TVN, the Polish commercial TV network, saw revenues in the fourth quarter improve by 4.6 per cent driving full year growth to 3.6 per cent – meeting guidance of low-single digit increase – a result of TVN’s content schedules dominating the audience share market, steady increase in the third party advertising inventory represented through Premium […]
Figures from Adobe Analytics show that BBC.com, the BBC’s international website, has started 2015 on an all-time high. More than 101 million unique browsers used the website and news app globally during the month of January, generating a record 1.35 billion page views. The figures come after a year which saw BBC.com achieve sustained growth, […]
London-based satellite broadband supplier Avanti Communications reported its first-half numbers and declared widening losses ($48.1 million vs $41.8m in the same period a year ago). However, revenues were markedly up (24 per cent) from $25 million to $31.1 million. Avanti also reported that they had raised an extra £60.6 million ($90.7m) in new capital via […]
Walt Disney has named Thomas Staggs, the head of its theme parks and resorts unit, as chief operating officer of the company, putting him in the lead to succeed Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger in 2018. Staggs will assume the role of COO immediately while he continues to run the parks business until a successor […]
Amy Pascal has stepped down as co-chair of Sony’s movie studio following the cyber attack that revealed the private emails of from her and other Sony staffers – to agents and stars. She will start a production company that will launch in May 2015. Pascal has already apologised for certain revelations and said: “I have […]
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has certified the first wave of products from its members that support advanced fast-forward, re-wind and frame-by-frame playback capabilities which are now a mandatory feature of DLNA Guidelines that enable networked devices to share pictures, music and videos. The “trick mode” specifications are also an integral feature of DLNA’s VidiPath Guidelines […]
Freeview and Arqiva, the provider of innovative and secure communications and broadcast technology, have today announced two new radio stations on the Freeview platform, as well as the continuation of ten existing stations. Classic FM and LBC, both owned by Global, have joined the existing radio presence on the free-to-air TV platform. Classic FM will […]
Jordan Radio & Television Corp (JRTVC) is to add a third channel to its existing pair. The new channel will focus on broadcasting youth, family and drama programmes,” JRTVC Director Ramadan Rawashdeh told The Jordan Times, and reported by BBC Monitoring. JRTVC currently has one main satellite TV channel and another dedicated for sports. However, […]
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), has become the latest member to join the Space Data Association (SDA). SDA is an international non-profit association of satellite operators that supports the controlled, reliable and efficient sharing of space environment and RF spectrum data. Its membership comprises many of the world’s major satellite communications companies. “The SDA plays an […]
Playcast, the cloud gaming platform, has announced that its streaming video game service will be available on Samsung Smart TVs beginning in the second quarter of 2015. Playcast’s growing catalogue of games will be compatible with select Samsung Smart TV models and will be initially available to viewers in Brazil, Canada, Israel, France, Germany, Italy, […]