Fred Media, part of Australia’s independent WTFN Group, has announced that content sales executive Jamie I is joining the team as APAC Sales Manager. I will replace Jimmy Elkington, who has represented Fred’s catalogue in multiple markets over time, most recently APAC, Middle East, Africa and Inflight. The new appointment comes following Elkington’s decision to […]
Filippa Wallestam has been appointed Non-Executive Director of Racecourse Media Group (RMG), the global media rights organisation for 37 British racecourse shareholders. She joins on April 1st. Wallestam brings to RMG an extensive knowledge and experience in digital media strategy. She spent nine years at Viaplay, the Nordic entertainment provider, where she held various roles, […]
The US has moved to ban new foreign-made consumer internet routers citing national security concerns. The decision, announced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), adds consumer-grade routers manufactured outside the US to its list of restricted equipment, placing them alongside foreign-made drones, which were outlawed at the end of 2025. “Malicious actors have exploited security […]
AMC Networks has announced that industry veteran Jason Baron has joined the company as its senior vice president of direct response ad sales, reporting to Marc Krok, executive vice president of revenue management. In this role, Baron will lead the development and execution of revenue‑driving sales strategies across AMC Networks’ linear, digital, CTV, and streaming […]
Matt Brittin, the former Google executive and Team GB Olympic athlete, is set to be named as the BBC’s new Director-General (DG). Brittin’s appointment is said to have been approved by the BBC board at a meeting on March 19th, with an official announcement expected in the coming days, according to a report originating in […]
A joint letter has been sent to the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Competition, Teresa Ribera calling on the European Commission within the framework of the Digital Markets Act to: Designate major connected TV Operating Systems and Virtual Assistant providers as gatekeepers If allegedly none of them meet the quantitative thresholds, to open a market investigation […]
Global, the Media and Entertainment group, has announced Craig Hunter as Managing Director of its newly launched podcast and digital prodco, Global Studios. Hunter joins Global from STV Studios, where he has been Creative Director of STV Studios Factual for the past seven years. Since joining STV Studios as Creative Director in 2019, Hunter has broadened […]
EchoStar has paid down $1.8 billion (€1.5bn) in debts owned to various creditors. The payments settle 82 per cent of the debts incurred by EchoStar and its Dish direct-to-home pay-TV operation. More than 96 per cent of stakeholders supported the plan. As a result, DISH DBS now faces no long-term debt maturities until July this […]
Nexstar Media Group has closed its acquisition of Tegna following approval of the transaction from the FCC and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in a deal valued at $6.2 billion (€5.3bn) – despite two lawsuits trying to block the deal. Nexstar first announced in August 2025 that it would acquire Tegna and create a […]
Cellnex, the European operator of telco infrastructure, has announced the appointment of Steve Cray as Managing Director of Cellnex UK, effective immediately. Cray steps into the role following the appointment of Gianluca Landolina to a new position within the Cellnex Telecom as CEO of Vertical Solutions. Cray commented: “It is an honour to take on the […]