MTG has appointed Peter Nørrelund as Executive Vice President and CEO of MTG Sport, and Gabriel Catrina as Chief Strategy Officer. Joseph Hundah has meanwhile left his position as Executive Vice President and CEO of MTG Africa. Nørrelund, a former Editor in Chief at Danish public service broadcaster DR, joined MTG in 2003 and rose […]
StarHub is taking a 9.05 per cent stake in mm2 Asia for $18 million. The agreement between the two companies was signed on March 22nd Headquartered in Singapore, mm2 Asia is a producer of content for TV and online platforms, and films. mm2 Asia also has a presence in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan […]
Households subscribing to broadband packages would be exempted from the standing rental charge on their landline if they don’t use it, under proposals from the Culture minister, Ed Vaizey has said the charges of around £18 a month are “outdated.” He wants householders to only pay for the services they use, describing it as an […]
Adobe and comScore have formed a global strategic partnership to provide new insights into the media consumption behaviours of digital audiences. This new partnership will deliver consistent, cross-device audience measurement of video and ad content, providing advanced insight into consumer viewing behaviours for better media planning and buying. “With the world’s largest brands, including ten […]
Global satellite company Intelsat took advantage of a favourable response from bankers to its proposed $1 billion of fresh borrowing, and increased the sum to $1.25 billion. The borrowing is made against Intelsat’s Senior Secured Notes, priced at 8 per cent, due in 2024. The news was received favourably by debt ratings agency Moody’s, which […]
Ofcom has put forward strict new rules to improve BT’s performance in installing high-speed business lines and significantly reduce the wholesale prices BT charges for these lines. The plans are part of Ofcom’s Business Connectivity Market Review, published today. The new rules will be finalised at the end of April, subject to consideration by the […]
Despite two legal attempts in Cairo on March 21st to reverse previous rulings that Al-Jazeera’s Egyptian channel (Al-Jazeera Misr) be prohibited in Egypt, the applications failed. Al-Jazeera’s head office had applied to annul the Egyptian Supreme court’s earlier decision to forbid transmission of the channel on the Nilesat satellite. The channel was ordered to close […]
Stepping up its efforts to bring competition to the cable and pay-TV set-top box market in the US, the Consumer Video Choice Coalition (CVCC) – comprised of a diverse group of organisations and companies that believe consumers would benefit from a competitive ecosystem of third-party devices and services that can be used across multichannel video […]
Mark Linsey is the new Director of BBC Studios. Linsey has been Acting Director of BBC Television since October 2015 and spent more than 20 years working in TV production before joining the BBC, including roles at Central, LWT, Hat Trick Productions and Tiger Aspect. Linsey was appointed as the BBC’s Controller, Entertainment Commissioning in […]
Reflecting the increased complexity of its enlarged business, Sky has confirmed that Andrew Griffith, currently Group Chief Financial Officer and MD, Commercial Businesses, will expand his responsibilities to become Group Chief Operating Officer in addition to his existing role. Griffith has been Sky’s CFO and an Executive Director of Sky plc since April 2008 and […]