Broadcasters
MTG to launch pay TV channels in Turkey
Modern Times Group (MTG) is launching a raft of its pay TV channels in Turkey…
Catherine Powell to run Disney Australia as Cracknell retires
Catherine Powell is to relocate from London to Sydney to run Disney Australia and New…
Eurosport and IMG secure LTA tennis deal
Sports channel Eurosport and sports agency IMG Worldwide’s media unit IMG Media have secured a…
MTS strategy chief leaves for Sistema
Russian service provider MTS’s vice-president for strategy, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development, Michael Hecker,…
Digital UK weighs into TV white space debate
Digital UK has put its support behind broadcast regulator Ofcom’s plans to make better use…
Endemol invests in social games firm Plumbee
Production and distribution group Endemol has invested in Plumbee, the sports technology firm that run…
A+E Networks appoints 20th Century Fox TV executive
A+E Networks has appointed 20th Century Fox’s European vice-president of sales for its TV distribution…
BBC Trust appoints former Lloyds CEO
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has appointed Nicholas Prettejohn, the former CEO of…
Spacecom puts itself up for sale
Spacecom, the Israeli operator of the Amos fleet of satellites, has put itself up for…
Opera launches Chromium/Blink for RDK
Opera Software has launched a version of the Google-supported Chromium/Blink web browser engine that is…