Satellite operator Intelsat has completed its acquisition of the Commercial Aviation business of Gogo, which it says creates the world’s leading provider of inflight broadband connectivity to the commercial aviation industry. The closing of the $400 million cash deal brings together two complementary enterprises — the world’s largest satellite operator with the leading provider of […]
Mobile telco Three UK is continuing the rollout of its 5G network with the launch of its first Ericsson 5G sites which are now live for its customers in Manchester, Glasgow and Reading. Three launched 5G back in August 2019 and is now available to customers in 154 towns and cities being serviced by over […]
The World Advertising Research Centre (WARC) in its latest report says that the Covid-19 pandemic has slashed about $63 billion (€52.6bn) from 2020’s ad-spend. WARC says there will be a 10.2 per cent fall in 2020 to about $557.3 billion. The research says that it will take two full years before the global ad-market to […]
RTL Group has agreed in principle with its co-shareholders in the Group’s Belgian TV and radio operations to acquire their shares in RTL Belgium against a payment in cash and RTL Group treasury shares. This will take RTL Group’s shareholding in RTL Belgium to 100 per cent. Currently, RTL Group is already the controlling shareholder […]
UKTV has appointed Andrea Amey as its new General Manager for Digital, responsible for the operational leadership of digital products, partnerships and UKTV’s on demand service, UKTV Play. Reporting to UKTV’s Chief Commercial Officer, Sam Tewungwa, Amey will oversee the evolution and development of UKTV’s VoD and digital strategy, with a key focus on UKTV […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has announced his intention to leave the Commission on January 20, 2021, coinciding with the incumbency of President-Elect Biden. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve at the Federal Communications Commission, including as Chairman of the FCC over the past four years,” said Pai in a […]
fuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform in the US, has appointed product veteran Mike Berkley to the role of chief product officer (CPO). Berkley joins the company effective immediately and reports directly to CEO David Gandler. As CPO, Berkley will lead product strategy and development for fuboTV across platforms, including connected and smart TVs, […]
Velocix has unveiled a new cloud-native video advertising and stream personalisation service that enables pay-TV operators, broadcasters, and streaming services to generate higher revenues from every stream they deliver. The fully-hosted and managed software-as-a-service solution, called Cloud VPP, supports multiple stream personalisation workflows, including digital and programmatic video advertising, alternate content insertion, and content blackout […]
ITV Studios has sold a range of French and English language drama to the recently launched French SVoD service, Salto. The platform which aggregates content from France Télévisions, TF1 and M6 for streaming, has acquired a range of premium scripted content produced by Tetra Media Studios, ITV Studios France (ITVS France) and Jeff Pope’s Factual […]
Classic 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is heading to Sky Comedy and NOW TV. With over 148 episodes across 6 seasons, the full series from Warner Bros Television will be available on demand from January 1st 2021. The series famously gave music and Hollywood icon Will Smith his first on-screen role. The show regularly […]