América Móvil, the Carlos Slim-backed media giant, is to rebrand its Embratel DTH service in Brazil, choosing the widely recognised Claro TV brand, and thus “simplifying communication [into] the residential marketplace” in Brazil, according to executive director Antonio João Filho. Claro’s wireless telco subscriber base tops 46 million subscribers, while América Móvil itself (which is […]
Giuliano Berretta, the former CEO of Eutelsat, has been appointed as an external member of Newtec’s Strategic Committee. The Strategic Committee advises and assists the Newtec Board of Directors with company policy and strategy. Berretta commented: “I have followed Newtec’s successes over the course of many years and have always found it to be an exciting […]
blinkx, the advanced video search engine, has formed a partnership with sports media group Perform, owner of one of the largest digital sports rights portfolios in the world. This partnership will give blinkx users access to a wide array of original and high-quality college sports content, allowing fans to keep up with plays and players […]
Arqiva has opened its new facility in France: The Media Centre Paris. The new-build facility reinforces Arqiva’s French-based operations which provide television distribution services for many major French broadcasters. The Media Centre Paris is located at the Energy 2 building in Velizy, just a short distance from the facilities of many French broadcasters. It offers […]
Chello Central Europe has announced the appointment of Dominik Tzimas as the Regional Sales Director & Country Manager Poland. Tzimas is responsible for strengthening the position of Chello Central Europe brands in Poland and expand sales in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. Tzimas will in his position focus on new revenue streams for these […]
According to a new report released by TDG, Making Ad-Supported VoD Work, video-on-demand services provided by PayTV operators should be generating significantly higher viewing and advertising revenue. The failure to accomplish this is a reflection of VoD’s inadequate advertising support and awkward programme guides that limit availability and viewing of ad-supported video-on-demand content. According to […]
Sony has confirmed a number of Michael Jackson tracks have been stolen after its website was hacked. In 2010 Sony Music paid $250 million to the late singer’s estate for a seven-year deal for the rights to his remaining songs. The singer, who died in June 2009 at the age of 50, had recorded unreleased […]
Two of the 32 candidates bidding for six HD DTT channels in France have pulled out before broadcasting regulator CSA holds a series of meetings with bidders. Le Figaro managing director Marc Feuillee said that cable, satellite and ADSL channel La Chaine Meteo’s project was too risky economically and uncertain with regard to advertising, and […]
STV and ITV have reached a deal over which should mean some missing favourites returning to Scottish screens. For three years, the Scottish station has dropped some major ITV1 programmes including several dramas. If regulator Ofcom backs the plan, STV will pay a fixed amount for the whole network schedule regardless of how many programmes […]
Measat, the Malaysia-based satellite operator, is widely reported to be up for sale. Measat’s ‘hot spot’ is at 91.5 deg East and besides its existing modest fleet it also has a new craft on order (Measat 3B) due for launch in 2013. But the most valuable asset of Measat is the orbital slots against its […]