Endemol has reached an agreement with a “significant majority” of its lenders, bringing to an end more than a year of talks to restructure its €2.8 billion debt. The TV production company said that it had reached an agreement in principle with more than two-thirds of its lenders to push through a restructuring of its […]
Having earlier described the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) anti-piracy measures as threats to the openness, freedom, and innovation of the Internet, and supported the actions of websites which went ‘dark’ Wednesday January 18th in protest at the legislation, US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman […]
US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa has supported the actions of websites, which went ‘dark’ Wednesday January 18th, describing the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) anti-piracy measures as threats to the openness, freedom, and innovation of the Internet. “The Protect IP Act and […]
HDTV pioneer (and millionaire Dallas Mavericks-owner) Mark Cuban is to revamp his HDNet channel in a joint-venture partnership with the talent agency Creative Artists Agency, radio talk-show host Ryan Seacrest, and sport and music promoters AEG. The ‘new’ channel is AXS TV (pronounced ‘access’) and will go on air in June. More importantly the channel […]
PCCW mobile, an operating division of HKT, the Hong Kong telco, and ESPN Star Sports (ESS), Asia’s biggest sports content provider, have launched Mobile ESPN in Hong Kong, a new 3G mobile service featuring live sports content. Available exclusively to PCCW mobile customers, subscribers can access anytime, anywhere a diverse lineup of live sports content […]
Telefónica has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to show all new film releases on its VoD service in Latin America, in addition to a wide selection of catalogue content and TV series. This content (in addition to trailers and advertising material) will be distributed in the Latin American countries where the Telefónica group operates […]
Reuters has launched a YouTube channel featuring ten news, commentary and analysis programmes. Reuters TV will also appear on reuters.com and marks the company’s entry into online video programming. The channel will feature reports and commentary from Reuters journalists around the world and will include investigative channel Reuters Investigates, The Trail – which will cover […]
Senator Patrick Leahy, sponsor of the contentious PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) anti-online piracy legislation, has hit back against websites that have shut down in opposition to his measure. “Much of what has been claimed about the Senate’s PROTECT IP Act is flatly wrong and seems intended more to stoke fear and concern than to shed […]
Local reports say that the Qatar Information Foundation intends to launch a new Qatari satellite channel. Additionally, the Foundation (which funds the existing Al Jazeera Children’s Channel – JCC – from Qatar) said the kids channel would enjoy further developments starting in April. Mubarak Bin-Jaham al-Kuwari, chief executive of the Qatar Information Foundation, did not […]
Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has joined the criticism of the “blackout” threatened by various websites opposing anti-piracy legislation, describing such actions as “stunts” and “gimmicks”. “Only days after the White House and chief sponsors of the legislation responded to the major concern expressed by opponents […]