CP Communications, a leader in innovative solutions and services for live event productions, has appointed Ian McKelvy as Senior Account Executive, AV and Broadcast Services, effective immediately. Reporting to Director of Sales James Monroe and VP of Sales Aaron Segarra, McKelvy will focus on business development around CP Communications’ products and services, including equipment sales and rentals. His initial efforts will focus on broadcast and AV business growth in the greater New York City … [Read more...] about CP Communications Appoints new Senior Account Executive
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A+E Networks appoints new SVP and Head of Sales
A+E Networks International Division has promoted Glen Hansen to Senior Vice President of Content Sales in the Asia-Pacific region, and Ellen Lovejoy to Senior Vice President and Head of Sales in the Americas and Formats. Both report to Managing Director, Content Sales & Co-productions Richard Tulk-Hart. Hansen’s new role will expand upon his duties as Vice President of Content Sales in the Asia-Pacific markets to include Territory Manager across Australia & New Zealand. Since … [Read more...] about A+E Networks appoints new SVP and Head of Sales
Series Mania Festival announces “call for series” with the series mania forum announcing “call for projects”
Following the tremendous success of this year’s event, Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania, announced the “Call for Series” for the Series Mania Festival (March 20-28), while at the same time announcing the “Call for Projects” for the industry arm of the Festival, the Series Mania Forum (March 25-27). Both have a deadline of January 10, 2020 to submit projects. On the Festival side, 70 series will be selected to be part of the Series Mania program. Last … [Read more...] about Series Mania Festival announces “call for series” with the series mania forum announcing “call for projects”
Banijay Rights and Arcadia Content signs pact
Banijay Rights, the leading distribution arm of Banijay Group, has today confirmed a co-development agreement with award-winning, Canadian indie, Arcadia Content. The deal will see both parties co-develop new factual projects, together seeking financing based on pre-sales. Halifax-based Arcadia Content specialises in history and science programming and boasts more than 500 hours of premium factual programming including the highly successful If We Built It Today, which currently airs on … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights and Arcadia Content signs pact
Academy Award winner and nominees confirm participation at NEM Zagreb 2019
NEM Zagreb 2019, an event aimed at the development of the TV and film industry in Croatia and the region, has announced the first confirmed speakers and panellists. During the three-day event, speakers from Europe and from around the world will share their broad knowledge and experience with the aim of developing the audio-visual industry in Croatia, the region and the world as a whole. The first NEM Zagreb event will be held from the 11th to the 13th of December 2019 at the Esplanade Zagreb … [Read more...] about Academy Award winner and nominees confirm participation at NEM Zagreb 2019
Huawei unveils the latest 5G full-series solutions
At the 2019 Global Mobile Broadband Forum, Edward Deng, President of Huawei's Wireless Solutions, unveiled Huawei's latest 5G full-series solution. The world's first wave of 5G commercial networks utilizing either C band or 2.6 GHz band have already been deployed commercially. Now, 5G construction is expanding to FDD bands to ensure nationwide coverage and mmWave bands to increase capacity in hotspot areas. Massive MIMO is key to expanding the limits of Shannon's Law and achieving a … [Read more...] about Huawei unveils the latest 5G full-series solutions