Synamedia has announced the appointment of Dr Tzvi Gerstl as Chief Executive Officer. Paul Segre, who has served as CEO for the past six years, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, where he will continue to provide strategic guidance. “We have spent the last several years transforming Synamedia, strengthening our portfolio and positioning the […]
EchoStar, as expected, has filed for a chapter 11 prepack restructuring in order to cut debt and speed up restructuring of Dish DBS, its US pay-TV broadcaster. Dish DBS filed a prepackaged chapter 11 bankruptcy in Houston on June 30th, seeking court approval for a restructuring plan backed by creditors holding more than 88 per […]
Paramount has offered concessions in a bid to quell European Commission concerns on its $110 billion (€96.2bn) Warner Bros Discovery acquistion. The European Commission confirmed Paramount has made offers the company believes will lead to approval. A decision has been set for July 22nd, extended from the previous July 7th. The EC doesn’t outline the […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to fast-track a review into a potential in-depth investigation into Nexfibre’s proposed £2 billion (€2.37bn) takeover of rival Substantial Group. Nexfibre, a joint venture including Liberty Global, Telefónica and private equity firm InfraVia, announced its intention to buy the altco fibre provider, which runs the Netomnia brand, […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as expected, has published its auction plan for the satellite ‘Upper C-band’ release of 160 MHz of spectrum to be used by terrestrial operators for 5G and 6G services. (The Upper C-band is 3.98-4.14 GHz). FCC chairman Brendan Carr announced that “the FCC will vote July 22nd to auction a […]
The European VOD Coalition has announced the appointment of Manuel Marsilio as its new Executive Director, effective immediately. Based in Brussels, Marsilio brings more than a decade of senior leadership in public affairs and association management. He holds a proven track record of engagement with policymakers and regulators, spanning from the EU Institutions to the […]
The DVB Steering Board has approved a significant package of specification updates centred on DVB-I, the DVB standard that provides a common way to describe and discover television services across broadcast, broadband and hybrid delivery environments. The documents have been published as DVB BlueBooks and will be sent to ETSI for standardisation, in some cases […]
UKTV has announced the appointment of Matt Berry to the newly created role of General Manager – Marketing, effective immediately. Berry will take on this senior leadership position at a pivotal moment for UKTV, as the broadcaster continues its next phase of growth. In this role, he will be responsible for leading UKTV’s overarching brand […]
Dawnguard, founded by cybersecurity veterans from IBM, Microsoft, Amazon and military cyber operations, has announced the public launch of its security architecture automation platform, making it available to organisations looking to design, build, and operate secure cloud-native systems from day zero through production. The launch marks the company’s move from enterprise design partnerships into general […]
LightSpeed Networks, the LightSpeed group’s infrastructure business, providing business connectivity, wholesale and network services, has appointed Matthew Partridge as Managing Director. Partridge brings over 30 years of experience across the telecoms and connectivity sector, including senior roles at Colt Technology Services. At LightSpeed Networks, he will lead the commercial and operational development of the business, […]