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    Orange board backs Richard

    June 17, 2013
    Stéphane Richard, CEO of Orange
    The board of directors of Orange has issued a statement in which it publicly asserts “full confidence” in CEO and chairman Stéphane Richard, who has been arrested in connection with a corruption investigation in France dating back to 2008
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    Shazam’s Daniel Danker aims to simplify TV complexities

    May 28, 2013
    Daniel Danker, chief product officer at Shazam
    Daniel Danker, until recently the BBC's general manager of on-demand, has revealed that in his new role as chief product officer at media discovery experts Shazam he will be aiming to answer "entirely new questions" around TV.
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    Social TV users value information over community & games – Viacom

    May 23, 2013
    A wide-ranging study by US network Viacom has found that there are three key types of motivation for viewers to engage in TV-related social media activities - functional, communal and playful - with functional information such as airing dates the most highly valued.

Analysis & Opinion

  • Innovation in services and partnerships hold the key to future growth

    Mark Newman, Chief Research Officer at Informa Telecoms & Media

    According to the results of Informa Telecoms & Media’s annual industry survey, innovation is a key priority for global telecoms and media players in 2013. Over 500 senior executives from across both these sectors were asked how their businesses and markets would perform in 2013 and the role innovation would play in driving future revenue growth.

    By , October 25, 2012

  • Tomorrow Calling – but will broadcasters and operators pick up?

    Broadcasters and TV operators take note: consumers are tired of clunky user interfaces, weary of digital rights issues, and willing to run into the arms of a big technology company like Apple or Google if these problems are not resolved, and fast.

    By , October 12, 2012

  • IBC 2012: Taking care of business

    Giles Cottle, Head of Strategy at Freesat

    This year’s IBC event lacked a big, overarching theme, or new “wow” topic to get journalists, analysts and market-watchers foaming at the mouth. And that’s no bad thing. It’s the sign of a maturing industry, and as a result, the show retained a healthy focus on improving existing products and trying to get the big things – multiscreen, OTT, hybrid – right. Nevertheless, there was plenty on show that highlighted that the market remains miles away from anything resembling certainty.

    By , September 12, 2012

Bollywood comes to YouView from TalkTalk

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Virgin Media's new COO named

Shazam's Daniel Danker: "This can be a very confusing time for TV viewers"

Worldwide IPTV subs up 36% in 2012

Twitter amplifies TV advertising