Apple TV+ poaches Sony’s Parnell
Sony Pictures Television co-president Chris Parnell is leaving the company after more than 16 years to work at Apple TV+. Parnell will take on a senior programming role at the…
Synamedia appoints Bhatia as GM, India
Synamedia has appointed Deepak Bhatia as General Manager and Head of Sales, India. Bhatia will drive Synamedia’s business in India with responsibility for the company’s sales and pre-sales teams. Bhatia…
Goodwyn joins CuriosityStream
CuriosityStream has named media, entertainment and digital education veteran Bill Goodwyn to the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President of Strategy, Business Development & Partnerships.…
Inmarsat’s Shave appointed Chair of UKspace
Nick Shave is set to take over as Chair of UKspace, the trade association of the UK space industry. Shave described space as a “critical strategic asset for the nation”…
UK regulator: ‘We must tackle tech giants’
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is calling on the government to introduce a new pro-competition regulatory regime to tackle Google and Facebook’s market power. The dynamic nature of…
Spain probes DTT interference from France
The Spanish Administration is looking into DTT signal interference in Asturias, north of Spain, from a French DTT network. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation has reported the…
S&T acquires Iskratel
Describing the €37.5 million deal as the foundation for the long-term development and implementation of its business strategy, Austrian technology group S&T is to acquire the Iskratel Group, one of…
Canada, India interested in OneWeb
Ottawa-based Telesat has reportedly entered a bid for OneWeb’s satellite assets. But it isn’t alone. There will be an auction process on July 2nd in New York. The UK is…
THEO Technologies, Synamedia form HESP Alliance
Video playback solutions specialist THEO Technologies, creator of the High Efficiency Streaming Protocol (HESP) and video software provider Synamedia have launched the HESP Alliance to accelerate the roll-out of sub-second…
Intelsat wins court approval over exec salaries
The top six executives at Intelsat have won the bankruptcy court’s approval to receive salaries and bonus payments despite protests from the Department of Justice. The payments – worth $17…
Sony takes majority stake in prodco Eleven
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has agreed a deal to take a majority stake in production company Eleven – maker of the hit Netflix show Sex Education. The company was founded…
Ethiopian TV mogul arrested
Ethiopian police have arrested Jawar Mohammed, owner of the locally powerful Oromia Media Network (OMN). The TV channel has been shut down. The move reportedly comes after unrest locally following…
Kantar & LiveRamp partnership
Kantar, the data, insights and consulting company, and data connectivity platform LiveRamp have partnered in the UK to provide hundreds of new audience segments for online campaign activation, built on…
CTV Seller Trust rankings from Pixalate
Ad fraud intelligence and marketing compliance platform Pixalate has launched the Connected TV/OTT Seller Trust Index (CSTI), describing it as a “breakthrough” addition to Pixalate’s suite of programmatic seller quality…
WarnerMedia selling CNN Centre
AT&T-owned Time Warner has put its iconic CNN Centre in Atlanta up for sale. The plan would see the CNN news HQ sold as part of a ‘sale and leaseback’…