BT confirms Adam Crozier appointment - TVBEurope
Published: August 17, 2021 ⋅ Updated: August 18, 2021. As first reported by TVBEurope earlier this month, BT has confirmed the appointment of former ITV CEO Adam Crozier as its new chairman. He will officially join the company on 1st November to work alongside outgoing chair Jan du Plessis for a month, before officially taking over the role ...
'We wanted a studio that was physical, not virtual': Behind
Jun 20, 2022 · Last week BBC News unveiled the newly refurbished Studio B at New Broadcasting House, which is now home to the broadcaster’s BBC News at Six and Ten, and will also welcome BBC London and election programming.. Studio B had been mothballed during the pandemic, but was revived when BBC director-general Tim Davie announced he wanted BBC journalism to be front and centre of the broadcaster’s ...
Channel 5’s parent company subject of $30 billion takeover bid
Jan 31, 2024 · Paramount Global, the parent company of UK broadcaster Channel 5, is the subject of a $30 billion takeover bid from Allen Media Group (AMG). AMG is owned by comedian-turned-investor Byron Allen. “Mr Byron Allen did submit a bid on behalf of Allen Media Group and its strategic partners to purchase all of Paramount Global’s outstanding shares ...
Channel 5 and My5 to unify and rebrand as 5 - TVBEurope
Aug 20, 2024 · UK broadcaster Channel 5 and its streaming service My5 have jointly announced a relaunch under a new brand name. The announcement follows a three-year period of growth which has seen My5 expand faster than any other UK PSB streaming service during the first half of 2024, said the company, increasing figures by 40 per cent over the period.
Kyiv-based news channel launches on UK’s Freeview
Mar 31, 2022 · The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) and multi-channel OTT service Channelbox have partnered to launch a 24/7 Ukrainian news service on UK TV platform Freeview. The channel is also available on mobile via Channelbox’s iOS and Android applications. The news and information channel is produced jointly by Ukrainian media ...
Arena Television administrators widen fraud investigation
Aug 1, 2022 · Arena Television collapsed at the end of 2021 with debts of £280 million. At the time it employed 63 members of staff principally based at its offices in Redhill. In June, Kroll released documents revealing both Yeowart and Hopkinson had been declared bankrupt. The Serious Fraud Office opened its own investigation into the collapse in February.
France 2 is now broadcasting in 4K UHD - TVBEurope
Jan 24, 2024 · By Jenny Priestley. Published: January 24, 2024 ⋅ Updated: January 25, 2024. France Télévisions’ France 2 channel starts broadcasting in 4K UHD today. The channel is available via digital terrestrial television (DTT) and the FRANSAT free-to-air satellite network. France 3 is due to begin broadcasting in the same format on 10th July.
Maidstone Studios celebrates 40th birthday - TVBEurope
Oct 31, 2022 · Maidstone Studios is celebrating 40 years since its doors first opened in 1982. The site was first earmarked as a possible production base in 1979 and hosted its first live transmission in autumn 1982. Over the years it’s been home to shows from Art Attack to Take Me Out and Later…With Jools Holland, and last year it hosted ITV’s coverage ...
IaaS: A future-proof solution for media production companies
Oct 30, 2023 · An IaaS model allows businesses to seamlessly migrate physical infrastructure to a hosted environment managed by an expert provider. This solution is growing increasingly popular, with Gartner revealing the worldwide infrastructure services market grew by 29.7% to reach a total of $120.3 billion (£98.3 billion) in 2022, up from $92.8 billion ...
Former Arena Television execs deny involvement in fraud
Oct 24, 2022 · Two former executives have denied they were involved in a conspiracy to inflate Arena Television’s finances that led to the company’s collapse. Nicholas Cousins, who had a senior financial role at Arena, and Paul Froom, the former owner of a broadcasting equipment company, Sentinel Broadcast, have filed documents at the High Court, reports ...