Eleven has finalised the appointment of Michael Sun as the group’s new Managing Director for Taiwan. Sun joins Eleven from SlamBall Asia, where as Chairman and CEO he was responsible for driving the growth of the challenger sport across Asia. He has also held senior roles in sports, media, investment and technology with China Trust […]
Cadent, the advanced TV platform company, has announced the expansion of its addressable advertising management platform in Europe in partnership with Liberty Global. Cadent has now expanded its automated addressable linear and VoD Advertising Platform into Liberty Global’s Irish footprint, Virgin Media Ireland, with its continental European markets to follow starting in 2021. Cadent and […]
In a move that strengthens its focus on the media and broadcast sector, bandwidth infrastructure company euNetworks Fiber UK has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of The Loop Manchester from Gamma Telecom Holdings. The Loop is a duct and sub-duct based fibre network in the northwest England region of Greater Manchester. The Loop […]
The specialist insurance companies who provide launch and ‘in use’ cover for satellites have had another disastrous year. One report says that space insurance underwriters have had their third year of reporting losses despite increases since 2019 of premiums to cover key aspects of the launch and periods in orbit of satellites. Space Intel Report […]
Haystack News, an ad-supported, US news streaming service that connects viewers with hyper-relevant local, national and world TV news, has shared details for new streaming channels launching this month dedicated to ongoing local, national and global coverage of the two Georgia Senate Runoff elections (January 5th – 7th) and the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden […]
YouTube has removed TalkRadio’s channel from its platform. It has not given an explanation for its action, but there is speculation that it relates to its rules on Covid-19-related misinformation, according to the BBC. Fact-checkers have repeatedly challenged some of the claims made by interviewees featured by the station. TalkRadio said it was seeking an […]
All four seasons of iconic US teen drama The OC will be launching on the All 4 streaming service on January 22nd. The multiple award-winning show presents the lives of a group of friends and family whose lives have forever been changed by the arrival of an outsider to their affluent oceanside community of Newport […]
Live Tech Games has announced that its live mobile tournament game – Roshambo Live – has been selected by ITV’s newly created Studio 55 Ventures arm (launched in September 2020). Roshambo is a live mobile gaming experience – a head to head tournament of Rock Paper Scissors – that has quietly been taking the country […]
US streaming platform HBO Max has announced that it will be the exclusive home to WarnerMedia Germany’s series Arthur’s Law, which is set to premiere on January 7th. The German-language dark comedy has won multiple awards including a Rockie Award as “best non-English comedy series.” In the show, unemployed Arthur Ahnepol ekes out a bleak existence. Drawn from the strains […]
A new BBC Radio 1 podcast, Di’s Salon with Dianne Buswell, will launch on January 21st on BBC Sounds. Before Strictly Come Dancing, Buswell was a full-time professional hairdresser and for her new podcast she’ll be going back to her roots as she invites some famous faces to join her in a virtual salon. Over […]