Broadcasters
BBC under fire over severance payments
Spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has found that the BBC paid senior managers…
Turner hires Disney’s Patricia Hidalgo
Turner has hired Patricia Hidalgo as its chief content officer, EMEA, filling a role vacated…
EBU names new technology and innovation chief
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has named Simon Fell as its new director of technology…
Trace Sports extends Swiss reach
Sports entertainment channel Trace Sports has secured carriage with Swiss IPTV provider Sunrise Telecom. Sunrise…
NBC News renews broadcast deal with Civolution
NBC News has signed a renewed multi-year contract with TV technology firm Civolution to use…
Catch-up accounts for a fifth of UK TV viewing
Catch-up or on-demand viewing from services like the BBC iPlayer now account for a fifth…
Netflix signs exclusive deal with Fox
Netflix has inked a deal with Fox for Zooey Deschanel comedy series New Girl. The…
Cyfrowy Polsat signs VOD deal with NBCU
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has signed a deal with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution…
Vectra adds sports channels to offering
Polish cable operator Vectra is adding more sports channels to its offering. From August 1,…
News Corp completes split
News Corp’s entertainment and publishing arms begin trading under separate companies today following the completion…