Category: Media & Entertainment

  • JioCinema names Chatterjee as Chief Business Officer

    JioCinema, the Indian digital entertainment destination, has announced the appointment of Ishan Chatterjee as Chief Business Officer. JioCinema says that Chatterjee’s appoinnment reflects its commitment to accelerate its transformation into a tech-enabled company, delivering seamless digital experiences to its rapidly expanding user base. As Chief Business Officer, Chatterjee takes charge of overall monetisation for JioCinema. In…

  • Sky Sports Racing handed rights to 2024 Breeders’ Cup

    The Breeders’ Cup in North America is considered the world championship meeting in horse racing, and the rights to this year’s event have been awarded to Sky Sports Racing in the UK. Sky Sports Racing will cover both days from Del Mar in California, including the Breeders’ Cup Classic, the feature race of the meeting…

  • NBA family is all in for 2024-25 KIA NBA Tip-off campaign

    The NBA has debuted its 2024-25 season tip-off brand campaign, The Tip-Off, which is now streaming across all @NBA social platforms and on the NBA App.  In the spot, two-time NBA champion and six-time NBA All-Star Kawhi Leonard and two-time NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards are joined in the center circle by three-time NBA All-Star Bam Adebayo, five-time NBA All-Star Luka Dončić,…

  • Bouzoubaa named CEO of M7 Group

    Yassine Bouzoubaa has been appointed CEO of M7 Group, the Canal+ International subsidiary in Benelux and Central European territories. Bouzoubaa succeeds Hans Troelstra. He will take up his new position on January 1st 2025, reporting to Jacques du Puy, President of Canal+ International. Bouzoubaa began his career in 1998 in management consulting, notably with Accenture, where…

  • Google unveils AI video search

    Google has rolled out a new feature which will allow users to search the internet by taking a video on their smartphone. Video search will let users point their camera at something, ask a question about it, and get search results. Android and iPhone users globally can gain access to the feature by enabling ‘AI…

  • Research: Airlines accelerate transition to advanced IFC

    Novaspace, a space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released its 12th annual report New Prospects for In-Flight Connectivity which reveals continued growth in the market. It highlights key global trends, including an increase in connected aircraft, the rise of NGSO-based satellite services and the growing impact of mergers and collaborations between service providers. The…

  • Starlink tests D2C in Romania, US, Japan

    SpaceX’s Starlink broadband system is testing its direct-to-cellular (D2C) satellite phone system in Romania, designed to show that Starlink satellites can operate at up to eight times the capacity currently allowed by the ITU’s EPFD (Equivalent Power Flux Density) limits, while still protecting geostationary satellites. Starlink’s D2C proposals are highly controversial, and many terrestrial cellular…

  • Best podcasts of the week: Sheridan Smith’s dangerously bingeable Margate murder mystery

    In this week’s newsletter: A serial killer strikes the seaside town in The Margate Murders. Plus: in celebration of its 10th anniversary, five of the best Guardian audio long reads • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here This autumn marks 10 years since we launched the Guardian long read. Looking…

  • Best podcasts of the week: Sheridan Smith’s dangerously bingeable Margate murder mystery

    In this week’s newsletter: A serial killer strikes the seaside town in The Margate Murders. Plus: in celebration of its 10th anniversary, five of the best Guardian audio long reads • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here This autumn marks 10 years since we launched the Guardian long read. Looking…

  • Best podcasts of the week: Sheridan Smith’s dangerously bingeable Margate murder mystery

    In this week’s newsletter: A serial killer strikes the seaside town in The Margate Murders. Plus: in celebration of its 10th anniversary, five of the best Guardian audio long reads • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here This autumn marks 10 years since we launched the Guardian long read. Looking…