Action taken by investigators from UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT as a result of a nationwide crackdown on digital piracy has resulted in the halt of seventeen separate services providing illicit content. Individuals that were providing loaded Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs) and illegal streams via websites and social media pages including Facebook, Twitter and […]
Leading trade associations and companies representing every sector of the global advertising industry have joined together to launch the Partnership for Responsible Addressable Media, an initiative to advance and protect critical functionalities such as customisation and analytics for digital media and advertising, while safeguarding privacy and improving the consumer experience. The governing group of the […]
Investment bank Exane/BNPP followed up Eutelsat’s end-of-year results with a note to clients praising the satellite operator’s “solid Q4 revenue performance”. The bank’s satellite analyst Sami Kassab welcomed Eutelsat’s improving volume trends in Fixed Data and Maritime as well as one-off benefits in Government. “The bread and butter Video business was in line,” said Kassab. […]
Shorts International, the short movie entertainment company and operator of the ShortsTV channel, has appointed Russ Armstrong as Chief Operating Officer. Reporting directly to Shorts International Chief Executive Carter Pilcher, Armstrong will be responsible for directing global operations and giving strategic oversight to the business’ technology, scheduling, production and video processing across the company’s four […]
Microsoft has confirmed that it is in advanced talks to purchase the US operations of Chinese-owned TikTok. A number of US politicians and regulators are concerned that the app’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, poses a risk to national security because it could be used to collect Americans’ personal data. Last week, President Donald Trump told reporters […]
Nick Pollard, who ran Sky News for a decade, has been rehired by Chinese state broadcaster CGTN. The China Global Television Network, which two years ago was forced to register as a foreign agent in the US, has recently been found guilty by Ofcom of breaking UK broadcasting rules on impartiality after allegations that it […]
BBC Scotland has appointed Steve Carson, as its new Director. Known as both a content maker and commissioner, and currently Head of Multi-Platform Commissioning for BBC Scotland, Carson will replace Donalda MacKinnon when she steps down as the corporation’s senior figure in Scotland later this year. In his new position, he will be responsible for […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has appointed Peter Nørrelund as EVP and Head of Expansion & Sport with immediate effect. Nørrelund will be responsible for the company’s sports rights portfolio and for the expansion of NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service to specific markets where sports will play a key role. He […]
Ottawa-based Telesat’s revenues for the quarter-year to June 30th were down 10 per cent at C$208 million (€131.8m). The company, the world’s fourth-largest satellite operator, said: “Revenue decreases were primarily due to a reduction of service for one of Telesat’s North American DTH customers and lower revenue due to the completion of the term for […]
A few days ago in-flight entertainment (IFE) supplier Global Eagle Entertainment entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Now, rival IFE operator Gogo is laying off staff as the Covid-19 virus continues to impact air travel and a slump in demand. Gogo says it will eliminate 143 full-time staff “predominantly from the Company’s Commercial Aviation business”. “As […]