Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Corporation, has announced that Rob Wade has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of FOX Entertainment, effective immediately. The move comes following Charlie Collier’s recent departure. Wade most recently served as President, Alternative Entertainment and Specials of FOX Entertainment. FOX Entertainment includes an expanding portfolio of […]

Tony Khan, EW CEO, GM and Head of Creative, has announced that AEW World Champion Jon Moxley has signed a five-year contract extension. This ensures that one of professional wrestling’s top stars will remain in AEWthrough 2027, while expanding his responsibilities to include mentoring and coaching talent. Moving forward, Moxley will work exclusively for AEW […]

The current CEO of Orange Spain, Jean François Fallacher, will be the non-executive president of the new company formed by the Orange-MásMóvil joint-venture. They will set up a new company following the approval from the European and National authorities in the second quarter of 2023. The CEO of MásMóvil, Meinrad Spenger, will be the CEO […]

Content delivery software provider Velocix has announced the promotion of Jim Brickmeier to Chief Executive Officer. Brickmeier succeeds Anthony Berkeley, who has been elevated by parent company Lumine Group to oversee a portfolio of media and entertainment technology companies, including Velocix, TransMedia Dynamics and other acquired businesses. Brickmeier was most recently Chief Product and Marketing […]

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the AVoD service, has announced the appointment of entertainment and streaming industry veteran Phil Oppenheim, as chief content officer. In this newly created role, which begins on November 1st, Oppenheim will lead all facets of content strategy across physical and streaming brands, including Redbox and Crackle, helping to grow […]

The Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media has resolved on a change in the chair of the Executive Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media: Bert Habets will take over as chairperson of the Executive Board (Group CEO) of ProSiebenSat.1 Media on November 1st. He has already been involved with ProSiebenSat.1 as a member of the Supervisory Board since […]

The DPP, the media business network, has announced plans to become fully self-sufficient. The founding shareholder members, BBC, ITV and C4 will relinquish their Board positions and revert to normal DPP membership. This change in control acknowledges the evolution of the DPP since it was founded in 2015. It has fulfilled its original purpose of […]

UK communications infrastructure and media services company, Arqiva, has announced the appointment of Sarah Jane Crabtree as Chief People Officer. Crabtree is appointed to the Arqiva Executive Committee, reporting to CEO Shuja Khan, to lead on the company’s people and culture agenda within its ‘Vision 2031’ strategic focus. Crabtree joins Arqiva following 17 years at […]

Alisa Bowen has been named President of Disney+, effective immediately. In this role, Bowen will build on the flagship streaming service’s reputation as a global destination for premium content. Bowen has led global business operations for Disney’s streaming platforms, including Disney+, since its launch in 2019. In that time, Disney+ has expanded rapidly, growing its […]

Measurement company Comscore is restructuring including layoffs, closing data centres and possibly pulling out of some regions. Total restructuring will be between $13 million to $18 million, according to an SEC filing. Comscore promoted its CFO, Jon Carpenter to CEO in July, replacing the retiring Bill Livek. The company had been conducting a strategic review […]