Italy’s third largest broadcaster Discovery Italia closed 2016 with advertising sales of €200 million, up 14 per cent over the previous year. There were good news on the audience rating front as well. In November (the latest figures available), the average share in the 24 hours was 6.69 per cent and 5.65 per cent in […]
For the quarter ended December 31st 2016 Netgem, the end-to-end video entertainment provider, has announced a consolidated revenue of €15.5 million, bringing total consolidated revenue for 2016 to €74.3 million, down 6 per cent compared to 2015. The objective of opening 5 new markets in 2016 with the new #TelcoTV solution bundling Netgem smart devices […]
BBC Worldwide, Access Entertainment and Lookout Point are undertaking an initiative to fast-track production of premium quality scripted drama for television audiences around the world. The partners intend to offer world-renowned writing and producing talent a new route to production, with an independent funding model enabling producers to have their scripted television series greenlit without […]
Discovery Communications has announced the appointment of Alex Kaplan as Executive Vice President, Commercial for Eurosport Digital. Kaplan joins Discovery from senior leadership positions at the NBA and DirecTV/AT&T. In this new role, Kaplan will be responsible for all customer acquisition and retention for Eurosport Digital, including overseeing digital pricing and packaging, digital content strategy, […]
SoftAtHome, a software provider for operator CPE devices enabling convergent services for the digital home, today announced that the Board of Directors has elected David Viret-Lange as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. “The Board of Directors is delighted that David will lead SoftAtHome as he has an in-depth knowledge of the Telecom industry, after over […]
BBC Director-General Tony Hall has said the corporation needs to reinvent its on-demand iPlayer service to make the leap from a catch-up service to a “must-visit” destination in its own right in the face of rapid growth by its competitors such as Netflix. In a wide-ranging New Year message to BBC staff on ‘Reinventing the […]
Viacom has announced the appointment of David Lynn – currently President of Viacom International Media Networks’ operations in the UK, Northern and Eastern Europe – as President and CEO of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). As CEO of VIMN, he will have management oversight of all of Viacom’s media networks and related businesses outside the […]
French media software solutions company NETIA ha announced that its sole shareholder Globecast (part of the Orange group) has sold all its shares in the company to two French media entrepreneurs, Anthony Savelli and Vincent Benveniste. The acquisition was made via Radio Act SAS, their consulting and services agency. Both businessmen exceed 25 years of […]
The European Commission is referring Spain to the Court of Justice under Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The move follows Spain’s failure to recover subsidies it granted to finance the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT) in remote areas of, respectively, Castilla-la-Mancha and the rest […]
Back in 2014 Google’s parent company, Alphabet, bought Skybox Imaging for a reported $500 million (€473.5m). It renamed the enterprise Terra Bella. Bloomberg is reporting that the business is now up for sale. Terra Bella, based in Mountain View, California, specialises in extremely high-resolution Earth observation images. Founded in 2009, the business uses 1080p satellite […]