Adap.tv, the technology partner for brands and media companies, is continuing to expand its European operations as the evolving TV and video advertising landscape drives demand for its services. The company has added five new members to its team, with the roles focusing on fulfilling the company’s objective to make customers successful. Ian Tinson takes […]
David Ellender has confirmed he is stepping down from his role as CEO of FremantleMedia International. Ellender, who has been with FremantleMedia for 12 years, will be leaving the company at the beginning of August “to pursue new challenges”. During his time at the company he served as managing director of FremantleMedia International Distribution and […]
Phil Kent, Turner Broadcasting’s CEO, will step aside from his position next January. He will be replaced by Time Warner’s current CFO John Martin. Kent, well-known in London and internationally from his time running Turner’s London office, will remain Chairman of TBS for a period in 2014. In a memo to staff, Kent said he […]
BT Sport has added new programmes and presenters to its network of channels and revealed more details about its state of the art studios. New programmes include BT Sport Live, a nightly sports news, information and debate show, with outspoken former football manager Neil Warnock as a contributor. Tuesday and Sunday nights will feature BT […]
According to stock exchange data, Discovery Communications founder John Hendricks has cashed in over 750,000 stock options and pocketing a thumping $51 million in the process. Hendricks founded Discovery back in 1985. He has taken advantage of Discovery’s record-breaking high-point in terms of its share price – they are up 33 per cent this year […]
With Sky set to face competition in the premium sports arena with the upcoming launch of BT Sport, it is calling on a British sporting icon to reinforce the message that its channels can be viewed across a range of devices. The TV campaign uses special effects to show several different versions of David Beckham […]
Liberty Global’s John Malone, speaking at the Allen & Co high profile gabfest at Sun Valley, says that DirecTV and Dish Network should merge. “It would be good, by the way, if DirecTV could combine with Echo or Dish or whatever Charlie calls it now just because scale economics in the media business drives down […]
Also at Sun Valley Malone told Reuters that all US MSOs would benefit from owning the online streaming service Hulu. Yahoo, AT&T and Time Warner Cable, have been linked to bids for Hulu, with US pay TV operator DirecTV said to be ahead of the pack. Malone siad: “On their own, if they were the […]
London Live, the 24-hour multimedia platform for London, has appointed Jonathan Boseley as Head of Programming, ahead of its launch early next year. Boseley, the former Vice-President of Programming and Production for Disney Channels, UK and Ireland, enjoyed a 15-year career at Disney in various programming and channel manager positions and has in-depth experience of […]
Speaking at the EU parliament in Brussels, EU digital commissioner Neelie Kroes has claimed that having a competitive single EU telecoms market could boost the region’s economy by €110 billion a year. “Quality communications for business could be worth €800 billion over 15 years,” she commented. “Broadband could create two million jobs. This is investing […]