James Murdoch has told the FT that US news channels promote “toxic politics” threatening US democracy. He said proprietors are as culpable as politicians who “know the truth but choose instead to propagate lies”. While he doesn’t name his father Rupert, who founded Fox News, or Lachlan, the brother who runs it, there is zero […]
Magnite, the independent omnichannel sell-side advertising platform, has announced the appointment of Julie Selman as its new UK Managing Director. Selman joins from FreeWheel, a Comcast company, where she most recently held the position of Senior Director and Head of Demand Strategy UK and Northern Europe. At Magnite, Selman is tasked with accelerating commercial growth […]
PT Indosat, a major Indonesian telco, says it will let go of its satellite business. Indosat’s chief legal and regulatory officer Natasha Nababan said that the company no longer deemed its satellite communications business “competitive” and has thus shrunk its satellite fleet from three satellites to one. “It’s not efficient. We can’t give competitive prices […]
OneWeb, now out of bankruptcy, has raised $400 million (€330m) in fresh financing. Two existing – and former investors – have pitched in with the cash; $350 million comes from Japanese media giant SoftBank and an extra $50 million from Hughes Networks Systems. SoftBank was a major early investor in OneWeb, although most of that […]
e.tv, the South African broadcaster and a division of eMedia Investments, says that the country’s ICASA regulator’s plans to sell off terrestrial spectrum will damage its free-to-air business. e.tv has joined a lawsuit with Telkom, a major South African telco and broadband supplier, to request that the high court places a hold on ICASA’s scheme. […]
An Ofcom investigation has found that religious satellite television channel Loveworld breached broadcasting rules for the second time in a year. During the course of a 29-hour programme – The Global Day of Prayer – news content and sermons presented potentially harmful, unsubstantiated theories about the Coronavirus, without providing adequate protection for viewers. Some of […]
iSpot.tv has acquired Ace Metrix, a specialist in attitudinal measurement for TV and video creatives. The deal delivers the marketplace a single-source solution for tracking the business outcomes and brand impact of TV and video advertising. The combined capabilities of iSpot and Ace Metrix aims to provide brands a unified, granular understanding of audience reach, […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced the appointment of Anne Carron in the role of Chief Human Resources Officer. Carron joins Eutelsat after an extensive career; first as a Corporate and M&A lawyer at Linklaters, and subsequently within the Carrefour Group in the posts of Deputy Legal Director and latterly Human Resources Director. She left Carrefour to […]
Grass Valley has announced a strategic initiative that is says is designed to improve its ability to be a premier provider of media technology solutions today and in the future. “Our industry is changing, and digital transformation is upon us,” says Tim Shoulders, CEO and president of Grass Valley. “At Grass Valley, we’ve listened to […]
Spain’s regulatory body CNMC has demanded that TV and streaming influencers be classified as “Audiovisual Services Providers through video exchange platforms” in the new TV law, set to be approved over the coming weeks. CNMC´s aim is that the streaming platforms used by influencers – such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram TV and Twice – are […]