The inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, Eugene Polley, has died aged 96. The former Zenith engineer’s invention is arguably one of the most influential on the development of television. Polley’s Flash-Matic pointed a beam of light at photo cells in the corners of the television screen. Each corner activated a different function, […]
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has confirmed the appointment of Wayne Garvie as Chief Creative Officer, International Production, SPT. In this role, Garvie will be responsible for driving creative development across SPT’s global network of joint venture companies and its production studios outside of Los Angeles, turning locally developed properties into global formats and fostering co […]
Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the US public sector, announced that David Helfgott has been named president and chief executive officer. Helfgott joined Inmarsat in April 2011 as president of Inmarsat Inc. and senior vice president of business development and strategy for the parent company, Inmarsat. In this position, he […]
Jeremy Hunt, the UK culture secretary, is to be investigated by the parliamentary standards commissioner on claims he failed to register donations from media companies while in opposition. John Lyon, the parliamentary standards commissioner, announced the inquiry on Monday in response to a complaint earlier in May from Labour MP Stephen McCabe. McCabe says a […]
Chris Dodd, the Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPAA), has reiterated his line that parties in both the creative and technology communities must work together to move forward on legislation preventing theft of intellectual property. Speaking to trade magazine Variety at the Cannes Film Festival, Dodd alluded to efforts to pass anti-piracy […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery networks (CDN) and video-on-demand (VoD) servers for cable, IPTV, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, today announced that the company will open a new office in Singapore this month, extending Broadpeak’s international development to the Asia-Pacific region. Julien Croguennec has been appointed as the business development director for the region. […]
International Datacasting Corporation, a global expert in digital content distribution for the world’s premiere broadcasters, has appointed Rick Clements to the position of Chief Financial Officer and has appointed Karlton Burn to the position of Managing Director, APAC. Mr. Clements is a Chartered Accountant and has 30 years of experience in senior financial and operational […]
Roly Keating, currently Director of Archive Content at the BBC, and a former Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, is to leave the broadcaster to take up a new position as Chief Executive Officer at the British Library Board. Keating will take up his new role on 12 September 2012 Baroness Blackstone, Chairman of […]
Turner Broadcasting has appointed Marcos Milanez as Business Development and Distribution Manager, UK & Ireland, across its entertainment brands Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Cartoonito, CNToo, TCM and Adult Swim. Reporting into Renaud Ploquin, Director of Business Development and Distribution, UK and Ireland, Marcos will be responsible for managing a range of Turner’s existing distribution relationships and […]
Kelvin MacKenzie, former editor of The Sun and MD of BSkyB, has dismissed the tender process announced by the Premier League last week as a “racket” that would do nothing to reduce what he claims are anti-competitive conditions that disadvantage broadcasters such as his own new Sports Tonight business. The founder of the small sport-focused […]