To make the point that if you are in the STB business you are in the ‘box business’, I was going to headline this piece ‘BS and basics in the brown goods business’, but I figured there were probably too few people out there who now remember that’s what we used to call all the […]
Digital TV technology specialist Pace has confirmed that Mike Pulli, currently President of Pace Americas, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company and has joined the Board with immediate effect. He succeeds Neil Gaydon who, after 16 years with Pace plc, has decided to step down to take some time off and look […]
With the breaking news early December 14 that STB manufacturer Pace was replacing its CEO, another sector player has also announced a change at the top. OTT STB specialist Amino Technologies has confirmed that Andrew Burke, Chief Executive Officer of Amino, will be leaving the Company with immediate effect to pursue other opportunities and that […]
Following the launch earlier in December of an ad campaign in support of support of the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act from Creative America, the grass-roots coalition uniting those who value American creativity and innovation in the fight against content theft, a collection of technology industry luminaries is planning a campaign […]
MPAA Chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd has reaffirmed the entertainment community’s commitment to both free speech and the fight against criminals who steal online content. In remarks to Washington, DC think-tank the Center for American Progress, Senator Dodd said that creative technology and creative content were “absolutely essential to each other” and that those […]
Verizon Communications has lost another judgement in US District Court in the ongoing patent infringement case that was brought against the company by ActiveVideo Networks. The court denied a motion by Verizon seeking to stay the monthly royalty payments imposed by a November 23rd court injunction, and directed Verizon to make the first monthly payment […]
UK-based Ka-band satellite operator Avanti Communications won a 3-year contract from capacity re-seller Bentley Walker worth at least $1.1 million. The capacity will be used to serve Bentley Walker clients in Iraq. The news comes 24-hours after another contract win for Avanti in the shape of bandwidth for AfriGlobal, worth $4.65 million spread over 5 […]
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Jim Samples President, International. Formerly president of HGTV, Samples assumes strategic oversight of the company’s growing international programming portfolio. Samples succeeds Greg Moyer, who ignited SNI’s international efforts after joining the company three years ago. Moyer assembled the team that launched Food Network UK and Food Network Asia, as well […]
Netflix shares jumped on Tuesday as Bloomberg reported rumours that Verizon is sizing up a bid for Netflix. Analysts apparently believe Verizon is targeting a streaming media property and Netflix is top of the list. If a bid emerges it is likely other players will also enter the field with a price tag of $4.6bn […]
According to the Ofcom’s Draft 2012/13 Annual Plan, next-generation mobile networks won’t be “widely available” for another three years at least. The 800MHz band required for 4G is currently being used for terrestrial TV broadcasts, but the digital switchover means it can now be assigned for mobile broadband use. These spectrums will be auctioned off […]