David Williams, the much-criticised CEO of London-based satellite operator Avanti Communications, is stepping down. The company say that Alan Harper, a board director, has moved into the position while a “comprehensive search” for a successor to Williams is sourced. Williams leaves immediately. Paul Walsh, Avanti’s chairman, in a very brief statement to the London Stock […]
AMC Networks Iberia is reportedly finalising an OTT platform for Spain with over 1,000 hours of VoD content and 17 TV channels. Branded Selekt it will be integrated into the platforms of the largest operators, Telefónica, Vodafone and Orange, at a low cost, between €5 and €10. Very similar to AMC Premiere in the States […]
There’s more money to go around in the skinny pay-TV bundle than in traditional US pay-TV packages, making the switch to ‘virtual’ pay-TV potentially lucrative for channels, according to the latest research from Ampere Analysis. With pay-TV operators in the US coming under increasing pressure from the cost of carriage fees, and the increasing availability […]
21st Century Fox reported lower fourth-quarter profits despite gains at its cable programming operations. Net income fell 16 per cent to $476 million (€406m), down from $567 million. Revenues rose 2 per cent to $6.75 billion in the quarter. Operating income increased 19 per cent to $1.44 billion at the company’s cable network programming unit. […]
According to reports, James Murdoch says he is confident that the 21st Century Fox bid to acquire the assets of Sky that it does not already own will be approved, but more likely early next year than in 2017. UK’s Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said she was “minded” to refer the almost deal to the […]
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, content and media company Altice has entered into several agreements relating to the acquisition of its telco subsidiary SFR Group shares through exchanges against Altice N.V. common shares A. These agreements ensure the holding by the Altice group of 95.9 per cent of the share capital and voting rights of SFR […]
PCCW Media is introducing Hony Capital (Hony), Foxconn Ventures (Foxconn) and Temasek as investors of PCCW International OTT (Cayman Islands) Holdings Limited (PCCW OTT), raising $110m. This strategic investment will strengthen PCCW OTT’s ability to enhance its core value proposition of relevant content including distinctive original productions, and to continue to deploy the latest technologies […]
Play has relaunched the entire SPI’s TV line-up from Nigeria’s rebranded Consat platform including FILMBOX. Play has also relaunched two sports channels: FIGHTBOX – a 24/7 martial arts network with live broadcast of international MMA events and other TV programming covering more than thirty combat sport disciplines. The second sports channel is FAST&FUNBOX which features […]
Bloomberg Media Distribution announced a partnership with Niche Sport Media to distribute their high-profile coverage of sporting events, including football, big fight boxing, golf, rugby league, and cricket. Starting today, Bloomberg Media Distribution will distribute video content from Niche Sport Media, as part of its vast multi-platform content offerings. Through the partnership, clients can license […]
The Amazonas 5 satellite – destined provide high-performance direct-to-home television services offering coverage over Central and South America – has arrived at the International Launch Services (ILS) launch site in Baikonur after having finalised its manufacture in the facilities at Space Systems Loral (SSL) in Palo Alto. The last series of tests will be run […]