Disney has promoted Kelly Campbell to President of Hulu, the US streaming service. Campbell, formerly in the role of chief marketing officer, will oversee Hulu’s streaming business and work closely with Disney executives to integrate aspects of Hulu into Disney’s broader D2C streaming business. Campbell will report directly to Kevin Mayer, chairman of the company’s […]
Comcast has acquired XUMO, the ad-supported streaming service based in California. XUMO offers free, live and on-demand streaming entertainment, news, sports and more, and features over 190 different genre-grouped channels. XUMO’s multi-screen network of distribution partners include major smart television brands who have partnered with XUMO to curate rich, free, media experiences. In a statement, […]
Spain’s Cellnex and France’s Bouygues Telecom have entered into a strategic partnership to set up a joint company (51 per cent owned by Cellnex and 49 per cent by Bouygues) that will deploy a national optic fibre network throughout France, providing fixed and mobile connectivity and boosting the roll out of 5G. The new company […]
Smart home services pioneer Plume has closed a new financing round of $85 million (€78.2m). This includes $60 million in Series D preferred equity and $25 million in debt financing, bringing Plume’s total funding to $127 million. The new investor syndicate, including Charter Communications, Qualcomm, Belkin, and Service Electric Cablevision, took approximately 75 per cent […]
Hispanic media company Univision Holdings together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Univision Communications, global private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners, and media and consumer technology sector operating and investment company ForgeLight LLC have struck a definitive agreement in which Searchlight and ForgeLight will acquire a majority ownership interest in Univision from all stockholders of Univision […]
Fifteen per cent of enterprises are currently investing in 5G, rising steeply to 69 per cent within three years. Yet, less than half (48 per cent) are confident they can transition to 5G-based Internet of Things (IoT), with 74 per cent indicating that they need to overhaul the operating model to realize implementation. That is […]
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is looking to buy Seven Studios, currently part of SevenWest Media, best known for its long-running soap opera Home and Away and the My Kitchen Rules competitive cooking show. ITV, however, according to a report in Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald, is not alone in along in eyeing the studio, with Disney […]
Technetix, the global technology supplier, has completed the acquisition of the broadband equipment business of Germany-based ECAD. Technetix said its customers will benefit from access to a greater range and depth of FTTH and broadband cable technology products, both in Germany and globally. The ECAD operation will become an integral part of Technetix, enabling the […]
Insight TV, the 4K HDR broadcaster, content creator and format seller, has announced the commission of a new documentary filmed entirely in 8K UHD HDR. Sandboarding on Dragon Hill premieres on Insight TV in June and is produced by French-based production company FastFokus. “Insight TV has built a reputation in the industry for pushing the […]
SES has issued a request to its suppliers and industry contacts saying that in light of the coronavirus outbreak, it is asking business contacts and clients to take the precautionary measures “to help mitigate the global spread of the virus. “ SES said clients are requested to postpone any planned travel to its business sites […]