Rodolphe Belmer, formerly CEO at Canal+ and Eutelsat, is to join French commercial PSB TF1 as Director General. The move follows the failure of the attempted merger between TF1 and fellow PSB M6. Gilles Pélisson, currently Chairman and Director General, will propose Belmer’s appointment at the company’s Board meeting on October 27th. On this date, […]
Roku has announced that three senior executives have been named as presidents of the company’s media, devices, and consumer experience business areas. Media industry veteran Charlie Collier – currently serving as the CEO of Fox Entertainment Group – will be joining Roku as President, Roku Media, effective in late October, based in New York. Under […]
MFE-MediaForEurope has announced the appointment of Katharina Behrends as General Manager for the German speaking region (DACH). She will join the company on October 1st. Behrends will oversee MFE’s corporate engagement and activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Over the past 15 years, Behrends has held several leadership positions at NBC Universal Networks, where, in […]
Channel 4 in-house creative agency, 4creative, has expanded its ranks with two new duos. Dan Warner and Andy Vasey join as a Creative Director team from AMV BBDO, and Stuart Gittings and Reuben Dangoor, formerly at BBC Creative, come in as a creative team. Both new creative teams will report into Deputy Executive Creative Director […]
Albert Cheng has been promoted to vice president of Amazon Prime Video US. He previously served as chief operating officer of Amazon Studios. The news came via a staff memo composed by Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Cheng enters the newly created position effective immediately and will report to […]
ITV has appointed Sheena Amin as director of ITV AdVentures Invest. Amin takes on the role following the departure of Niko Waesche, who set up and ran the fund in its first two years. Amin joins ITV from BBC Studios channel business UKTV, where she was responsible for launching and running its media for equity […]
Kate Ward has been appointed to the role of MD Factual at BBC Studios Productions. Reporting to Ralph Lee, CEO BBC Studios Productions, she will oversee all BBC Studios’ Factual production units and partnerships, taking responsibility for the overall strategy, creative health, pipeline, and production capability across the genre. Ward will join from VICE Media […]
United Group, a provider of telecommunications services and media in Southeast Europe, has appointed Quique Vivas Group Vice President Marketing, effective from December 20th. Vivas in his role will be succeeding Victoriya Boklag, who has held the position of Group Vice President Marketing and Media since 2013. Boklag will focus on her role as Group […]
Sky Italia is investing €1.2 billion per year for content and TV rights in Italy, revealed CEO Andrea Duilio speaking to local daily Il Sole 24 Ore. According to Duilio, the pay-TV broadcaster allocated €260 million in 2021 alone, which is 30 per cent more than three years ago. Despite the continued multiplication of OTT […]
BritBox International has named Sarah Hird as Senior Vice President, Corporate & Consumer Communications. Reporting directly to Reemah Sakaan, CEO of BritBox International, Hird will lead BritBox International’s team of in-house and agency partners across all global regions. Hird joins BritBox International from DAZN Group, where she was Vice President, Global Communications, leading consumer, corporate, […]