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DVB approves ‘milestone’ UHD spec

The 84th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB) has approved the latest specification for Ultra High Definition Television, UHD-1 Phase 2. The industry consortium says the new specification is a major milestone for the industry, guaranteeing interoperability and enabling broadcasters and CE manufacturers to provide UHD-1 Phase 2 products and services. This could mean […]

November 17, 2016

Fischer to succeed Rudas at RTL

RTL Group has announced the appointment of Andreas Fischer as RTL Group’s new Senior Vice President Business Development and Regional Operations CEE & Asia, effective January 1st 2017. In this capacity, he will succeed Andreas Rudas and report to RTL Group Co-CEO Guillaume de Posch. With his contract as Executive Vice President Regional Operations & […]

November 17, 2016

ISP ad rules to be revamped

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority published independent research into consumers’ understanding of broadband speed claims made in ads. It commissioned the research to test whether regulatory standards, set by the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) and enforced by the ASA, are effective in protecting the public from misleading claims. The standards permit headline speed claims that […]

November 17, 2016

Sky shuffles entertainment team

Gary Davey, Sky’s Managing Director of Content has announced a realignment of the Entertainment portfolio which will see Zai Bennett take on the new role of Director of Programmes, Sky Entertainment UK and Ireland, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Bennett will take on overall leadership of the UK Entertainment team which includes Director […]

November 17, 2016

Belgium Satellite Services in liquidation

Belgium court filings show that Belgium Satellite Services (BSS) a company based in Belgium but until recently trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is now in bankruptcy. Until recently the company was supplying uplink and transmission services to Eutelsat’s ‘Hotbird’ and ‘Eurobird’ satellites. BSS was formed in 2007 to acquire Belgacom’s Satellite Services division and […]

November 17, 2016By Chris Forrester

Makeover, increased content investment for All 4

UK commercial public service broadcaster Channel 4 has revealed a new look for its on-demand service All 4. The service’s brand new interface for big screens (Smart TVs and games consoles) will launch in the coming weeks, followed by new-look home screens on iOS, Android and All4.com. All 4’s user experience design and interactions will […]

November 16, 2016

Viacom buys Telefe for $345m

As rumoured in recent days, Viacom has agreed a deal with Spanish telco Telefónica to acquire Televisión Federal (Telefe), one of the main free-to-air channels in Argentina, by Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). The transaction has been concluded for a total amount of $345 million (€321.6m) in cash. The transaction adds one of Argentina’s most […]

November 16, 2016

Virgin’s UTV Ireland acquisition approved

Virgin Media has received regulatory and competition approval to acquire UTV Ireland, the nation’s newest free-to-air commercial broadcaster. Tony Hanway, CEO of Virgin Media in Ireland, commented: “We’re delighted to have received regulatory approval to acquire UTV Ireland. This follows our acquisition of TV3 last year and we look forward to playing an even bigger […]

November 16, 2016

Eutelsat faces complex dilemma over Kurdish channel

Eutelsat has been ordered by a Paris commercial court to re-instate a highly controversial Kurdish channel. Newroz TV was taken off air by Eutelsat on October 11th, and the satellite operator has been threatened with a fine of €10,000 a day if it doesn’t comply with the court order. However, the situation is extremely complicated. […]

November 16, 2016

Hulu acquires The Video Genome Project technology

In a move that it says will dramatically enhance its content recommendations for linear and on-demand video viewing, premium entertainment streaming service Hulu has acquired The Video Genome Project’s contextual attribution technology for an undisclosed sum. The Video Genome Project (The VGP) is recognised as one of the largest, broadest and most granular structured databases […]

November 16, 2016