20 December 2011
The shareholders of Euronews have appointed Paolo Garimberti, current Chairman of RAI, as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Michael Peters as the new CEO. Philippe Cayla has been appointed Chairman of Euronews Development and member of the Supervisory Board of Euronews.
With a view to boosting Euronews’ development, the channel’s Supervisory Board has designated its new Chairman and appointed a new Chief Executive Officer.
Paolo Garimberti, current Chairman of the Italian public broadcaster, RAI, was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He succeeds Pier Luigi Malesani. Paolo Garimberti will bring to Euronews his extensive career as a journalist and his strong reputation for professionalism in the media world.
Michael Peters, until now the Managing Director of Euronews, was appointed Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Philippe Cayla.
The Supervisory Board also appointed as new members of the Executive Board, led by Michael Peters: Lucian Sârb, Director of News and Programmes, Cécile Leveaux, Technical Director and Olivier de Montchenu, Sales Director and Managing Director of Euronews Sales.
Pier Luigi Malesani remains a full member of the Supervisory Board. He will continue to contribute his vast experience in the media, his independent expertise and his long-standing dedication to Euronews.
The Supervisory Board also decided to create a new subsidiary for Euronews, known as Euronews Development, which will be led by Philippe Cayla. The mission of this new entity will be to provide Euronews SA with media business development services. Philippe Cayla has also been appointed to the Supervisory Board.
19 December 2011
GlobeCast and Travel Channel International announced today the launch of Travel Channel HD via the MEASAT-3 platform to reach homes across the Asia Pacific region. Travel Channel HD is an expansion of its current SD channel, which is also delivered via GlobeCast’s capacity on the MEASAT-3 satellite.
“Travel Channel is delighted with the support of GlobeCast in extending our channel offer to HD platforms and viewers across Asia. With our first HD affiliate in Taiwan, DishHD, already launched, we are close to inking further deals across the region. India, where Travel Channel has just received downlinking permission, is a particular target for our HD channel,” said Gerry Ritchie, Director of Business Development at Travel Channel.
Travel Channel now has significant HDTV broadcast capabilities in the Asian neighbourhood, reaching all key HD Pay-TV platforms in Asia, alongside GlobeCast’s other clients on MEASAT-3, such as Fox Crime, FX, Fashion One HD, National Geographic Channel HD, History Channel HD, National Geographic Wild HD, AXN HD (Korea and Asia), and TV5 Monde.
“It is an honour for GlobeCast to be involved in Travel Channel’s milestone, going from its SD launch to its HD channel after just a year. GlobeCast is proud to have played a role in this growth,” said Jason Ho, Director of Sales at GlobeCast Asia.
Travel Channel is the leading international travel broadcaster, providing an inspirational, informative and entertaining programme with a uniquely panaromic and objective perspective on travel experience. The channel provides practical advice in selecting and planning real holidays and at the same time allows viewers to enjoy and watch fascinating places from across the world.
19 December 2011
Bloomberg Television announced today it has signed Trish Regan, former CNBC anchor and CBS News correspondent, as an anchor. The announcement was made by Andrew Morse, head of Bloomberg Television in the U.S.
Regan will co-anchor Bloomberg TV’s “Street Smart” which will air from 3-5 pm ET weekdays from Bloomberg Television’s global headquarters in New York, beginning January 9, 2012. She will also anchor a number of primetime specials and help lead anchor coverage of the 2012 Presidential election campaign for Bloomberg TV.
“Trish is an accomplished broadcast journalist and skilled reporter who has covered some of the most important global economic stories of our time,” said Morse. “She’ll play a key role on our Bloomberg team as we move forward with our goal of becoming the most influential business and financial news network.”
“I’m thrilled to join Bloomberg Television,” said Regan. “Were at a critical moment where the ability to cover business, the economy, and politics has never been more important to the audience. Bloomberg has the worldwide resources to provide viewers with outstanding insight and true global coverage.
An Emmy-nominated investigative journalist and author, Regan was previously an anchor at CNBC, where she also anchored primetime documentaries and reported on major economic news, including the U.S. banking collapse of 2008 and the European debt crisis. Among other stories, Regan reported from the G-8 summit in Germany, covered Brazil’s economic boom and challenges, and interviewed Colombian President Álvaro Uribe about investing in emerging markets. Regan also was a regular contributor to NBCs Nightly News with Brian Williams, the Today show, and the syndicated Chris Matthews Show.
Regan joined CNBC from CBS News where she was a correspondent reporting for the CBS Evening News and a contributor to “Face the Nation” and “48 Hours.” Regan’s focus at CBS News was the U.S. economy. Regan is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations and is a graduate of Columbia University.
Bloomberg Television, available in more than 290 million homes worldwide, reaches some of the world’s most affluent and influential viewers in terms of household income, asset value and education levels. With hubs in New York, London and Hong Kong, the network provides 24-hour continuous coverage of the people, companies and ideas that move the markets.
16 December 2011
The Gillard Government has made a policy decision that ensures the Australia Network becomes a permanent feature of the ABC.
The Government was hoping that the tender process for the Australia Network would have been completed in good faith. However, several leaks have compromised the process and prevented a fair consideration of the bids.
The Government believes it is unfortunate that this process did not reach a satisfactory solution, however, in light of the circumstances it is now in the national interest to make a clear decision about the future of the service rather than allowing uncertainty to continue.
Having reflected upon the process to date, and what the service really needs to provide, the Government has determined that Australia’s international broadcasting service should be delivered by the national broadcaster.
The Australia Network is a major public diplomacy platform, and, as is the case with comparable operators such as the UK’s BBC World Service and Germany’s Deutsche Welle, the Government believes the service should be provided by Australia’s national broadcaster, the ABC.
The decision provides certainty for the future and allows the ABC to get on with the job of delivering an outstanding international broadcasting service for Australia.
The ABC has been performing well in the role and the Government believes that the national broadcaster will maintain and further enhance the Australia Network in the years ahead.
The Government also believes that the ABC is well placed to explore the opportunity to combine the Australia Network with its current international radio service, Radio Australia, and potentially with new online services to provide a multi-platform international media operation to embrace the converged media era.
16 December 2011
FRANCE 24 has recently concluded a distribution agreement with BOXEE, a new multimedia over-the-top TV offer available via software, set top boxes or applications for tabs and mobiles.
Mainly used in the United States and in Canada, the BOXEE platform will now include a dedicated FRANCE 24 application in its global catalog, allowing users to get access to the channels programs in English (reports, talk shows, debates, etc.).
With more than one million users throughout North America, BOXEE will soon offer the complete FRANCE 24 VoD catalog, including all the programs in French and Arabic (first semester 2012).
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