Canal+ is reportedly exploring a potential London listing for its TV unit. Owner Vivendi is said to be working with advisers on a FTSE listing that could take place as soon as the end of this year, according to Bloomberg. Vivendi shares rose as much as 6.4 per cent following the report, which comes as […]

Ericsson has reported second quarter results for 2024. Börje Ekholm, President and CEO, commented: “In Q2, we maintained our leading market position, returned to growth in North America, and delivered strong gross margin expansion and free cash flow. We remained focused on matters in our control, to optimise our business amid a challenging market environment, […]

Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Ruth Brougham as Streaming Business Director. In this newly created role, Brougham will join Channel 4’s Executive Team and will report to Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Allan. Brougham, who will be based in Leeds, will help to set and lead Channel 4’s streaming operations, product team and roadmap, […]

Arcep Director-General, Cécile Dubarry, will be leaving the French media regulator on August 19th, and will take up the role Director-General of the Institut Mines-Télécom on the same date. Dubarry began her career in 1994 at the Directorate-General of Posts and Telecommunications then, from 1997 to 2002, at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. In 2002, she […]

Roku has announced that Louise Pentland will join the company as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective July 23rd. Pentland will report to Anthony Wood, Founder and CEO, and will succeed current SVP and General Counsel Stephen Kay, who is retiring in November. Pentland joins Roku from The Walt Disney Company, where she has […]

Teleste, the Finnish broadband technology provider, has announced the appointment of Mervi Kerkelä-Hiltunen as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective October 2024. In her new role, she will also join Teleste’s management team. Kerkelä-Hiltunen has over 25 years of diverse experience in financial management within international business across various industries. In her previous roles, […]

Deltatre, a specialist in OTT, digital and data technology for media and sport, has announced the appointment of Elli Morii as Chief Financial Officer. Morii brings over 25 years of finance experience to Deltatre. Having started her early career at accounting and consulting firms such as PwC Consulting, she has held CFO and Finance Director […]

TGI Sport, a specialist in sports technology and media rights, has announced an agreement to acquire Supponor, the live media virtual advertising company, with proprietary technologies and software that delivers virtual ads across live sports broadcasts worldwide. The deal is scheduled to close mid-summer. Since 2019, TGI Sport has been a Supponor minority shareholder, collaborating […]

The DVB Steering Board has approved the publication of an update to DVB’s Targeted Advertising specifications as well as commercial requirements for the addition of a new CDN-related functionality to DVB-I and DVB-DASH. Both documents are available from the DVB specification library as BlueBooks. DVB’s specifications for Targeted Advertising come in three parts. DVB-TA Part […]

UKTV has appointed Claire Hookway to the newly created role of Commissioning Executive to bolster the development of the multi-channel broadcaster’s slate of original drama. Joining the team led by Hilary Rosen, Director of Commissioning for UKTV, and reporting to Helen Perry, Head of Drama, Hookway will support the delivery of scripted drama programmes across […]