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Saunders appointed MD of Sky Business

Sky has announced the appointment of Damian Saunders as Managing Director of Sky Business, as the company continues to scale its B2B operations and strengthen its position in the UK business market. Saunders joined Sky in 2012 as Strategy and Emerging Markets Director, working within the business segment at a time when the offer was […]

March 10, 2026

NBCUniversal promotes O’Brien to President, International Networks and D2C

NBCUniversal Media Group has announced that Gus O’Brien is promoted to President, International Networks and Direct-to-Consumer. O’Brien will assume this role on April 1st as Ken Bettsteller, outgoing president of the group, will move into an advisory role focusing on key international NBCU Media Group ventures. “Our International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer portfolio brings some of our most beloved […]

March 10, 2026

Evrideo appoints Rob Malcolm and Greg Willis as senior executives

Evrideo, the cloud-native SaaS platform for broadcast operations, has announced two executive appointments that underscore the company’s rapid growth and commitment to the North American market. Rob Malcolm (pictured) has been named Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Product Officer, and Greg Willis has joined as Vice President, Sales & Business Development, North America. “These hires […]

March 10, 2026

AppsFlyer appoints Nakad in GM role

AppsFlyer, the marketing cloud platform, has announced the appointment of Alexia Nakad as General Manager, Western Europe and the Middle East. In this newly created role, Nakad will lead AppsFlyer’s growth and strategic expansion across the region, as the company accelerates its omni-channel and data collaboration strategy. “Alexia is a globally recognised leader with an […]

March 10, 2026

Crompton joins Fremantle as Global Head of Entertainment

Fremantle has announced the appointment of Ben Crompton as its new Global Head of Entertainment. He will take up the senior leadership role later this March and will report directly to Jennifer Mullin, Fremantle’s Global CEO. Crompton joins Fremantle with experience in originating, developing and delivering global formats. He most recently served as NBCUniversal Vice […]

March 5, 2026

Biancuzzo retiring from Hearst Media Production Group

Frank Biancuzzo, who since 2021 has served as president of Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), has announced that he will retire from the company at mid-year 2026 — capping a career of more than four decades in television, most of it spent with Hearst Television. HMPG, a business unit of Hearst Television, is an independent […]

March 5, 2026

Virgin Media O2 appoints Melcon as CFO

Virgin Media O2 has announced David Melcon as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, starting on April 2nd. Melcon joins Virgin Media O2’s Executive Leadership Team with more than 25 years of telecoms experience, most recently as CFO of Vivo (Telefónica Brazil). During his decade long tenure at Vivo, Melcon played a key role in shaping […]

March 4, 2026

BBC COO Tavaziva quits

BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva has told staff she will step down in September. Tavaziva is the third board-level executive to depart in recent months, following the resignations of director-general Tim Davie and BBC News boss Deborah Turness late in 2025. Tavaziva told colleagues: “After five brilliant years, I have taken the opportunity to reflect on […]

March 3, 2026

MPA LatAm role for Rolo

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has appointed Raúl Rolo as Vice President and Regional Legal Counsel, LatAm, reinforcing the MPA’s commitment to IP protection and government relations throughout Latin America. Rolo will report to Carla Sánchez-Armas, Managing Director of Latin America for the MPA, and Jesse Martin, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel (Global […]

March 3, 2026By Colin Mann

Adform promotes Buinickaitė to SVP, People & Culture

Adform, the media buying platform,  has announced the promotion of Dovilė Buinickaitė to Senior Vice President, People & Culture. In her new role, Buinickaitė will lead the company’s global people strategy across all markets, holding responsibility for talent, leadership development, and organisational culture. Prior to joining Adform, Buinickaitė held several HR leadership roles at a […]

March 3, 2026