This week a Hong Kong judge ordered struggling TV station Asia Television (ATV) to close. The broadcaster is already officially in the hands of provisional liquidator Deloitte. But local businessman Si Rongbin, who had earlier promised to rescue the station, had his colleagues turn up on the doorstep of the channel on the morning of […]
Nara Won has been named Vice President, Business Development and Strategy for Alticast’s operations throughout the Americas. “Nara Won will play an integral role in addressing our work with operators in the North American and LATAM markets,” said John Carlucci, president and CTO of Alticast US. “His strong engineering background, his proven ability to understand […]
Germany’s Freenet is set to acquire transmission company Media Broadcast Group for €295 million to expand into Internet-based TV services. Under the deal, Freenet’s unit mobilcom-debitel GmbH will buy shares and provide a shareholder loan for the repayment of bank loans. Broadcast group’s satellite services are not included in the transaction, Freenet said. If the […]
In a deal that reinforces its position as one of the fastest growing global media and entertainment companies, beIN MEDIA GROUP has acquired 100 per cent of Miramax, one of the most distinguished and recognisable brands in entertainment and synonymous with award-winning and original content. Selling shareholders include Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Colony Capital. […]
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has refuted suggestions that the Commission’s proposal to introduce competition into the set-top box marketplace will require changes in the programming business practices of pay-TV providers or require consumers to purchase new boxes; nor will it harm minority programming opportunities, contending that the proposed rulemaking is about whether the standard for […]
Anne Schelle is MD of the Pearl TV partnership, a grouping of more than 200 TV broadcasters, many of them affiliated to the major networks in the US, is focused on exploring “innovative ways of developing digital media” for the industry. She believes that the US’s current ATSC 1.0 digital TV system, almost 20 years […]
US public interest advocacy group Public Knowledge has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against Comcast for excluding its Stream TV service from its own data cap. The complaint alleges that Comcast violated its NBC-Universal merger commitments and notes that the company’s behaviour is inconsistent with the FCC’s Open Internet rules. John Bergmayer, […]
A Hong Kong court has ruled that struggling TV station ATV must close immediately. Earlier this week accountancy firm Deloitte, which is handling ATV’s liquidation, had stated it would have to dismiss ATV’s staff. However, local investor Si Rongbin told the court that he would invest fresh cash into the station in order to keep […]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced that Greg Dyke, the former BBC Director General, has been appointed its Vice President for Television. As Vice President, Dyke will chair BAFTA’s Council, support the Academy’s President, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, and assume an ambassadorial role for the charity across the television sector. […]
UK spectrum regulator Ofcom is examining future demand for satellite bandwidth over the UK in a new Space Spectrum Strategy consultation document issued March 1st (and which closes for comments on May 10th this year). One of its key findings, which is open to comment, is that it sees there being enough satellite spectrum – […]