BBC Worldwide today revealed six UK-based digital media start-ups to take part in the first Labs programme. The BBC Worldwide Labs programme seeks to work with the most dynamic emerging digital media companies in the UK. Originally, there were supposed to be five finalists but due to the incredible calibre of applicants, the Advisory Board decided to offer an additional place. MiniMonos, wireWAX, Foodity, Krowd 9, Flooved and KO-SU impressed members of the Board and Labs mentors alike, during … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide announces six finalists for its first Labs initiative
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Mark Thompson to become President and Chief Executive Officer of The New York Times Company
New York – The New York Times Company announced that BBC Director-General Mark Thompson will become its next President and CEO. He will also become a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Thompson, 55, will report to the Board of Directors and to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman of the Times Company. He is relocating to New York and is expected to start his new role in November. Sulzberger said: “Our board concluded that Mark’s experience and his accomplishments at … [Read more...] about Mark Thompson to become President and Chief Executive Officer of The New York Times Company
London Olympics on NBC breaks ratings record
London – Around 219.4 million Americans watched the London Olympics on the networks of NBCUniversal, setting the record as the most-watched event in U.S. television history, surpassing the 2008 Beijing Olympics (215 million), according to data available today from The Nielsen Company. NBCUniversal presented its 13th Olympics with 5,535 hours of coverage across NBC, NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Telemundo, NBCOlympics.com, two specialty channels, and the first-ever 3D platform, … [Read more...] about London Olympics on NBC breaks ratings record
A+E Networks and Lionsgate announce home entertainment distribution partnership
New York and Santa Monica – A+E Networks and Lionsgate have forged a partnership under which Lionsgate will handle home entertainment distribution of programming from A&E Network, HISTORY and Lifetime. The partnership encompasses hit programmes from A+E Networks’ diverse content catalogue including Storage Wars, Shipping Wars and Duck Dynasty from A&E, HISTORY’s Pawn Stars, American Pickers and America The Story of US, and Lifetime’s Dance Moms and the library of … [Read more...] about A+E Networks and Lionsgate announce home entertainment distribution partnership
The X Factor Philippines tops rivals’ talent-reality shows
ABS-CBN’s The X Factor Philippines won in national TV ratings over rival network’s newly launched talent-reality shows during the August 4-5 weekend, making it the most-watched talent show in the country. Based on recent urban and rural TV ratings data from Kantar Media, The X Factor Philippines scored an average national TV rating of 20.7 percent last August 4 against TV5’s Artista Academy, which only rated at 1.8 percent. For its part, GMA 7’s Protégé: The … [Read more...] about The X Factor Philippines tops rivals’ talent-reality shows
Failed Russian launch for Indonesian Telkom-3 satellite
The Russian Space Agency Roskosmo declared that a failure has occurred on the most recent ascent mission of a Briz-M Vehicle carrying two communications satellites to geostationary orbit after successfully being launched by a Proton-M launch Vehicle at 19:31 GMT on August 6, 2012. One of the satellites, the Telkom-3 satellite — a $200 million communications satellite built by Russia for Telekomunikasi Indonesia, went missing from its planned orbit shortly after taking off from the Russian … [Read more...] about Failed Russian launch for Indonesian Telkom-3 satellite