CBS CEO Les Moonves told CNBC that an important aspect of its month-long battle with Time Warner Cable was securing the digital future of content. ”It was important we take a stand. This is a stand about content and how content is sold and how it goes to our consumers and how it will be sold […]
Warner Bros has shuffled its international television distribution business in a move that will see UK chief Robert Blair lead the global sales team with Jim Brehm. Blair, who was previously senior VP, Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, was responsible for selling Warner Bros series to UK broadcasters. He will now become executive vice […]
TDF has appointed Bastian Manintveld as Head of M&A and Business Development of its Media Services division. The appointment of Mr Manintveld, a leading television executive, signals a focus on growth for TDF Media Services whose footprint includes more than 500 employees across 9 countries. Manintveld said, “I am honoured and excited to lead the […]
Here in the UK we have just closed the football transfer window. This is an artificial period of time in which all buying and selling of players has to take place. The idea is to remove the destabilisation of players coming and going throughout the season. Now we just have the destabilisation of the deadline […]
Viewster, the ad-supported service for VoD, has appointed Robert Franke as Director of Contents and Productions to reshape the company’s offering as it seeks to differentiate itself from other players. Kai Henniges, CEO of Viewster, said: “Robert joins Viewster with a brief to set us apart from the industry both in the kind of titles […]
Comedian Aziz Ansari’s new stand-up special, Buried Alive, will premiere exclusively on Netflix’ streaming service. Netflix will be the only place fans can first catch Ansari’s new material; the Parks and Recreation star’s set will be available from November 1st. Commenting on the deal, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said “We’ve been working to make Netflix […]
Jamie Hindhaugh, the COO of BT Sport, has become the latest industry insider to dismiss the future of 3D TV. Hindhaugh has first hand experience of 3D programming after overseeing the BBC’s Olympic coverage in 2012: “I did the Olympics in 3D and it was the biggest waste of time I did. No-one ever watched […]
Victoria Espinel, who served in the Obama Administration as the first US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, has been named by the Business Software Alliance, the global advocate association for the software industry, as its President and CEO. She will begin on September 3. “We are thrilled to have Victoria leading BSA forward in an important […]
ITV has appointed industry veteran Anita Jacoby as managing director of ITV Studios Australia. During her 30 years in the Australian TV industry, Jacoby has worked as producer on Australian current affairs shows, including 60 Minutes and Witness, and as executive producer of talk show Laws on Foxtel. She has also made numerous TV series, […]
Conax, the global specialist in solutions for securing multi-device and digital video content revenues, has confirmed the appointment of Andreas Binderlehner as Conax’ new Director of Area Sales for the German-speaking countries. Binderlehner will be responsible for development of business opportunities and expansion of sales of Conax Conditional Access and DRM solutions to Cable, Satellite, […]