Four in ten (40 per cent) British adults support the current system of funding the BBC, however, just as many oppose it (40 per cent), according to research from ComRes on behalf of public affairs agency Whitehouse Consultants. Of the four potential funding models tested, the one which gained most popular support is abolishing the […]
Industry members of the Creative Industries Council (CIC) have revealed their vision and strategy for the UK creative industries for 2020. The Strategy outlines a plan that will see businesses and Government work together to maintain the UK’s position as a world leader for the creative industries. The sector is recognised as playing a key […]
YouTube has revealed plans for channel owners to make money by soliciting donations from their viewers. YouTube Fan Funding will be tested soon with a limited number of channels in the US, Mexico, Japan and Australia, with YouTube users in those countries able to apply for a space on the test scheme. “Fans will be […]
Jason Kilar, the former CEO of studio-owned online entertainment service Hulu, has revealed details of a video-focused service to be known as Vessel. In a statement on the company website, Kilar, founder and CEO of the new venture, and co-founder Richard Tom (formerly CTO at Hulu), who will act as CTO, say they have been […]
Last August saw the death of audio genius Ray Dolby. His family is creating the Dolby Family Venture in his name. The early stage venture capital fund adds to the Dolby family’s existing technology venture portfolio, and formalises the Dolby family’s ongoing, multi-generational commitment to Ray Dolby’s legacy of discovering and supporting visionary entrepreneurs. Dolby […]
OTT platform and multiscreen solution provider Visual Unity announces an investment of $7.2 million from 3TS Capital Partners, the growth capital technology fund. This investment will strengthen Visual Unity’s delivery of end-to-end OTT solutions on a global scale. The investment of 3TS, into Visual Unity is from their Cisco, EBRD, EIF and OTP backed growth […]
The USA’s State Department is reportedly financing a 24-hour channels devoted to to countering the influence of Islamic terror group Boko Haram. The channel, called Arewa-24 (North-24) is targeting Nigerian viewers especially those in the North of the country. It would use the Hausa language common in the region. The New York Times says the […]
Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has raised the possibility that the BBC could be funded by something other than a licence fee, describing the current £145.50 (€179) a year compulsory charge as a “means to an end, not an end in itself”. Harman’s comments, in an interview in Total Politics magazine, come after The Thick […]
UK local TV is already looking shaky as London Live reports near zero ratings and its programme chiefs departure and the BBC withholds funds as questions are asked about Comux funding. The BBC Trust has delayed paying out the latest instalment of up to £25 million (€29.4m) to fund the costs of transmitting the local […]
India’s Sun Direct DTH broadcasting operation in the past year raised 2.6 billion Indian Rupees (€32 million) by way of rights issues to fund capital expenditure. The cash is needed to help fund expansion into digital transmission in India’s Phase 3 and 4 of the nation’s digitisation project. Sun Direct is also planning to reduce […]