Independent research commissioned by anti-piracy organisation Creative Content Australia (CCA) shows the growth of online screen content theft has been arrested and remains static, with 21 per cent of adults 18–64 admitting some form of piracy. CCA Executive Director Lori Flekser released the organisation’s ninth wave of independent research to delegates at the Screen Producers’ […]
Forming the first collaborative single-market effort to plan for and implement a transition to next-generation over-the-air television broadcasting, broadcast groups E.W. Scripps Company, Fox Television Stations, Meredith Local Media Group, Nexstar Media Group, TEGNA, Telemundo Station Group, Univision Communications, and Pearl TV have revealed a comprehensive effort planned for the Phoenix, Arizona TV market to […]
China’s Hisense Electric has bought Toshiba’s TV production, its brand, R&D and operations, effective November 14th. Hisense will purchase 95 per cent stock shares of Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation (TVS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation for ¥12.9 billion (€96m) with Toshiba retaining 5 per cent stock holding. Hisense will obtain the TVS businesses including production, […]
TalkTalk has reported 1.6 million customers now benefit from its Fixed Low Price Plans, a year after the telecoms company launched the packages. TalkTalk says it remains the first and only broadband provider to let customers fix their broadband price for up to 24 months – bucking the industry trend of mid-contract price-hikes – and […]
Eutelsat Communications has appointed Gerry O’Sullivan as Executive Vice President, Global TV and Video. In his new role he will drive the company’s product development strategy. Video, Eutelsat’s most longstanding activity, accounts for 65 per cent of the Group’s business. Eutelsat’s neighbourhoods broadcast 6,700 TV channels, of which 1,200 are in HD, to more than […]
The bidding for Italian DTT multiplex operator Persidera will start on November 20th, when the first non-binding bids should be submitted, according to local reports. In recent days, parties that expressed interest have received a functional information memorandum on the submission of bids. A due diligence will follow in December with the bidders selected by […]
UK commercial broadcaster ITV said it expects Q4 advertising revenues to be up 1 per cent on last year, compared with a decline of 7 per cent across the first nine months of the year. In Q3, advertising sales were down 4 per cent. Overall revenues for the first nine months were down just 1 […]
Vodafone Spain made an EBITDA of €751 million in the first fiscal half of the year (April to September), up 9.6 per cent on the same period last year. The company increased its revenues by 2.4 per cent to €2.512 billion thanks to the new rates and a rise in customers. The number of broadband […]
The Board of Directors of Edgeware AB (publ) has appointed Karl Thedéen as the new Managing Director and CEO of Edgeware, which will be effective from February 2018. He will replace Joachim Roos, who has requested to step aside from the position. Thedéen is the former CEO of Transmode and is currently a board member […]
An international joint operation against online piracy criminal groups supported by Eurojust – the EU’s Judicial Cooperation Unit which supports judicial coordination and cooperation between national authorities – has resulted in two arrests, one of which was based on a European Arrest Warrant, 73 searches and the seizure of several websites, servers, computers and electronic […]