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Vodafone Spain CEO steps down

Colman Deegan, will step down as CEO of Vodafone Spain from March 31st. He has held the role for the past two years. From April 1st, until a permanent successor is named, Margherita Della Valle will serve as interim CEO, at a time when Vodafone Spain is facing a tough waters with revenues and customers […]

January 12, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

History Hit appoints Bennett as Commercial Director

History Hit, the podcast, SVOD and content platform founded by historian Dan Snow and acquired by Little Dot Studios, has appointed Jennifer Bennett as its first Commercial Director. Reporting to James Carson, Managing Director of History Hit, Bennett will be responsible for driving commercial growth for History Hit through content partnerships. The role will also […]

January 12, 2023

BT Sport signs BSL presenters

Damaris Cooke and Rolf Choutan are joining BT Sport and EE’s New Signing initiative to provide British Sign Language (BSL) presentation around a range of live televised sport in 2023, including June’s UEFA Champions League Final. Cooke and Choutan were among ten finalists selected from a vast pool of submissions after the opportunity was announced […]

January 12, 2023By Nik Roseveare

WWE sold? Stephanie McMahon resigns

Rumours are circulating that WWE, the wrestling entertainment juggernaut, is set to be sold to Saudi Arabia. In a time of great upheaval for the company, January 10th saw WWE Chairman and Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon announce her resignation from the company just days after her father Vince McMahon was reinstated to the Board of Directors. […]

January 11, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Cellnex CEO steps down

Tobías Martínez, CEO of Cellnex, the Spanish telco tower operator, is stepping down from his role. Martinez said that the company needs someone new who “maximises organic growth, consolidates the industrial project in all markets and achieves the goal of investment grade amid the current economic and financial context”. “All these factors have led me […]

January 11, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

MultiChoice hires former ICASA boss

Keabetswe Modimoeng, the former chairman of South Africa’s communications regulator, has joined MultiChoice Africa, the segment of the pay-TV broadcaster’s interests outside of South Africa itself. His new position is described as Group Executive for Corporate Affairs and Stakeholder Relations. He will also be a member of the MultiChoice Africa executive team. Modimoeng, a former […]

January 11, 2023By Chris Forrester

MadHive appoints former Roku, Hulu exec

Madhive, a technology company engineered for modern TV advertising, has announced that Kristin Wnuk has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales. In this new position, Wnuk will build on Madhive’s streaming campaigns for local broadcasters and advertisers, continuing to drive adoption of the company’s all-inclusive infrastructure solution for modern TV advertising. Wnuk […]

January 11, 2023

Green named acting DCMS Committee Chair

The UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has agreed that Damian Green MP will act as Chair during the absence of Julian Knight. Knight announced December 2022 that he would be recusing himself from Parliament until a complaint made about him to the Metropolitan Police has been resolved. Green has been […]

January 10, 2023By Colin Mann

Red Bee Media appoints Arnold as CEO

Red Bee Media, the media services provider, has appointed James Arnold as Chief Executive Officer. Arnold steps into the role from his previous position as Chief Commercial Officer. As CEO, Arnold will lead the next phase of growth, building on the company’s expertise supporting some of the world’s leading broadcasters, streaming services, sports leagues and […]

January 9, 2023

UKTV promotes Nightingale, Iddon

Hilary Rosen, UKTV’s Director of Commissioning has that Helen Nightingale and Mark Iddon have been promoted to Head of Factual and Factual Entertainment and Senior Commissioner for Comedy Entertainment respectively. Nightingale and Iddon will report to Rosen, with Nightingale overseeing all factual and factual entertainment commissions across the network, and Iddon leading on the comedy […]

January 9, 2023