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 […]
Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States of America as the organisation’s next Secretary-General. Bogdan-Martin will be the first woman to lead ITU, which was established in 1865 and became a United Nations specialised agency in 1947. The election took place during ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) […]
Marek Szymczak and Aleksandra Matczak-Grabska have joined Redge Technologies, strengthening the international sales team. They will support the company’s plans of further international expansion covering in particular the territories of Europe, MENA, India and Central Asia. Szymczak, appointed Sales Director Telco Media at Redge Technologies, is the industry veteran with over 20 years of professional […]
Channel 4 today announced that it has appointed Miranda Higham as Director of Corporate Relations. In this newly created role, Miranda will be a member of the Executive Management Board and will report directly to Chief Executive Alex Mahon. Miranda will promote and protect the Channel 4 brand and will have overall leadership of Corporate […]
RTVE’s board of directors has appointed journalist and TV presenter Elena Sánchez as the new interim president of the Spanish broadcaster. Sánchez, herself a member of the board of directors, has developed her professional career mainly at RTVE. In August 2018, she was appointed general secretary of the Corporation by the team led by Rosa […]
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has announced Natasha Kaplinsky OBE as its new President. The newsreader, presenter and journalist will take up the new position in October and will replace current President, Patrick Swaffer, who has held the post since 2012. As President of the BBFC, Kaplinsky will be a member of the […]
The BBC has confirmed two new appointments to the Executive Committee. Alan Dickson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Alan joined the BBC in 1995 and has most recently been the Chief Financial and Operations Officer for BBC News. He will take up his new role later this year. Dickson says: “Starting off in BBC […]