APT Satellite, of Hong Kong, is linking with mainland Chinese investors to start building a global broadband satellite system. APT already operates the Apstar broadband system which serves Asia and Australia clients. APT already has 4 satellites on order: Apstar-5C (which it co-owns with Telesat of Canada) and which will go to 138 degrees East […]
Vodafone Group and Liberty Global have announced their intention to appoint Jeroen Hoencamp as Chief Executive and Ritchy Drost as Chief Financial Officer of the two companies’ proposed 50‐50 joint venture business combining Vodafone Netherlands and Liberty Global’s broadband quad-play operator Ziggo. The merger is subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities. Jeroen Hoencamp […]
Vivendi boss Vincent Bolloré has given a very rare interview to French business newspaper Les Echos, and makes it clear that the Canal Plus premium channel can be saved and was a priority for Vivendi. He said: “Canal Plus will be fixed provided our current agreement with (beIN Sport) is accepted and efficiency measures (within […]
Vice Media has agreed a deal to produce TV shows and web content for ESPN, the most-watched sports network in the US. Disney-owned ESPN will air Vice’s The Clubhouse, in which athletes talk to viewers off the field, on both its TV network and online, and carry new episodes of Vice World of Sports, after […]
A+E Networks is increasing its stake in its existing Japanese joint-venture with Super Network/Tohokushisha (TFC) and restructuring the ownership of its joint venture with Super Network and The History Channel Japan (THCJ). A+E is to increase its stake in the j-v from 50 per cent to 80 per cent. “The new investment marks a significant […]
The UK government is to order BBC to sell its 50 per cent stake in cable and satellite programmer UKTV, according to the Sunday Times, which usually has impeccable links with government “sources”. It is understood that John Whittingdale, the Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, will make provision for such a sale in a White […]
India’s DishTV is linking in a joint-venture with set-top box and chip-set manufacturer ALi in order to “enhance” DTH operations over the country. The “strategic partnership” is based on ALi Corp.’s technologies to provide a high-performance and cost-effective STB solutions with next-generation security tailored specifically for the India market. It aims to provide futuristic user […]
Adobe and comScore have formed a global strategic partnership to provide new insights into the media consumption behaviours of digital audiences. This new partnership will deliver consistent, cross-device audience measurement of video and ad content, providing advanced insight into consumer viewing behaviours for better media planning and buying. “With the world’s largest brands, including ten […]
Canal+ and beIN SPORTS have confirmed they are in detailed talks to establish a partnership in the form of an exclusive distribution agreement. Under this agreement, all beIN SPORTS channels in France would be available through CANAL+ offers exclusively. It would cover a five-year period. Canal+ notes that the media sector in France has seen […]
After months of ‘on-off’ speculation and recent confirmation that possible merger talks had recommenced, Liberty Global and Vodafone have confirmed they are to merge their Dutch operations in a 50-50 joint venture they say will create a national unified communications provider in the Netherlands with complementary strengths across video, broadband, mobile and B2B services. They […]