CuriosityStream, the independent factual media company reaching more than 13 million paying subscribers worldwide, has appointed entertainment and cable industry pioneer Matthew Blank to its board of directors effective immediately. Blank is the former Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks, responsible for iconic global franchises including Homeland, Dexter and Billions. The announcement was made by […]
It will cost almost $500 million to refurbish the Sea Launch floating rocket launch platform according to reports. Russia’s deputy prime minister, Yuri Borisov, recalled that before the floating spaceport left its port at Long Beach, California, the US – in accordance with its laws – removed all equipment from the command ship and the […]
SportsTribal TV, a new, free ad-supported sports streaming service, offering a wide range of 24/7 sports-based entertainment channels from around the world, wil launch in late 2020. SportsTribal TV enables traditional and non-traditional sports rights owners, niche and micro-niche sports, social creators and sports storytellers to turn their video content into professionally managed, 24/7 streaming […]
New research from Roy Morgan reveals the Internet has overtaken TV as Australia’s main source of news over the last two years. Over 12.7 million Australians (60.8 per cent) now say the Internet is a main source of news, up 1.4 million since 2018, including nearly 7.9 million Australians (37.7 per cent) specifically nominating Social […]
Researchers from Avast’s IoT Labs have discovered serious security flaws in two popular TV set-top boxes which could allow cybercriminals to store malware on the devices for the purposes of launching botnet attacks or ransomware using a weather forecast service. The boxes under the microscope are manufactured by consumer electronics companies Thomson and Philips. The […]
Virgin Media has has announced a new broadband service targeted specifically at customers facing financial difficulty and uncertainty in these challenging times. The broadband-only plan, called ‘Virgin Media Essential Broadband’, will be available to those receiving Universal Credit and will come with a speed of 15 Mbps and a fixed price of £15 per month, […]
August 24th saw IMAX’s share price jump 14.39 percent helped by positive news from its Chinese division. A movie, The Eight Hundred, the first-ever Chinese blockbuster production to be entirely filmed with IMAX cameras, had a very strong opening weekend in China with $116 million in box-office receipts over the 3-day weekend. IMAX controls just […]
SCTE•ISBE has unveiled the line-up for a CEO roundtable during the general session of SCTE•ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2020. The hour-long discussion will highlight perspectives from Dave Watson, president and CEO, Comcast Cable; Tom Rutledge, chairman and CEO, Charter Communications; and Mike Fries, CEO and vice chairman, Liberty Global. The CEO panel, part of SCTE•ISBE’s all […]
Next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Paralympics, which run shortly after the main Olympic Games, are already in trouble. According to a report from Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, the Paralympics are losing sponsor support. While the games were postponed because of the Coronavirus, it is also the virus which has hurt the potential sponsors. NHK says it […]
Ahead of one of the most pivotal elections in US history, HBO Max and The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin have announced that for the first time in 17 years, the original cast of the celebrated Warner Bros Television drama series will come together with Sorkin and executive producer/director Thomas Schlamme for A West Wing […]