Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has named P. Harris Morris as president of the company's Broadcast Communications business. Previously, Morris served as vice president and general manager of the Media and Workflow area of the Broadcast Communications business. Before joining Harris Corporation in January 2008, Morris served as chief strategy officer […]

The Comcast and NBC Universal merger hearing in Congress has sparked controversy over the fair use of Hulu. When asked about blocking Boxee users from accessing Hulu, NBC President Jeff Zucker replied. “What Boxee was doing was illegally taking the content that was on Hulu without any business deal.” Boxee's contention is that they merely […]

Federica Aperio, UK managing director of Fox Networks, the UK online sales and ad network of Fox International Channels (FIC), has left the company after two years. Aperio had been responsible for overseeing sales, publisher services and ad operations for all products. Prior to joining .Fox, she served as publisher services director for Advertising.com.

From Colin Mann in London One of the longest-running broadcasting appointments sagas has been resolved with the news that Adam Crozier, currently Chief Executive of Royal Mail Group, is to take over as Chief Executive of ITV later this year. Crozier also worked for advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi from 1988, becoming joint chief executive […]

International cable operator Liberty Global has completed the previously announced E3.5 billion deal to acquire Unitymedia, Germany's second largest cable operator. Gene Musselman, President and Chief Operating Officer of UPC Broadband, will serve as acting Managing Director of Unitymedia in addition to his European role. The move sees Parm Sandhu, current Chief Executive Officer of […]

Red Bee Media has appointed Brian Levy as Director and Chief Technology Officer reporting directly to CEO Bill Patrizio. Patrizio said: “Brian's extensive experience across both the media and IT sectors will be instrumental to Red Bee Media's growth as we continue to connect viewers with the content they want to watch on whatever platform […]

Liberty Global's John Malone has denied reports in Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper that the company will make further cable acquisitions in Germany. The newspaper, quoting company sources, said Malone was looking at Kabel Baden-Wuerttemberg and ultimately the goal is to have a countrywide cable offering. The owners of both Kabel Baden- Wuerttemberg and Kabel Deutschland are […]

Jerry Levin, who sold Time Warner for AOL shares inflated by the dotcom boom, has marked the 10th anniversary of the disastrous $164 billion deal with a call for today's corporate titans to accept responsibility for the recent financial crisis. The former Time Warner chief executive, who had avoided apologising for the billions of dollars […]

Richard Branson has launched a 'geek squad' to help consumers with problems like computers that crash, wireless networks that won’t connect or games consoles that refuse to connect with other gear. The group’s first new company in Britain for three years will offer free online self-help guides for common problems and a range of automated […]

SeeSaw, the online TV service owned by broadcaster Arqiva, has appointed Dan Watt-Smith as managing editor. He was previously chief mobile editor at online video-on-demand broadcaster Babelgum. Watt-Smith said, “The SeeSaw team is dedicated to presenting TV lovers with a unique and exciting way to watch their favourite shows. I'm very excited to be joining […]