NOW TV has announced that Jamie Schwartz will be joining the streaming service, effective immediately, as Director of Brand, Marketing and Merchandising. Schwartz will report into Marina Storti, Managing Director of NOW TV, and will be responsible for core brand development and guardianship, marketing strategy and campaigns, media planning, as well as PR, social, editorial […]
Suggesting the move positions it for future growth, global sports streaming platform DAZN Group has named Shay Segev and James Rushton Co-Chief Executive Officers. Segev will join DAZN Group in the coming months from Entain (formerly GVC Holdings), a FTSE 100 sports betting and gaming company. DAZN says that Segev’s background in technology and proven […]
South Africa is looking to charge users a full television licence fee if they view programming on their phones or laptops. The plan includes viewing of OTT content from the likes of Netflix. Public comments have until February 15th to be logged. One public forum, ‘Dear South Africa’, says it has already logged 34,000 comments […]
Arianespace carried out a total of 10 launches in 2020: three by Ariane 5, five by Soyuz and two by Vega. This was one more than in the previous year, despite the pandemic’s impact. Out of these 10 launches, seven were purely commercial. However, revenue was flat at €1.23 billion but Arianespace says it now […]
Eleven has appointed Giovanni Zurleni as the Group’s new Managing Director in Italy. Zurleni will be responsible for further developing Eleven’s business and operations in Italy. He will work to deliver a first-class service to Eleven’s current subscribers and to engage new sports fans across the country. Zurleni was Vice President, Commercial & Partnerships, at […]
SES, which is suing Intelsat with a $1.8 billion claim and due to go to trial in June, is looking to bring testimony from Ottawa-based Telesat into the dispute. At the heart of the legal dispute between SES and Intelsat is an argument over Intelsat’s handling of an alleged 50/50 agreed division within the C-Band […]
MediaKind, a global player in media technology and services, has announced Amy S. Marmolejo as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Marmolejo joins the Company with an extensive background in advising, developing and leading world-class financial organisations for both domestic and international corporations. She reports directly to Matt McConnell, CEO. Marmolejo started her career in public accounting […]
Richard Sharp will appear before the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee for pre-appointment scrutiny following the Government’s announcement that he is the preferred candidate for the post. MPs are expected to focus questions on the role of the BBC and the future of public service broadcasting more generally. The […]
Five US frequency auction bidding sessions on January 7th raised $1 billion. The gross total in the FCC’s repository now stands at $80.51 billion (€65.7bn). Some smaller telcos can expect discounts on their bids so the eventual total will be less than the gross amount raised. There remain five more sessions on January 8th, with […]
The Public Accounts Committee of the UK House of Commons, in its Improving Broadband report, has identified a digital inequality, compounding the economic inequality “harshly” exposed by Covid-19, suggesting that a “litany” of failures from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) means business and homes in rural areas could be locked out […]