ACCESS Europe, a subsidiary of ACCESS, a global provider of advanced IT solutions centered around mobile and network software technologies, has acquired NetRange, the global provider of white labeled, turnkey Smart TV and OTT ecosystems. The acquisition will bring together both companies’ products and solutions, including ACCESS Twine for Car and NetRange’s OS.CAR. “The synergy […]
A Spanish court – Audiencia Provincial de Madrid – has ruled that media group Prisa, former owner of Canal Plus, must pay €51 million to TV group Mediapro for damages in the so-called TV football war. The conflict, which took place way back in 2007, saw Prisa accuse Mediapro of breaking a contract and it […]
The Council of the European Union has given the green light to the new Copyright Directive which the European Commission says will bring concrete benefits to citizens, the creative sectors, the press, researchers, educators, and cultural heritage institutions. The reform will adapt copyright rules to today’s world, where music streaming services, video-on-demand platforms, news aggregators […]
US President Donald Trump has declared that the United States must win the race to provide 5G networks, and that American companies must lead the world in cellular technology. Addressing a White House event on 5G deployment attended by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, Trump said that people were there to discuss a critical issue for […]
The sale of Mediaset’s pay-TV services and technology unit R2 to Sky Italia has fallen through. According to a statement issued by both broadcasters, the decision not to go-ahead with the deal follows the investigation of the Italian Antitrust Authority, from which has emerged that the body is unlikely to grant an unconditional authorization. The […]
A report from investment banker Berenberg on Eutelsat, and especially relevant given the volatile treatment the market has given to key satellite stocks this past week or so, delivers a positive overview of the operator’s prospects. Berenberg believes that the current perception of Eutelsat is that it faces the same structural issues as listed peers […]
Russia’s Proton sales and marketing will now operate under the auspices of Glavkosmos, a long-standing commercial subsidiary of Roscosmos State Corporation. Under the Glavkosmos umbrella, ILS will offer Proton in parallel with GK Launch Services, which provides its Soyuz-2 rockets. ILS provides launch services for satellite operators and offers a complete array of services and […]
RTL Group has announced the appointment of Marc Puškarić as the new CEO of RTL Croatia, effective July 1st. Puškarić, currently Managing Director of Bertelsmann Brazil Investments and the Bertelsmann Corporate Center in Brazil, will succeed Henning Tewes, who will join Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland as COO Programme Affairs & Multichannel. In his new role, Puškarić […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, Andrew Lynn, the Premises Licence Holder and Designated Premises Manager of Crown Hotel in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland, has been ordered to pay £10,000 (€11,585) in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in his premises. He must also pay Sky’s costs and fund the […]
Telenor has appointed Bjørn Ivar Moen as the new CEO of Canal Digital and Telenor Broadcast. He will take up his new role as of June 1st. Moen has worked in Telenor since 2000 in different key management roles, most recently as acting CEO of Telenor Norway. Prior to that, he was Chief Marketing Officer […]