Low Earth orbit (LEO) network company E-Space has appointed Karim Michel Sabbagh to managing director, Europe and Middle East, reporting to E-Space Founder and CEO Greg Wyler. Sabbagh will oversee all European and Middle East business strategy and operations, as well as provide support to the regional corporate development, technical and manufacturing team activities. He […]

Community-focused ISP Lit Fibre has appointed industry expert Steve Robertson as Non-Executive Director, as the company continues its mission to bring world-class fibre broadband to towns across the UK. Robertson brings to Lit Fibre more than four decades of leadership experience in telecoms, including leading Openreach from its inception in 2005 until 2011. During his time […]

Comedian John Cleese has signed on to become a presenter on the right-leaning television channel GB News, saying his show will focus on “free speech”. The former Monty Python will present shows on GB News from next year. His crdits also include Fawlty Tower, Time Bandits and Erik the Viking, and he has starred in […]

ITV is combining its strategy and policy teams under Magnus Brooke, ITV’s current Director of Policy and Regulation, who has been promoted to also take board responsibility for group strategy. Brooke will move to a new role of Group Director of Strategy, Policy and Regulation continuing to sit on the ITV Management Board reporting to […]

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 […]