Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has appointed Roberta Alenius, SVP and Head of Corporate Communications, and My Perrone, SVP, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, to its Group Executive Management (GEM) team. Both appointments are effective immediately and Roberta and My will report to Anders Jensen, NENT Group President and CEO. […]
StarHub has unveiled the latest Mobile+, TV+ and Fibre Broadband deals, made available for existing and new customers to enjoy up to two years of access to Disney+ when the streaming service launches in Singapore on February 23rd 2021. StarHub is the official distributor of Disney+ in Singapore, with its mobile, TV and broadband offerings, […]
A+E Networks has promoted Liz Soriano to Senior Vice President, International Programming. In her new role, Soriano oversees all of A+E’s global programming services to its linear and digital channel brands and content sales clients in more than 250 territories around the world. This includes activities related to product knowledge advisement, programming and scheduling strategies, […]
SES Networks has won a contract to supply new satellite capacity to the north of Canada and its scattered population of Nunavut residents. Working in partnership with SSi Canada, SES says it will secure a significant increase in its satellite capacity, enhancing SSi’s ability to better serve consumers, students, government entities and businesses in Nunavut […]
Filmzie, the free film streaming and social platform, has announced its expansion into TV series streaming in the UK with content from All3Media International. The first show to launch on the platform is comedy favourite Fresh Meat, starring Jack Whitehall, which will be available from January 19th. Filmzie will then continue to roll out its […]
Viasat, the California-based international broadband-by-satellite supplier, and Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar satellite business have both suffered a downgrade by analysts at investment bank Jefferies. In essence, the bank’s report says that Viasat’s revenues are likely to be impacted by the Covid pandemic and the bank has downgraded its revenue forecasts for this trading year. The bank […]
Cogeco Connexion, a subsidiary of Cogeco Communications, has announced the launch of EPICO, its new IPTV service that offers an entertainment experience combining the Internet and television. EPICO is based on a technology platform that is integrated into Google’s Android TV ecosystem and on the expertise of the team of Cogeco engineers who contributed to […]
Media Distillery, a provider of AI technology to understand what’s inside video, has appointed Chris Tooke as Director of Sales, responsible for global new business sales and partner relations. Tooke joins after 19 years with content discovery company ThinkAnalytics, where he was part of the founding team and as Senior Vice President and was also […]
The upcoming sixth season of Peaky Blinders will be the last, writer and creator Steven Knight has confirmed. The popular BBC crime drama has resumed filming after being hit by Covid-related production delays last year. Knight said the show is “back with a bang” and warned fans that the mobsters would face “extreme jeopardy” in […]
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of Fistnet, the Croatian-based company that engineered the digital audience measurement platform Dotmetrics. This acquisition seals a longstanding collaboration between Ipsos and Fistnet in the Adria region, where Dotmetrics has seen great success in measuring and reporting digital audiences. With new enhancements, the platform has been deployed by Ipsos for […]