Lorna Clarke, BBC Controller of Pop, has confirmed Samantha Moy as the new Head of Station for BBC Radio 6 Music. Lorna commented: “Using her wide range of experience in broadcast production, Sam will continue to evolve this exciting radio station that means so much to music lovers.” Moy added: “I’m privileged and honoured to […]
WWE has announced the appointment of Kristina Salen as Chief Financial Officer reporting directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon, effective August 3rd. Salen served as the first CFO of Etsy, where she grew the business from $895 million in gross sales to $3 billion in four years, led and executed the company’s IPO […]
WarnerMedia, a division of AT&T , has announced the appointment of Priya Dogra as President, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, EMEA and APAC. For the time being, Dogra will continue her responsibilities as Executive Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development for WarnerMedia. Dogra will report to Gerhard Zeiler, Chief Revenue Officer, WarnerMedia & President, WarnerMedia International Networks. […]
US pay-radio giant SiriusXM is close to buying Stitcher, a podcast application owned by E W Scripps. Podcasts are increasingly important and Spotify, a major rival to SiriusXM, and its sister service Pandora is increasingly dominating the podcast market. Stitcher will give SiriusXM a foothold in the sector and sit alongside Simplecast which SiriusXM acquired […]
Hughes Network’s massive Jupiter 3 satellite will be one of the largest in orbit when it launches next year. Brazil has approved its use to serve the nation with Ka-band capacity. Maxar Technologies is building the craft which is likely to be launched in the second-half of next year. Jupiter 3, also known as EchoStar […]
Netgem has announced the acquisition of the assets of Comcable, a local Very High Speed operator on public initiative networks. This operation will be carried out via Netgem’s French subsidiary, which will manage the 3,500 subscribers taken over, and will provide them in particular with the latest innovations of the VIDEOFUTUR offer such as the […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services, has announcd that seven new companies have joined the industry association in the past 12 months. The new members are leading service providers, technology companies and platform operators Fincons Group, FreeWheel (Comcast International France), HiSilicon Technologies, […]
The Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom-developed European Aviation Network (EAN) is open to all aircraft including those registered or operating out of the UK as well as the other 27 European nations plus Norway and Switzerland. A recent report suggested that there might be problems for a rival UK service to Europe’s Galileo satellite positioning system […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance and testing services, has acquired Commissum Associates to add to its portfolio of information and cyber security services for companies around the world. Financial terms were not disclosed. Commissum provides clients with information security, risk management and governance services, and helps them meet compliance challenges […]
India is already extremely active in terms of space activity with its own rockets and related satellite activity. But now a dedicated Space Activities Bill is completing its final stages in parliament. In June the government announced its reform plans which would allow a much greater role by India’s private sector and this would embrace […]