Intelsat’s share price fell on November 30th a thumping 10.06 per cent to a mere $4.65 a share. The collapse means that Intelsat’s market capitalisation is now down to $490 million (according to Bloomberg), and this is considered far too close to a market capitulation. This, in financial terms, implies that many shareholders have simply […]
In a deal that marks a first such foray into exclusive programming, UK quad-play operator Virgin Media has brought cult US TV show and highly anticipated Starz Original series – Ash vs Evil Dead – to the UK, exclusively for its TV customers to watch on demand. Virgin Media has signed an exclusive licensing deal […]
Enterprise-class subscription billing specialist Vindicia has confirmed that BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has chosen Vindicia’s CashBox solution to manage ecommerce on BBC Store, the Corporation’s new direct-to-consumer retail platform that enables audiences to buy and keep copies of their favourite BBC TV programmes. BBC Store will be integrated with the BBC’s […]
Sky TV customers can now watch any of the festive TV schedule from Sky with their Amazon Fire tablets on Sky Go this December. Luke Bradley-Jones, Sky’s Director of TV Products, commented: “It’s brilliant that Amazon Fire tablets are now compatible with Sky Go in time for the great line up of TV this December. […]
Discovery Communications has announced a number of appointments at Eurosport and new roles created to support the company’s Olympic Games Strategy, having been awarded in June, all TV and multiplatform broadcast rightsto the 2018-2024 Olympic Games across Europe. The company’s Olympic Games leadership organisation team will have five key functional areas: 1. Commercialisation – led […]
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has announced that Chris Bastian, an industry veteran whose technology expertise aligns squarely with cable telecommunications’ future needs, has been named as the organisation’s new Senior Vice President and CTO. Over the past three decades, Bastian has been at the forefront of Wi-Fi, advanced broadband and telecommunications security […]
Piksel, a global player in building online video businesses, has announced its partnership with Jazz & Blues TV to launch what it claims is the first digital music TV channel dedicated to jazz and blues in the world. The channel, which launches in Q1 2016, will bring premium live and VoD music concerts, interviews and […]
Unified Streaming, a provider of cross-platform video streaming technologies was selected by MTV Finland, a commercial TV broadcaster in Finland, to expand the offering of their MTV Katsomo Web TV service. MTV Katsomo is one of the most successful Web TV services in Finland and they are now using Unified Origin for the advanced streaming […]
Paywizard, the specialist in subscriber management for pay-TV, has confirmed the appointment of Bhavesh Vaghela as Chief Marketing Officer. In his role, Bhavesh will be responsible for implementing market strategy and positioning as well as driving Paywizard’s international growth. Bhavesh has previously held a number of senior roles at fast-growing technology companies including ResponseTap, IntraLinks […]
A+E Networks is expanding the distribution of its factual entertainment channel History in Poland. Effective immediately, History is available to over 500,000 additional homes across the country on Vectra, one of the leading cable platforms in Poland. History first launched in Poland in 2008 and is currently is available in over 4.6 million Polish homes. […]