Vanguard Group, a major investment fund and with more than $3 trillion invested under management, has boosted its stake in Dolby Labs. The fund now has some $385 million invested in Dolby. Vanguard Group raised its stake in Dolby Laboratories by 4 per cent during Q3, according to the company in its most recent Form […]
Free-to-air channels CBS Reality – the UK’s #1 factual entertainment channel for women – along with CBS Justice, CBS Drama and Horror Channel – have announced another successful year of SOCI (share of commercial impacts2) growth for UK advertisers. The channel portfolio, owned by AMC Networks International – UK (AMCNI UK) and CBS Studios International, […]
A survey of media and broadcast industry professionals has unveiled the importance media and technology professionals are placing on collaboration as a driver for business success and creativity. The research, conducted by the UK’s leading broadcast, production and media technology tradeshow – Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) – found that 88 per cent of media and […]
Chris Albrecht is stepping down from his role CEO of US premium cable channel operator Starz as the company continues its integration with parent Lionsgate. Albrecht joined Starz from HBO eight years ago, and will depart next month, leaving Starz COO Jeffrey Hirsch and his team to run the company with Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer. […]
South Africa’s SABC public broadcaster has put it much promised “retrenchment” plan on hold. The pause follows “constructive and extensive” engagements with various stakeholders, including the parliamentary portfolio committee on communications, organised labour and its own employees, SABC said in a statement. The restructuring plan was needed to help reverse a 3 billion Rand shortfall […]
DOCOMO has developed what it believes is the world’s first 8K 3D virtual reality (VR) system for live video streaming and viewing at 60 frames per second (fps) over 5G mobile communications. Viewers will be able to use head-mounted displays to experience music and sporting events in highly realistic 3D VR, allowing them to feel […]
SpotX, the global video advertising and monetisation platform, has announced the appointment of Graeme Lynch as Head of Demand. Reporting into Ed Wale, MD of the UK and Spain, he will manage the teams working with advertisers, media agencies, brands, demand-side platforms (DSPs), and all other buyers to maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of their […]
Official figures published by the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit reveal continued growth with the highest level of cinema admissions since 1970, a growth in the box office market share achieved by independent UK films and continued high levels of production investment across high-end television and film, reinforcing the UK’s global reputation as a world-leading […]
KDDI, a leading telecommunications operator in Japan, is deploying Nokia’s G.fast solution to apartments and multi-dwelling units (MDU) buildings to deliver ultra-broadband services to customers. Reducing the need to install new fiber, Nokia’s technology will enable KDDI to use existing copper lines in MDU buildings to deliver 830Mbps combined uplink and downlink speeds to customers. […]
With the UK suffering from some of the lowest broadband speeds in Europe and a third of company owners admitting to having lost business because of it, it’s become a key consideration when relocating to new premises, according to research from Close Brothers Asset Finance. Overall, nearly two thirds (62 per cent) of respondents cited […]