Paris– The EUTELSAT 9B satellite of Eutelsat Communications has been fully powered up and is now providing TV services to homes across Europe. The satellite has replaced EUTELSAT 9A to broadcast a diverse line-up of over 350 channels, of which 100 in High Definition, to cable, DTH and DTT homes. It serves a portfolio of clients that include M7 for the KabelKiosk platform as well as OTE’s DTH platform, AFN, Arqiva, Globecast and Media Broadcast. EUTELSAT 9B is a high-capacity Ku-band … [Read more...] about Eutelsat provides to Europe
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Portfolio’s new hire
Toronto, Canada– Portfolio Entertainment announced the appointment of Jonathan Abraham to the position of Director of International Sales and Acquisitions effective immediately. Abraham will be responsible for selling Portfolio’s original programmes internationally and for guiding the strategic growth of the company’s distribution division. In his role, Abraham will also be charged with acquiring third-party content for Portfolio’s distribution catalogue of kids, factual … [Read more...] about Portfolio’s new hire
Initial leadership team changes
Initial announced a series of changes within its leadership team, seeing Nick Samwell-Smith, Managing Director of Initial to leave after 18 years; Mirella Breda, Creative Director of Initial will take over Samwell-Smith; and Sandra Smith has been promoted to Director of Production. First joining Initial in 1997, Samwell-Smith became the company’s Creative Director in 2006 before being promoted to Managing Director in 2013. He will be succeeded in the role by Breda who joined Initial in … [Read more...] about Initial leadership team changes
Passion appoints new CEO
Passion Distribution announced the appointment of Emmanuelle Namiech as its new CEO. Prior to this, Namiech was Managing Director of Banijay International where she helped to transform the company’s distribution strategy and broaden its activity from focusing on formats to a wider portfolio of engaging factual, factual entertainment and scripted content from an expanded range of producers and broadcasters. Namiech will take over from founder and CEO, Sally Miles to lead the distribution … [Read more...] about Passion appoints new CEO
Vet on The Hill debuts to stellar ratings
WTFN’s Vet on The Hill has attracted an impressive audience with its debut on UK network, More4. The 10-part series had attracted 472,000 viewers during its premiere– which represents an impressive 64% increase in total average viewers for the timeslot. Vet on The Hill is the first UK production for WTFN, following the establishment last year of its London-based production division, WTFN Europe. WTFN’s distribution arm, Fred Media has sold the series in Australia, to the Nine … [Read more...] about Vet on The Hill debuts to stellar ratings
GoT experience heightens
Singapore– British actor Isaac Hempstead Wright, best known for his role as Bran Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones will be in Singapore to publicise the season premiere of the series’ wildly anticipated sixth season. In Asia for the very first time, Wright will make his appearance during The Game of Thrones: World of Westeros event in ION Orchard. Details of Isaac’s appearance at the event will be broadcast on HBO Asia’s social media platforms. Join the conversation … [Read more...] about GoT experience heightens