […]
A report in French business newspaper Les Echos, and reported by analysts at Exane/BNP-Paribas, says that the European Commission is pushing for greater liberalisation of pan-European TV advertising. Les Echos reports that French politicians are still resisting to this latest EC push for a liberalisation of Pan-European TV Advertising. The EC project proposes to replace […]
The US’s leading creative industries have called on the government to do more to ensure that its trading partners fulfil their pledges to the US to improve protection and enforcement of copyright, and named 16 countries that should be on special watch lists. In its submission in the annual ‘Special 301’ inquiry launched by the […]
The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU), a new non-profit organisation devoted to increasing awareness of IP rights and their impact on peoples’ lives, has been launched with an ambitious programme of activities for 2017. According to the CIPU, misunderstanding about what IP rights achieve, and for whom, costs the US and other economies billions […]
BBC Monitoring is reporting that a Pakistan High Court in Lahore has permitted Indian films to be shown on private TV channels, provided the channels have a valid licence. Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah granted the permission in the light of Pakistan’s PEMRA media regulator’s report that states that TV channels were allowed to […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced the appointment of Sylvain Merle to the post of CTO, effective immediately. Merle assumes overall responsibility in ensuring that the company’s technical and economic approach with clients is aligned with the latest industry developments. Philippe Bernard, CEO at Globecast said, “Globecast is excited to welcome Sylvain […]
Discovery Communications has reported financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ending December 31st 2016. “Discovery’s diversified set of nonfiction, sports and kids’ entertainment brands, and strong strategic positioning continued to drive attractive distribution agreements, helping to deliver solid operating and financial results in 2016,” said David Zaslav, President and CEO, Discovery Communications. “As […]
Digital rights and civil liberties issues campaigning organisation Open Rights Group (ORG) has warned that changes to the penalties for online copyright infringement could leave UK citizens vulnerable to blackmail by unscrupulous companies that demand payment for alleged copyright infringements. Proposals in the Digital Economy Bill would mean
8i, a company that develops holographic technology for virtual and augmented reality, has announced a $27 million (€25.4m) Series B round of funding to support the launch of its new mixed reality app Holo in 2017. The new round, which brings 8i’s total funding to $41 million, was led by Time Warner Investments, with participation […]