Amazon Studios has signed Woody Allen to write and direct his first television series ever. Untitled Woody Allen Project, a half-hour series, has received a full season order and episodes will be written and directed by Allen. Customers will be able to see the series exclusively on Prime Instant Video in the UK, US and […]
The European Commission is launching a public consultation on how to use the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum (the 700 MHz) band) most effectively in the coming decades. The Commission is seeking views on the options proposed by Pascal Lamy, in September 2014 At the moment, the 700 MHz band is mostly used for broadcasting […]
Tele Columbus, Germany’s third largest cable network operator, has revealed further details on its initial public offering. The price range for the offered shares has been set at €8 to €12 per share. The offer period will start on January 13th 2015 and is expected to end on January 21st 2015. The admission to trading […]
Kabel Deutschland active shareholder Elliott Management has called for a new audit of Vodafone’s $11 billion takeover of the German cable company as the hedge fund seeks more money from the MNO. Elliot also called for a shareholder meeting in which Kabel Deutschland should explain an auditor’s report that said the acquisition undervalued the company. […]
Satellite manufacturer Boeing Space has delivered its first pair of ‘all electric’ satellites. Built for Bermuda-domiciled ABS and Paris-based Eutelsat the two satellites are due for launch late next month by Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company. The satellites will leave Boeing’s factory on January 19th for shipping to SpaceX’s launch site at Cape Canaveral. Key […]
Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES is planning a joint satellite with the Luxembourg government. The craft, which should launch in late 2017, will be for governmental use. The satellite will be owned by a joint-venture company into which each party will place €50 million, and at the same time will receive a €125 million bank loan […]
Despite a more cautious outlook, the period 2014-2015 will be the strongest consecutive growth years for UK adspend this century and reflects a sector significantly outperforming the wider economy. UK advertising’s forecasts have been revised
Sky Sports will dedicate an entire channel to the ICC Cricket World Cup, from the first to the last day of the biggest one-day event in the international cricket calendar. For six weeks, Sky Sports 2 will become ‘Sky Sports World Cup’, giving viewers over 1,000 hours of round the clock cricket coverage, including all […]
BBC Worldwide has announced new channel launches for BBC Brit and BBC Earth. The two consumer brands will launch as linear channels in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland from April 2015. Building on the global strength of BBC factual entertainment and premium natural history and science programming, the new channels will be home to […]
MTV was again the UK’s number one music television destination in 2014 amongst coveted 16-34 year-old viewers, a position it has now held for seven consecutive years. Comprising eight dedicated music services – MTV Music, MTV Hits, MTV Rocks, MTV Dance, MTV Base, MTV Classic (rebranded MTV Xmas for the festive period), MTV Live and […]