Sony has cut its quarterly losses. Net losses for the October-December quarter fell to 10.8 billion yen ($115m), from 159 billion yen for the quarter in 2011, with sales up 6 per cent to 1.9 billion yen. The latest quarterly figures brought total losses in the nine months to end-December to 50.9 billion yen, a […]
Industry focus on satellite broadband Internet access services has progressively shifted over the last few years. North America, Western Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa have all at one time or another been classified as the “next big thing” for satellite broadband and high throughput satellites (HTS). And now, the industry […]
BT has revealed its new BT Sport logo ahead of the company’s launch of new sports channels in the summer. The logo, which was developed by Red Bee Media, mixes the BT Connected World brand imagery with a new font developed specifically for the new brand. The new identity for the channels, which is also […]
Wayne Henry has been appointed Vice-President, Production, based in Budapest. Previously a production consultant at HBO Europe, Henry will be responsible for overseeing physical production throughout the region. He has over twenty years of production experience in Europe and Australia with such companies as the ABC, FremantleMedia, Warner Bros and Sony Pictures Television International. Additionally, […]
Eutelsat Communications has confirmed that Ross McInnes has been co-opted to the Board as an independent director. He replaces Olivier Rozenfeld who has resigned his seat after almost three years as an independent director. McInnes will also assume the chairmanship of the Audit Committee that was previously chaired by Olivier Rozenfeld. McInnes, an Australian and […]
PacketVideo, a fully-owned subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, has revealed that Mark Tapling has joined the company as CEO and President. Tapling brings over 20 years of progressive experience in the strategy, growth and financial management of technology companies to his new position at PacketVideo, where he will focus on solidifying the company’s leadership position in […]
VoD provider Packet Ship has celebrated the deployment of their Streamline video server on another new river vessel, AmaPrima. This is the tenth Packet Ship server to be installed on AmaWaterways‘ growing fleet of luxury inland cruise ships on the great rivers of Europe. Delivered by marine systems integrator Electronic Service of the Netherlands, Packet […]
Elemental Technologies, a supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, has announced its placement among the 25 most promising privately held companies on the Forbes magazine annual ranking. This marks the second consecutive year Elemental has been named by the publication as one of one hundred privately held, high-growth companies with bright futures. Elemental […]
Euroconsult, the global consulting firm in the space sector, has announced the hiring of two new executives and six affiliate experts. This talent expansion marks the celebration of Euroconsult’s 30 year anniversary as the world leader in satellite industry consulting, research and summits. Euroconsult relies on a multi-cultural team of 30 based in Paris, Montreal […]
Less than 24 hours after reports emerged that the pair were in discussion over a proposed sale, Liberty Global and Virgin Media have entered into an agreement, subject to shareholder approvals, which will see Liberty Global will acquire Virgin Media in a stock and cash merger valued at approximately $23.3 billion. Under the terms of […]