BlackArrow has announced a strategic investment in the company by Time Warner Cable and Joan Gillman, president, media sales for Time Warner Cable, has been named to the BlackArrow board of directors. Time Warner Cable joins existing investors Cisco Systems, Comcast Interactive Capital, Intel Capital, Mayfield Fund, Motorola Mobility, NDS and Polaris Venture Partners as […]
Appeals by Playboy TV that two of its websites don’t fall within the scope of ATVOD regulation, have been rejected by Ofcom. This means the two video-on-demand websites must comply with new ATVOD enforced rules designed to protect children from video material which might cause them serious harm. The new rules do not apply if […]
The UK government has started the consultation process aimed at putting the communications sector firmly on the path to long-term economic growth by calling for evidence on how to reduce regulatory burdens and future-proof for the digital age. The wide-ranging review will reform existing legislation, deregulating where appropriate to make sure the UK communications sector […]
Charlie Ergen, founder of EchoStar, announced May 16 he was stepping aside from the president/CEO positions at Dish Network, and appointed industry veteran Joe Clayton to replace him. Ergen will stay on as chairman, and he will also chair EchoStar Corp., which looks after set-top box-making for the pay-TV platform. Clayton told journalists that he […]
The Arab League, an assembly of all the Arab nations, has formally asked Arabsat and Nilesat to cease transmissions of Libya’s Jamahiriya Satellite Channel and “any other channel” that might be sympathetic to the Libyan government. The decision was taken at the end of a special meeting in Cairo on May 15th. However, the request […]
Last week was not a good one for the world’s top set-top box supplier Pace. A profits warning issued by the company managed to wipe off 40 per cent from the company’s value, amid calls for CEO Neil Gaydon to be sacked for what one analyst described as “a chaotic range of excuses”. Altium Securities […]
An independent review into how the intellectual property system can better drive growth and innovation is set to recommend that a revolution in copyright law could make the UK as important a centre for the distribution of digital content as it became in financial services after the Big Bang, according to the Financial Times. The […]
Charlie Ergen has stepped aside from his position as president/CEO of Dish Network. He will stay on as the broadcaster’s chairman. In a stock exchange announcement early on May 16th, the company said Joseph P Clayton will assume the president/CEO job effective June 20th. Clayton was previously chairman of Sirius Satellite Radio from 2004 to […]
A 22-page report from noted media analyst Sarah Simon at investment bank Berenberg gives a glowing rating for Sky Deutschland. Simon has compared and contrasted Sky Deutschland (Sky-D) with Europe’s other pay-TV operations, notably News Corp’s other ventures with BSkyB and Sky Italia, as well as Digital+ in Spain and MTG in Scandinavia. Simon stresses […]
A leading UK competition lawyer has suggested that a takeover of Formula One by News Corporation would face “concerns” because of a conflict of interest. Paul Stone, head of competition and regulation for law firm Charles Russell says that “News Corporation’s involvement in the bid for Formula One could attract scrutiny from the competition regulators, […]