Broadcasters
Freesat adds 145,000 homes in the last year
UK free-to-air satellite TV provider Freesat has added 145,000 homes in the last 12 months…
ProSiebenSat.1 deal paves way for €3.4bn private equity exit
The private equity firms that control European broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, KKR and Permira, will be free…
Freeview MD joins UNICEF
Ilse Howling, the managing director of UK digital-terrestrial service Freeview, has been appointed to the…
Česká Televize moves forward with HbbTV service
Czech public broadcaster Česká Televize has launched the second phase of an HbbTV pilot project…
AMC/Sundance Channel hires Latin American distribution chief
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has hired Gustavo Lopez as its VP, global distribution for Latin America,…
Susan Elkington leaves Chellomedia
Susan Elkington has left Chellomedia after more than a decade at the company, DTVE sister…
Al Jazeera America hires top US news talent ahead of launch
Al Jazeera America, the Qatar-owned news broadcaster’s forthcoming US channel, has hired former ABC News…
Ofcom sets new public service license terms for ITV, Channel 5
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has ruled that ITV must deliver more regionalised news reports as…
Yahoo!’s head of global media steps down
Yahoo!’s senior vice president of global media, Miyuki Rosen, is due to leave the company,…
EBU step closer to securing .radio domain
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has passed the initial evaluation by the Internet Corporation for…