The BBC’s international website, BBC.com, has launched a sports mobile application for iPhone and iPod touch devices across the globe. The free app brings together the BBC’s coverage to deliver news, live scores, stats, commentary and analysis on the go. Arriving in time for the start of a busy 2013 sporting calendar, the app’s customisable […]
Sony has cut its quarterly losses. Net losses for the October-December quarter fell to 10.8 billion yen ($115m), from 159 billion yen for the quarter in 2011, with sales up 6 per cent to 1.9 billion yen. The latest quarterly figures brought total losses in the nine months to end-December to 50.9 billion yen, a […]
Industry focus on satellite broadband Internet access services has progressively shifted over the last few years. North America, Western Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa have all at one time or another been classified as the “next big thing” for satellite broadband and high throughput satellites (HTS). And now, the industry […]
BT has revealed its new BT Sport logo ahead of the company’s launch of new sports channels in the summer. The logo, which was developed by Red Bee Media, mixes the BT Connected World brand imagery with a new font developed specifically for the new brand. The new identity for the channels, which is also […]
Wayne Henry has been appointed Vice-President, Production, based in Budapest. Previously a production consultant at HBO Europe, Henry will be responsible for overseeing physical production throughout the region. He has over twenty years of production experience in Europe and Australia with such companies as the ABC, FremantleMedia, Warner Bros and Sony Pictures Television International. Additionally, […]
Eutelsat Communications has confirmed that Ross McInnes has been co-opted to the Board as an independent director. He replaces Olivier Rozenfeld who has resigned his seat after almost three years as an independent director. McInnes will also assume the chairmanship of the Audit Committee that was previously chaired by Olivier Rozenfeld. McInnes, an Australian and […]
PacketVideo, a fully-owned subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, has revealed that Mark Tapling has joined the company as CEO and President. Tapling brings over 20 years of progressive experience in the strategy, growth and financial management of technology companies to his new position at PacketVideo, where he will focus on solidifying the company’s leadership position in […]
Less than 24 hours after reports emerged that the pair were in discussion over a proposed sale, Liberty Global and Virgin Media have entered into an agreement, subject to shareholder approvals, which will see Liberty Global will acquire Virgin Media in a stock and cash merger valued at approximately $23.3 billion. Under the terms of […]
Virgin Media boss Neil Berkett is to quit once the Liberty Global deal wraps. He told analysts on a conference call that he isn’t very good at being Number Two in an organisation. Liberty also confirmed Virgin would be re-domiciled to the UK and the parent company will be a UK PLC. The combined Liberty/Virgin […]
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries told analysts the newly enlarged Liberty Global had no intention of sparring with BSkyB over content rights. “Neil’s [Berkett, Virgin CEO] has done a great job with building a strong relationship with Sky that is not based on personalities or drama,” he said. “The result of that relationship is a […]