An efficiency review finds the BBC has delivered a third of the £800 million (€915m) of savings needed by 2021/22, but warns it has become increasingly difficult to make more savings without further impacting services. The report shows how cutting property and senior manager costs, renegotiating major contracts and simplifying the BBC have helped ensure […]
A survey commissioned by BriteBill, a provider of billing and communications software for utilities, communications and media providers, has revealed that although service providers are moving at record pace to innovate, a significant engagement channel – the bill – is often overlooked in their digital transformation strategies. Predictably competition is a major driver for this […]
Aaron LaBerge has been named as the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the recently formed Disney Direct-To-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment. In this new role, LaBerge will be DTCI’s first CTO and a key member of the DTCI leadership team, reporting to Chairman Kevin Mayer. He will shape and support innovation […]
AMC Networks has announced that Eduardo Zulueta has been promoted to the newly-created position of President of AMC Networks International (AMCNI), overseeing AMCNI’s global operations. Zulueta, who currently oversees AMCNI’s Latin America and Southern Europe portfolio of channels, will assume his new role on November 1st and will continue to report to Ed Carroll, Chief […]
An independent new report published demonstrates the value of the government tax reliefs across the UK’s screen industries, seeding unprecedented levels of production, creating thousands of jobs, growing businesses and infrastructure, generating record levels of inward investment, boosting exports of UK productions and services internationally and creating spillover benefits for other industries claims the BFI. […]
Live sports and entertainment technical production partner NEP Group has acquired connectivity services provider SIS LIVE Limited, a subsidiary of UK-based Sports Information Services (SIS). The acquisition complements NEP’s Broadcast Services and Media Solutions businesses, strengthening the company’s support of live sports, broadcast and entertainment clients across the UK, Europe and worldwide. The addition is […]
Following confirmation that Comcast has acquired 21st Century Fox’s stake in Sky and now effectively owns 77 per cent of the company, Sky has announced its intention to cancel its listing at the London Stock Exchange, and also revealed that James Murdoch is among seven directors who have resigned from the Board with immediate effect. […]
Fox has named former White House communications director Hope Hicks as chief communications officer. Fox, the newco created after 21st Century Fox sells assets to Walt Disney, also named Danny O’Brien as executive VP and head of governmental relations. O’Brien had been with General Electric. “Hope and Danny are proven leaders and world-class public affairs […]
Feelmakers TV, the documentary, shorts and animation TV channel, has entered into a partnership with Spain’s leading producer and distribution company Digital Cornucopia to break into the International pay TV and OTT markets. Feelmakers TV offers a 24/7 slate of programming targeting a young and urban audience. The channel will be subtitled in English and […]
The deployment of the ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV broadcast standard in the US has received a boost with the news that Alticast, an end-to-end media solutions provider, Strategy & Technology (S&T), an independent developer of interactive TV technologies, and UniSoft, a software company specialising in broadcast provisioning, monitoring and testing, will demonstrate how the […]