The demand for the FCC’s allocation of new spectrum in its current Auction 107 has been staggering. The bids and the auction have resulted in the highest-ever payments being made for spectrum. More than $80 billion has already been tabled in gross payments, and the process fully enabled by the satellite industry freeing up their […]
On the heels of the initial rollout of NEXTGEN TV broadcasting that has now reached more than 20 cities and 80 TV stations, America’s broadcasters are now planning a push this year that will initiate next-generation ATSC 3.0 service in nearly 20 more cities by the end of the summer, according tto Pearl TV, a […]
OneFootball, the digital football media business, has announced the appointment of Denise Parkinson in a newly created role as Global Entertainment Director. Reporting to OneFootball’s UK Sales Director and former Yahoo! Director, Edward Desbois, Parkinson will be responsible for working closely with entertainment clients from the world of streaming, film, gaming and music to help […]
Valerio Fiorespino has been appointed as the Chief Corporate Officer of Lux Vide, the independent production company Valerio, currently Chief Corporate Officer of Sparkle, will start in February and will be based in Lux Vide’s Rome Office, reporting to its CEO Luca Bernabei. Between 1998 and 2000 Fiorespino held the position of Head of Personnel […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has confirmed the companies set to take part in the upcoming spectrum auction. Ofcom is planning to release airwaves in the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz bands through an auction. The frequency bands are likely to be used by mobile network operators to deliver a range of services, including 5G mobile. […]
LG Electronics (LG) and Alphonso have announced a significant investment by LG in Alphonso to bring together the two TV companies’ technologies and innovations to LG’s smart TV line-up. With this investment of nearly $80 million (€65.1m), LG will become Alphonso’s largest investor with a controlling stake of over 50 per cent. LG says it […]
Ricky Strauss, President, of Programming & Content Curation for Disney+ and Hulu, has confirmed he is leaving The Walt Disney Company after nine years. Rebecca Campbell, Disney’s Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer & International, announced the news of Strauss’ departure internally, citing “personal reasons”, while Strauss also shared the news with his staff himself. The news comes […]
Channel 4 has appointed Ally Castle as its new Creative Diversity and Disability Lead. In this newly created role, she will lead on and deliver the disability focused strategic plans as part of the channel’s Creative Diversity strategy. Castle will report into the Head of Creative Diversity, Babita Bahal, and will work closely with independent producers […]
Comcast Corporation has confirmed that Sky Group CEO Jeremy Darroch will move from his current role to become Executive Chairman of Sky and Dana Strong will succeed him as Group CEO of Sky reporting to Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts. Darroch is one of the longest-serving leaders of a major British company, having […]
Former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp is set to be named the BBC’s next chairman, according to the corporation’s media editor Amol Rajan. Sharp spent 23 years working for the banking giant and was Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s boss. He has recently been acting as an unpaid economic adviser to Sunak during the coronavirus pandemic. His […]