Analysts at MoffettNathanson (MN) are – perhaps justifiably – impressed by Disney’s rehiring of its former boss Bob Iger. His new contract might just be for two years, but the appointment significantly improves Disney’s prospects, according to the firm. MN’s report upgrades the Walt Disney Co to ‘Outperform’, and while congratulating the Disney Board of […]
In a surprise move late on November 20th, The Walt Disney Company announced that former CEO Bob Iger is returning to lead Disney as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Iger, who spent more than four decades at the Company, including 15 years as its CEO, has agreed to serve as Disney’s CEO for two years, […]
Sam Tewungwa, BBC Studios’ Chief Commercial Officer for the UK Region has announced today that the business will restructure the Commercial teams to focus more effectively on the Region’s strategic priorities. Under the restructure Jonathan Newman will be promoted to the newly created position General Manager, Commercial, BBC Studios UK Distribution and UKTV. Reporting to […]
YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, now officially boasts the most subscriptions on the video-sharing platform. PewDiePie, real name Felix Kjellberg, has held the title for almost a decade, since 2013. The Swedish gamer became the first YouTuber to surpass 100 million subscribers in 2019. But Mr Beast has now claimed the throne, gaining […]
RTL Group has announced that Stephan Schmitter, currently Chief Journalistic Content Officer at RTL Deutschland, has been appointed to the Management Board of RTL Deutschland with immediate effect. As Managing Director of Programming, he will take on responsibility for all content (entertainment, journalistic content, fiction, sports and RTL Studios productions) and brands from RTL Deutschland. […]
The board of directors of Mediaset Spain, owner of Tele 5 and Cuatro among other channels, has appointed Alessandro Salem and Massimo Musolino as co-CEOs of the group to replace Paolo Vasile, effective from January 1st 2023. Both executives have already been working for the company. Salem has “extensive experience”, according to the company, both […]
UKTV’s Chief Creative Officer, Richard Watsham, has announced the promotion of Hilary Rosen to Director of Commissioning. The move sees Rosen’s remit expand to oversee all of UKTV’s original content including comedy entertainment and scripted, alongside her existing factual and factual entertainment responsibilities. Reporting to Watsham, Rosen’s remit will encompass the editorial pipeline for all […]
ITV has announced the appointment of Richard Botchway to a new role of Assistant Commissioner in the Sport team, reporting to Director of Sport Niall Sloane. ITV said the new role has been introduced to help give an additional fresh approach to its sports coverage, particularly taking advantage of its forthcoming free streaming service, ITVX. […]
Pathe has announced that Faith Penhale will be joining its UK operation, Pathe Productions Limited, on March 1st 2023 as its new Managing Director. Penhale is currently CEO of Lookout Point, one of the UK’s leading producers of scripted television, responsible for such critical and commercial hits as Gentleman Jack, Les Miserables, Happy Valley and […]
DAZN, the global sports streaming service, has announced that Dan Johnson has joined the company as SVP, Group Communications. Johnson’s previous experience includes Premier League Director of Communications, and Executive Director, Digital, Marketing and Communications for Sport England, as well as senior advisory roles for Dow Jones and the NHS. As SVP, Group Communications, Johnson […]