Broadcasters
TV4 Group names new marketing director
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group has named Johan Seidefors as its new marketing director. Seidefors,…
Hollywood studios “could go OTT” in UK
Hollywood studios could benefit from going over-the-top direct to consumers in the UK, cutting out…
EBU to cease streaming Greece’s ERT
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said it will stop streaming former Greek public service broadcaster…
Dawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Ex-Channel 5, ITV and RTL executive Dawn Airey has joined internet firm Yahoo! as senior,…
Scripps appoints chief information officer
Scripps Networks Interactive has named the chief operating officer for its international business, Bob Baskerville,…
Al Jazeera America launches today
Al Jazeera’s new US channel launches today, taking on existing news services such as CNN…
At800 raises Freeview interference awareness with ‘Twitter postcards’
At800, the body set up to test for interference from 4G networks on digital-terrestrial broadcasting…
Channel 4 launches personalised video ads
Channel 4 has rolled out “dynamic personalised video ads” on its 4oD on-demand service after…
MTG extends English Premier League rights
Modern Times Group has extended its exclusive deal to broadcast the English Barclays Premier League…
Sony signs Viacom deal for online service
Sony has reportedly signed a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the latter’s channels on…