Rupert Howell, ITV’s managing director of brand and commercial, is to leave the broadcaster. Howell said that given the proposed changes arising from ITV’s strategy review he felt that was “not a role within ITV that I want to commit to for the next three to five years and therefore I have agreed to leave […]
Red Bee Media has joined the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECC), a multinational cross-industry coalition dedicated to establishing the first open market for digital content distribution. Red Bee Media represents international broadcasters and advertisers across TV, web and mobile such as Discovery International, BBC, Channel 4, Virgin Media, UKTV, Nike, Canal+, Lonely Planet, and Action […]
Altech UEC, the South African developer of digital STBs and interactive software solutions announced the appointment of Peter Balchin as Chief Executive Officer. Balchin previously worked with organisations such as Pace Networks, Novatel Wireless and Nortel Networks in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Altech Group Chief Executive Officer, Craig Venter said […]
RTL has formed a team that will be responsible for preparing a tender process for Five’s sale, reports The Telegraph. When announcing its results earlier this year – (a E10 million loss against a E2 million profit for 2008) the company said it anticipated further consolidation in the UK broadcasting market. It appears RTL is […]
From Branislav Pekic in Rome Tivuitalia, a company controlled by Italian broadcast equipment manufacturer Screen Service Broadcasting Technologies (SSBT), has become the country's latest DTT network operator. The group has filed with the national regulator AgCom a “declaration of commencement of activities” as a national TV multiplex operator. Tivuitalia will be a network provider for […]
The BBC has unveiled the latest version of the iPlayer service – a customisable upgrade that includes links with Facebook and Twitter allowing users to share content via the social media networks. Other broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4 and Five will also benefit from iPlayer’s traffic for the first time, with the service offering links […]
KidsCo, the international children's channel, has secured a partnership agreement with Ukrainian distribution agency, Visit Agency, to represent the channel across the Ukraine. Visit Agency will represent KidsCo in the Ukraine, administrate cable agreements and distribute the channel among local cable operators with a view to expand into HD, VOD and IPTV markets.
Sony continue to try to make their PlayStation 3 the home entertainment console of choice, after reaching agreement with Time Warner to host episodes from 11 different HBO series. Big Love, Curb Your Enthusiasm, True Blood and Entourage are understood to be four of those prime cuts, and the deal means that PlayStation 3 users […]
The BBC wants to ban 'unbundled' VoD provision of its programmes on third party sights. The corporation's management makes the recommendation in proposals for changing its on-demand syndication guidelines, submitted to the BBC Trust. The management says: “We recommend that the BBC catalogue of full programmes should not be made available in a disintermediated way […]
Sky Italia has a “monopolistic position” in the country and the Mediaset chairman warned legal disputes between the companies will continue until there is a level playing field. Fedele Confalonieri, a close friend of Mediaset owner Silivio Berlusconi, dismissed protests from the satellite broadcaster that it should be allowed to broadcast pay-TV channels on the […]