Business
DAZN shuffles its executive team
Company preparing to launch into 200 new territories later this year
Business
Business
Sports rights holders should ‘adopt a hybrid media model’ in the wake of coronavirus
New report projects revenue generated by sports media rights in 2020 will fall by a third compared to 2019
Business
Could the Mediaset vs Vivendi row finally be coming to an end?
Reports suggest the two companies are finally ready to gold talks over MediaForEurope
Business
NAB’s Gordon Smith suffers stroke
President and CEO of NAB is expected to make a full recovery
Business
Carolyn McCall: ‘This has been one of the most challenging times in the history of ITV’
Broadcaster has announced its earnings for the first half of 2020
Business
Hopster announces co-CEO appointments
Nick Walters, founder and CEO of Hopster, to transition to an advisory role
Business
Ateme begins negotiations to acquire OTT and IPTV software provider, Anevia
Combination of the two companies would create a major player in video broadcasting infrastructure, with a combined revenue of more than €80 million
Business
Apple’s Services, Amazon’s AWS both see growth in Q2 2020
However, AWS's revenue failed to meet analysts' expectations
Business
Spanish court upholds Mediaset merger suspension
Mediaset said it plans to continue with its cross-border growth plan through unspecified "new ways"
Business
Sky retained 99 per cent of subscribers during lockdown
"Pausing sports subscriptions was a masterstroke that allowed the company to retain the vast proportion of customers" analyst tells TVBEurope
Business
Sarah Rose appointed ViacomCBS Networks UK COO
Will have oversight of all UK business functions including operations and broadcasting technology
Media Consumption
Ofcom PSB report released
Small Screen: Big Debate research suggests that public service broadcasters need to work harder to remain relevant, but continue to offer a valuable sense...
Business
S&P upgrades Netflix’s credit rating
Agency expects Netflix to add 35 million net subscribers in 2020, marking the first time it will exceed 30 million subscribers in a fiscal...
Business
BBC Studios appoints Tom Fussell as interim CEO
Will take over the role from in-coming director general Tim Davie
Business
CES cancels 2021 physical show
Organisers says it's not safe to convene in Las Vegas in early January
Business
Court postpones MediaForEurope merger until September
Mediaset wants to merge its Italian and Spanish units into one company based in the Netherlands
Business
Three quarters of media tech companies admit Covid-19 has impacted business
Survey of media tech companies finds the pandemic has led to 70 per cent of companies re-focusing their business
Business
TVBEurope July/August 2020 issue released
Issue focuses on Media Asset Management, archive and storage, and goes behind the scenes on The Mandalorian
Business
DPP: ‘Nothing to suggest’ remote working was good for media business
DPP publishes report Will Covid-19 Change the Way We Work?
Business
Technicolor’s shareholders approve financial restructuring plan
Approval marks a "new chapter" for the company said CEO Richard Moat
Business
Dutch media companies receive cash boost from the government
RTL Nederland, NEP Media and ITV Studios among companies who benefited from the support
Business
Best of Show Awards 2020 Virtual Edition – entries open
Awards recognise the outstanding broadcast products and solutions being showcased this summer
Business
BBC plans extra 520 job cuts in news
Redundancies are separate to the 450 job cuts in the BBC’s regional news units announced last week
Business
Analysts: Silver linings to be found in Covid-19 impact on TV industry
Enders Analysis releases report 'Silver linings for TV' looking at the impact of coronavirus on the industry and the positives that can be found...
Business
Arqiva ‘to make a third of staff redundant’
Company said to be planning to make 500 members of staff redundant
Media Consumption
YouTube not required to reveal private details of pirates rules ECJ
German court sought the ECJ's guidance on what video platforms must do to combat film piracy
Business
Christina Sulebakk named HBO Europe chief
Succeeds Herve Payan who is leaving the company at the end of August
Business
Matt McConnell appointed MediaKind CEO
Will be responsible for spearheading growth in MediaKind’s Cloud-based solutions and its focus on streaming products
Business
Haivision acquires WebRTC enabled real-time video delivery company, Teltoo
Acquisition also enables Haivision to apply its machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities against real-time network analytics to optimise complete edge-to-edge low latency video...
Business
JP Delport appointed Broadcast Solutions UK MD
Joined the company as sales director earlier this year
Business
TVU Networks appoints Greg Doggett to oversee sports and entertainment
He will be tasked with spearheading the deployment of the company's IP-based Cloud solutions
Business
Half of UK film and TV workers think they’ll be ‘back to normal’ by June 2021
73 per cent of respondents to Bectu's survey said they didn't work at all in June
Business
UK’s free-to-air broadcasters unite for TV first
Broadcasters say they hope the short film will reach 50 per cent of the UK’s adult population
Live Production
Rugby League World Cup host broadcast services tender opens
Successful organisation will be responsible for the production and distribution of broadcast coverage for 45 matches at the tournament
Business
Technicolor’s safeguard plan approved by creditors’ committee
Plan now faces approval by shareholders. If not, Technicolor said it will be forced to initiate liquidation proceedings
Production & Post
albert to explore impact of sports broadcasting on the environment
New Sports Consortium brings together key broadcasters and self-producing sport federations
Business
DPP launches project to support media industry recovery
In-depth look at the key principles that the DPP thinks will increase resilience and growth in the post coronavirus media economy
Media Delivery
‘The distribution model of live sports must change’: Eleven Sports founder on the future of broadcasting
"You should be able to get access to a football game as easily as buying an ice cream," said Andrea Radrizzani
Business
Black Dragon Capital completes Grass Valley acquisition
Deal first announced in early February
Business
BBC confirms cuts to regional news, plans to merge teams
The proposed job cuts are on top of the 450 redundancies previously announced - which were then put on hold - by BBC News