BBC Studios and UKTV have appointed Karin Marelle to lead their Global Acquisitions team, overseeing the sourcing of content across BBC Studios’ channels and BBC-branded SVoD services in the UK, EMEA and APAC. Marelle, who has over 20 years’ international experience leading acquisitions and co-productions in global markets, will be responsible for setting and executing […]
Sky has announced the 11 comedy players who will take to the stage as the inaugural cast of Saturday Night Live UK, the first ever British incarnation of NBC’s legendary late-night comedy showcase. The six-episode Sky Original series will kick off on March 21st. The SNL UK cast are: Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, […]
The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors has announced that, in a unanimous vote held on February 2nd, it elected Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro to become Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, effective at the upcoming Annual Meeting on March 18th, when he will succeed longtime Disney CEO Bob Iger. The Board […]
JioStar Group has announced the appointment of Stephan Bugaj as Senior Vice-President of GenAI Content & Technology, as it accelerates its vision for creating AI-native, next-generation experiences. Previously Chief Creative Officer at Genvid Entertainment, Bugaj co-developed the Massively Interactive Live Event (MILE) format, merging streaming, gaming, and live audience participation. He also built AI-native creative […]
ANGA COM starts on May 19th with a Gigabit Summit: Dr Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, will be joined in the discussion by: Santiago Argelich Hesse (CEO, o2 Telefónica Deutschland) Marcel de Groot (CEO, Vodafone Deutschland) Timo von Lepel (Managing Director, NetCologne) Andreas Pfisterer (CEO, Deutsche Glasfaser) Federal Minister Dr Wildberger […]
Glance, a specialist in TV and video market intelligence, has announced two key senior appointments. Florent Carême has been appointed VP Operations, overseeing the Research, Partnerships, IT and Sales Admin teams. Candice Alessandra has been named Head of Research and Client Experience, leading all international research teams in Paris and London. Carême will report to […]
Airties, a provider of AI-driven software for ISPs’ subscribers, has announced the appointment of Deepak Harie, former Senior Vice President of Technical Support and Deploy Services at Nokia, to lead Airties’ sales and business development efforts globally. “In recent years, Airties has significantly expanded our customer deployments, product portfolio, and software integrations with leading hardware […]
Nevion, a Sony group company, has announced that Thomas Heinzer, the company’s founder and CEO, has decided to step down from his role at the end of the financial year which concludes on March 31st, 2026. Nevion’s present CFO, Heidi Mello Stavnar will become the new CEO of Nevion, effective April 1st. Heinzer founded Network […]
The Board of Directors of ATSC, the Broadcast Standards Association, has elected its 2026 Chair and Vice Chairs, welcomed new directors and appointed 2026 officers. At the Board’s January meeting, John I. Taylor of LG Electronics USA (pictured) was re-elected Chairman, while representatives of two ATSC founding member organisations – Lynn Claudy of the National […]
JP Evangelista has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Content, Programming & Marketing. In this expanded role, Evangelista is responsible for Vevo’s global creative and marketing strategy, strengthening artist and label partnerships, and accelerating audience growth through innovative programming and multi-platform storytelling. Evangelista and his teams collaborate with artists to establish, grow and nurture […]