Broadcasters
Reality check – does the traditional channel model make sense?
Channel providers are adapting to the growing appeal of non-linear consumption and OTT by adapting…
Rich Ross exits Shine, lands at Discovery
Rich Ross has left Shine amid a restructure at the enlarged production and distribution group and joined…
MTG names Scandi content chief
Modern Times Group’s Danish programme director has been promoted to chief content officer for the…
Al Jazeera and Vivendi reportedly cool on Mediaset partnership
Talks between Italy’s Mediaset and potential investors in its pay TV arm have lost momentum…
MTV Europe Music Awards to be shown on Channel 5
This year’s MTV Europe Music Awards from Glasgow is to be broadcast simultaneously on MTV…
Digital marketing matters – strategies for broadcasters and channels
The marketing strategies of broadcasters and channels are changing as viewer behaviour and distribution models…
Freesat launches kids SVoD offering on Freetime
UK free-to-air satellite operator Freesat has launched a subscription video-on-demand offering for kids from Hopster,…
The linear path – the changing nature of the pay TV channel business
Growth in on-demand consumption and multiscreen viewing are changing the rules of the game for…
Swedish TV executives call for net neutrality to be upheld
Top Swedish TV executives from TV4 Group, SVT, MTG and SBS Discovery Media have written…
Fairbairn exits as Scripps takes channels in-house
Kathy Fairbairn, the director of programming for Food Network and Fine Living and the former…