Basque-country cable company Euskaltel saw its profits rise by 41.5 per cent to September 30th, hitting a total of €46.6 million. The group, formed by Euskaltel, Telecable in Asturias and R in Galicia, earned €521.1 million in revenues, up 17.4 per cent on the same period last year. EBITDA amounted to €252.9 million, up 15.3 […]
CreativeFuture, a grass-roots coalition which unites those who value American creativity and innovation in the fight against content theft, has sent a letter to all candidates running for Federal office in the forthcoming midterm elections. Over 400 prominent members from the creative communities have signed the letter – joining over 100,000 others who signed the […]
ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has announced the appointment of Chris Kennedy, currently CFO of Microfocus International, as CFO. He is expected to join ITV on February 1st 2019. Sir Peter Bazalgette, Chairman of ITV, said: “Chris was the stand-out candidate in a very strong short list and the Board are really pleased that he […]
The managing director and his deputy have resigned from ERT, Greece’s public broadcaster. Vassilis Costopoulos and his deputy Giorgos Thalassinos have quit according to local reports and following alleged pressure from the government’s Deputy Minister, Leferis Kretsos, at the Ministry of Information & Communications. Reports say that sources close to Kretsos attributed the resignations to […]
ZEE5, the digital entertainment platform from Zee Entertainment Enterprises, has partnered with Publicis Capital to help drive its global strategy. One month into its soft launch in 190+ countries, ZEE5 has entrusted Publicis Capital with the mandate of driving its international communications, creative campaigns and digital initiatives. The brand will be handled by the agency’s […]
Synamedia, the independent video software and solutions company, has appointed Rick Medlock as Chief Financial Officer. Synamedia opened for business following the completion of Permira funds’ acquisition of Cisco’s video business on October 29th. Medlock brings more than 30 years of experience as CFO at technology firms including FTSE100 companies Worldpay and Inmarsat, as well […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has directed the BBC to conduct a ‘public interest test’ (PIT) to assess properly the value and potential impact on other broadcasters of a number of changes to the BBC iPlayer the Corporation wishes to make, having provided its plans to Ofcom for consideration. In order to protect fair and effective […]
Companies laying high-speed fibre cables used by large businesses, mobile operators and broadband providers will have greater access to broadband infrastructure provider Openreach’s ducts and poles, under proposals set out by communications regulator Ofcom. The plans are published alongside a consultation on Ofcom’s Business Connectivity Market Review (BCMR), which looks at competition for dedicated, high-speed […]
The C-band Alliance (formed by Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat) is stressing that its proposed restructuring of C-band frequencies for 5G usage over the US will not exceed 180 MHz (plus a 20 MHz guard band) in the proposed speedy time-frame of 18-36 months. The consortium’s previous discussions with the FCC had offered 100 MHz […]
The Swedish Companies Registration Office (SCRO) has granted Tele2 authorisation to implement the merger plan for the merger between itself and Com Hem. The SCRO is expected to register the merger on November 5th. In connection with the registration of the merger, Com Hem Holding will be dissolved and all its assets and liabilities will […]