PlayJam, the platform for games on Smart TV announced the appointment of co-founder and former CTO of Criterion Software Adam Billyard as CTO. Criterion Software is accredited with revolutionizing the video games industry with Renderware – the 3D graphics rendering technology utilised in major titles including Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto III and the hugely successful […]
David Cameron has defended Jeremy Hunt’s handling of Rupert Murdoch’s bid for BSkyB in the light of new evidence showing that Hunt was privately pushing for the takeover to be allowed before he was appointed to oversee the process. In an interview on ITV Cameron said Hunt had acted “impartially” from the moment he took […]
Harry Sloan, the former chairman of the MGM film studio, has emerged as a potential bidder for a stake in Nine Entertainment, the Australian media company. The former entertainment lawyer has held early-stage talks with the Asia-Pacific arm of CVC Capital Partners, which owns Nine, and retained bankers to examine a possible bid, these people […]
Pierre Lescure, former head of Canal Plus, has been handed the task of re-examining France’s Hadopi anti-piracy law. New President Francois Hollande promised in the election to review the regime in light of civil rights concerns over powers to disconnect subscribers. However the content industry seems relaxed with the former broadcaster’s appointment. Representatives of rights […]
The inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, Eugene Polley, has died aged 96. The former Zenith engineer’s invention is arguably one of the most influential on the development of television. Polley’s Flash-Matic pointed a beam of light at photo cells in the corners of the television screen. Each corner activated a different function, […]
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has confirmed the appointment of Wayne Garvie as Chief Creative Officer, International Production, SPT. In this role, Garvie will be responsible for driving creative development across SPT’s global network of joint venture companies and its production studios outside of Los Angeles, turning locally developed properties into global formats and fostering co […]
Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the US public sector, announced that David Helfgott has been named president and chief executive officer. Helfgott joined Inmarsat in April 2011 as president of Inmarsat Inc. and senior vice president of business development and strategy for the parent company, Inmarsat. In this position, he […]
Jeremy Hunt, the UK culture secretary, is to be investigated by the parliamentary standards commissioner on claims he failed to register donations from media companies while in opposition. John Lyon, the parliamentary standards commissioner, announced the inquiry on Monday in response to a complaint earlier in May from Labour MP Stephen McCabe. McCabe says a […]
Chris Dodd, the Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPAA), has reiterated his line that parties in both the creative and technology communities must work together to move forward on legislation preventing theft of intellectual property. Speaking to trade magazine Variety at the Cannes Film Festival, Dodd alluded to efforts to pass anti-piracy […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery networks (CDN) and video-on-demand (VoD) servers for cable, IPTV, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, today announced that the company will open a new office in Singapore this month, extending Broadpeak’s international development to the Asia-Pacific region. Julien Croguennec has been appointed as the business development director for the region. […]