StreamAMG has made two senior hires from the world of professional sport. Alex Hunte has joined as Product Director and Jonathan Rigby is now Director of Commercial Strategy. Hunte joins the business after spending more than three years at Tottenham Hotspur where he was Head of Digital Products, having previously led broadcast productions at UEFA […]
ITV’s Managing Director of Streaming, Interactive and Data Rufus Radcliffe and Kelly Williams ITV’s Managing Director of Commercial have announced the appointment of Lynette Kewley to a newly created role, Director of Commercial & Propositions for ITVX, sitting in both the Streaming and Commercial leadership teams. The role is the latest leadership position created to […]
RTL Group has announced that it is reorganising the Management Board of RTL Deutschland. Matthias Dang (Co-CEO), Alexander Glatz (CFO), and Oliver Radtke, who is responsible for the overall coordination of the combination of RTL Deutschland and Gruner + Jahr (G+J), will now manage RTL Deutschland, along with Andreas Fischer. Fischer, Executive Vice President (EVP) […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has laid off around 70 workers at HBO and the HBO Max streaming service – equating to 14 per cent of the workforce. Unscripted and live-action family programming for HBO Max, the streaming service, were most affected according to a report in The New York Times. Other cuts impacted HBO Max’s […]
Ryan Pirozzi has been promoted to Co-Head of Content and Programming at Amazon Freevee. In this role, Pirozzi will oversee all programming for Amazon Freevee, including development, production, licensing and strategy. Pirozzi has been with Amazon for close to 12 years. Prior to taking on this role, Pirozzi was the Head of Worldwide Television & […]
AE Live, a global provider of graphics and data solutions, has announced the appointment of Simar Ghangas as Head of Commercial for APAC, in which he will be responsible for growing AE Live’s position in the region. Ghangas brings over 10 years of experience in sales and business development management roles, specialising on the strategic […]
WaterBear Network, the digital media and interactive streaming network dedicated to the planet’s future, has announced changes to the executive leadership team. The network says these changes will support the continued growth and accelerate the implementation of its value creation initiatives across storytelling and impact. Sam Sutaria has been named co-Chief Executive Officer with Ellen […]
FuboTV, sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced that Lynette Kaylor has been appointed senior vice president, advertising sales. Effective from August 22nd, the veteran programmatic and agency executive will be based in New York City and Denver, and report directly to David Gandler, co-founder and CEO. In her new role, Kaylor will lead Fubo’s […]
Wayne Moulton has joined Hoppr, the Australian-based global advertising innovator, as vice president of business development for ANZ. Hoppr CEO Cyril Daoud, commented: “[Moulton’s] three decades of global experience working with the most innovative brands in the telecom, media, and technology sector will be invaluable as Hoppr introduces compelling technologies and business models that will […]
The CEO of South Africa’s communications regulator ICASA, Willington Ngwepe, is stepping down and says he will not be available at the end of his current term in office. Ngwepe will leave on October 15th. His departure follows on from that of ICASA’s chairman, Keabetswe Modimoeng, who also stepped aside earlier than expected. “Ngwepe has […]