Ocean Blue, a software provider of connected TV solutions, has announced Paul Martin as the new CEO of the company. Martin has joined Ocean Blue Software as CEO to expand the executive team and drive the business forward into its next growth phase. Martin has spent the majority of his career in the semiconductor industry […]
ThinkAnalytics, the TV search and recommendations engine, has announced that Michael Pohl has joined the company as a Member of the Corporate Board of Directors and Strategic Director for Marketing and Business Development, Americas. The news was accompanied by the appointment of Nancy Pingitore as Vice President of Sales. Pohl will focus on marketing and […]
The Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative (RFI-EUI) and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) have, with support and commitment to the programme from the World Broadcasting Unions – International Satellite Operations Group (WBU-ISOG) and the satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG), announced the launch of a two-prong effort to improve the quality of satellite newsgathering […]
Intelsat, a global provider of satellite services, has announced a number of executive appointments. The Board of Directors has elected Dave McGlade, currently Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1st 2013. McGlade has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for eight years. McGlade […]
Chyron Corporation, a provider of graphics as a service for on-air and digital video applications, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hego AB and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Hego Group”), a leading provider of powerful graphics and data visualization solutions for TV and sports. Hego Group is a privately-held company with its headquarters in Stockholm, […]
Sky Deutschland is asking shareholders to appoint James Murdoch to its supervisory board. News Corp owns 54.8 per cent of the German pay-TV broadcaster. The expectation is that James Murdoch will simply join the board, and not become Chairman. James Murdoch is on the board of BSkyB, although resigned as Chairman in April last year […]
Vipnet, Telekom Austria’s Croatian subsidiary, has acquired local satellite TV platform Digi TV, owned by Romania’s RCS&RDS, allowing it to expand its multi-play offering in the country. Digi TV will be integrated into Vipnet, and satellite TV will become a standard part of the service offering under the Vip brand. Digi TV is a leading […]
Teleste is to cease development of its own IPTV Middleware offering and to seek partnerships in this area. The Finnish company has begun re-structuring negotiations covering company’s development team in Tampere. It says the move is improve its competitiveness for multiscreen solutions. Teleste has decided to focus its activities in the future on OTT product […]
Sony’s chairman Sir Howard Stringer is to leave the media-to-electronics giant this June. He was CEO and president from 2005, and stepped aside from those roles last April following a period of disastrous losses. Kazuo Hirai is now running the business, and attempting to restructure the company and re-establish its once important position. Hirai is […]
Cablevision has released court papers it had filed in its antitrust dispute with Viacom which claim that Cablevision’s bottom line costs, including penalties, for lesser-watched, unwanted Viacom channels tops $1 billion. Cablevision is arguing that Viacom is forcing it to take a comprehensive bundle of channels, many of which are not demanded by subscribers, but […]