Eutelsat Communications has announced several changes to its Executive Committee, as part of a generational renewal of its management body. These changes will be effective as of July 1st. Philippe Oliva, currently Executive Vice-President, Sales and Products, succeeds Michel Azibert as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, he will be responsible for defining and supervising […]
China’s Star Times Group says its investment in digital TV – both satellite and terrestrially – for Nigeria now tops $220 million. The CEO of StarTimes Nigeria, David Zhang, in a local interview, said that since first entering Nigeria in 2010, its investment currently stands at $220 million, and during the past few years has […]
Speciality satellite services company RigNet, based in Houston, Texas, says it has reached a settlement with Inmarsat over a disputed contract claim. RigNet supplies maritime and terrestrial connectivity. Inmarsat filed the arbitration with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in October 2016 concerning a January 2014 ‘take or pay’ agreement to purchase up to $65 […]
Apple has announced that Jony Ive, Apple’s chief design officer, will depart the company as an employee later this year to form an independent design company which will count Apple among its primary clients. While he pursues personal projects, Ive in his new company will continue to work closely and on a range of projects with Apple. “Jony is a […]
WWE has named Paul Heyman (pictured) as Executive Director of Monday Night Raw and Eric Bischoff as Executive Director of SmackDown Live, newly created positions reporting directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. In their executive roles, Heyman and Bischoff will oversee the creative development of WWE’s flagship programming and ensure integration across all […]
Discovery has announced the appointment of Andrew Georgiou as President, Eurosport and Global Sports Rights & Sports Marketing Solutions. Georgiou joins Discovery from Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, where he has served as CEO and Chief Operating Officer since 2014. In this newly created role, Georgiou will drive the continued growth of Eurosport, the European sports platform – and home of the […]
Reports emerged late on June 26th that formal discussions between Dish Network and its potential involvement in the $26 billion (€22.8bn) merger between US telco giants Sprint and T-Mobile are expected to continue into next week, or even beyond. Business news channel CNBC reported that T-Mobile (and its parent company Deutsche Telekom) might be resisting […]
SES has renewed its €1.2 billion line of credit in a 5-year agreement (extendable to 2026) with its existing lenders and at a lower rate of interest. SES has also announced that it has started serving DTH viewers across Brazil and now receive some of the country’s most popular channels such as TV Cultura via […]
On July 26th SES will unveil its latest quarter of numbers (Q2) and a forecast from analysts at investment bank Exane/BNPP is not exactly rosy. The analysts say they expect the quarter’s revenues to be “weak” adding: “In Video, we expect underlying revenue growth to reach -10 per cent in Q2/19 (vs. -7.8 per cent […]
A Federal appeals court has ruled that a previous $21 million patent award against EchoStar subsidiary Hughes Network Systems, and in favour of Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems, is valid and can stand. Reportedly, the Court said there was substantial evidence to find the original Texas jury’s verdict in August 2017 that satellite-based high-speed Internet […]