Jason Kilar, the former CEO of studio-owned online entertainment service Hulu, has revealed details of a video-focused service to be known as Vessel. In a statement on the company website, Kilar, founder and CEO of the new venture, and co-founder Richard Tom (formerly CTO at Hulu), who will act as CTO, say they have been […]
James Murdoch met with Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, on June 23rd and promised that Sky Italia would be making a €40 million investment in two long-form drama series, ‘Diabolik’ and ‘The Young Pope’. ‘Diabolik’ is being co-funded by Sky Italia, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. A 10-episode drama, and based on a popular Italian […]
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) says it has agreed a new partnership with the Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA). The partnership will begin with SMPTE providing administrative support to HPA, and it is expected to culminate in the merger of the two organizations by May 2015. “HPA is known not only for […]
Discovery is generally well-known for its male-skewing channels. There are exceptions, of course, especially in the success of its TLC network which has morphed considerably since its introduction back in November 1980 as The Learning Channel. But now Discovery’s Asia Pacific operation is launching ‘EVE’ on August 1, and said to be the most significant […]
As part of an ongoing effort to offer its hundreds of millions of users unique entertainment, Youku Tudou, China’s leading Internet television company, has announced the release of more than 20 programmes and drama series produced by its in-house production unit. The unique content will be released throughout the second half of 2014 and will […]
Graham Burke, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of Australian media group Village Roadshow has launched a scathing attack on Google, accusing the company of putting forward misconceived arguments in the copyright debate. Writing a comment piece in Melbourne daily The Age, Burke noted that a couple of years previously, former senior media executive Kim Williams had pointed […]
Dubai-based MBC is to cooperate with Egypt’s state-funded Radio & Television Union (ERTU) in programme-making. The cooperation with the Dubai-based broadcaster would include the production of programmes and drama series as well as collaborations in the fields of marketing and training, according to Egypt’s Minister of Information, Doriya Sharaf al-Din. If Egyptian state television makes […]
Constantin Media has ended to talks with Sky Deutschland, which wanted to acquired the group’s production house Plazamedia as well as its stake in the Sport1 channel and associated sports marketing business. The proposed deal would have seen Sky Deutschland acquire 100 per cent ownership of Plazamedia and a 25.1 per cent interest in Sport1/Constantin […]
21st Century Fox has signed a deal with the private equity firm that controls Big Brother maker Endemol and American Idol parent Core Media Group. The deal will see Shine Group, the maker of shows including MasterChef and The Biggest Loser, with Apollo Global Management’s TV production businesses merged as a joint venture. Shine Group […]
Celebrated technologist Dr Mike Lynch has suggested that intelligent devices could play a major role in creating video content in the future. Lynch, who was CEO of Autonomy prior to its acquisition by HP for $11 billion in 2011, made the comments during the first Royal Television Society (RTS) and Institution of Engineering and Technology […]