An Echostar subsidiary which often gets overlooked in the general rush of Echostar and Dish Network news and results is Hughes Network Systems. Indeed, most of Echostar’s uptick in revenues ($45 million for the quarter, up 10 per cent) were down to a very healthy contribution from Hughes (Q4 of $492 million, up 10.6 per […]
The BBC has promoted Catherine Catton to lead the popular factual and factual entertainment team. Catton, who first joined the BBC in 2015, replaces David Brindley who departed to become chief creative officer at ITV-owned production company Twofour in November 2019. Since joining the BBC, Catton has overseen titles including The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan […]
StarzPlay, the SVoD service in the MENA region, has added some of the biggest Marvel blockbusters to its library of content. Kick-starting the multi-billion-dollar franchise that has become to be known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr in the now iconic role of Tony Stark. Iron Man 2 […]
Turner Mexico and Turner Colombia have engaged Parrot Analytics to acquire insights from a continuous study of consumer behaviour. In addition, Turner Mexico and Turner Colombia have become commercial subscribers to Parrot Analytics’ proprietary global TV demand measurement system. Recently, Turner Colombia invited Parrot Analytics to share relevant trends for the Latin American media ecosystem […]
Netflix has announced The Chair, a new six episode half-hour dramedy centred around the Chair of an English department at a major university. Sandra Oh is set to star in the show, as well as serve as executive producer. Oh currently stars in and is a Co-Executive Producer of BBC America’s critically acclaimed smash hit […]
Amazon Original series Making The Cut, has revealed its first official look at the upcoming season, hosted and executive produced by Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn. The series will launch on Prime Video on March 27th. The 10-episode fashion competition series, which brings together a diverse group of 12 talented entrepreneurs and designers, will release two new episodes […]
Telestream, a provider of workflow automation, media processing, quality monitoring and test and measurement solutions for the production and distribution of video, has announced Vantage IMF Producer, a Vantage option that automates the creation of IMF (Interoperable Master Format) packages from Adobe Premiere Pro CC. IMF packages are the preferred method to deliver show masters […]
Director of BBC News and Current Affairs, Francesca Unsworth, will host the “Fake News” and Elections: Challenges for the Media and Audiences conference in Belgrade on Wednesday 26 February. The one-day conference will feature BBC journalists and experts from the UK, Serbia and across the Balkans to discuss the role “fake news” plays in general […]
Rumours have been circulating for several weeks, but now WarnerMedia has confirmed that the Friends cast will be reuniting for an untitled, unscripted special that will be exclusive to SVoD platform HBO Max, which is set to go live in May. Series stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David […]
Sky has launched two new sports packages that combine Sky Sports and BT Sport channels for the first time on Sky TV, bringing together major tournaments from across the sporting world. The three new sports packages are available from today, exclusively on Sky TV: Sky Sports and BT Sport: at £35 per month alongside their […]