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WBD names Germany management team

Hannes Heyelmann, who was named EVP and General Manager of Warner Bros Discovery Germany, Switzerland and Austria in June, has unveiled his management team. “In the past few weeks I have been working on the future strategy for Warner Bros Discovery in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, including the formation of the management team for our […]

August 10, 2022

tvScientific hires Koontz

tvScientific, the connected TV performance advertising platform, has appointed Matthew Koontz as Head of Product. Koontz will lead development of tvScientific’s sophisticated CTV platform advertising experience by accelerating innovation in CTV buying and AI-led optimization and attribution. He will report to tvScientific’s Co-Founder and CPO David Koye. Koontz’ mandate encompasses end-to-end leadership of tvScientific’s product […]

August 9, 2022

Garner named Director of ITV Creative

ITV has announced the appointment of Mother’s Niki Garner as the new Director in charge of ITV’s in-house advertising agency, ITV Creative. She takes on the role following the departure of Matt Scarff earlier this year. Reporting to Jane Stiller ITV’s Chief Marketing Officer, Garner will lead the creative output of the commercial network, heading […]

August 8, 2022

Greg Riker new ThinkAnalytics CRO

Cloud-based personalised content discovery, viewer insight, and targeted advertising solution provider ThinkAnalytics has confirmed that Greg Riker has joined as Chief Revenue Officer. Riker will lead US business development, sales, and customer success teams for the Think360 viewer engagement platform and ThinkAdvertising for hyper-targeted advertising. Based in the US, he will report to ThinkAnalytics Chairman, […]

August 5, 2022

Jeanie York, CTO Virgin Media O2, reinforces Falcon V Systems’ Supervisory Board

Falcon V Systems, a polish joint venture, which is developing software solutions for Open DAA with three principal shareholders – VECTOR Group, Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) and Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) – announced the appointment of Jeanie York as new member of the Company’s Supervisory Board. In the position, York will become […]

August 4, 2022

Jamie Mackinlay new MetaBroadcast CEO

UK metadata specialist MetaBroadcast has confirmed the appointment of Jamie Mackinlay as CEO. Mackinlay is a proven media tech business leader, with significant experience in creating, mentoring and managing high-performing teams. Mackinlay has had several executive roles in leading media technology companies, including Amino, ADB Global and Singula Decisions. He started his career at a […]

August 4, 2022

Oetegenn to spearhead Aferian Americas growth

B2B video streaming solutions company Aferian has confirmed the appointment of Steve Oetegenn as President of the Americas for the group and its subsidiaries, 24i and Amino. Oetegenn, who has been a Non-Executive Director of Aferian since January 2021, steps into this new executive role to lead strategic business development in North, South and Central […]

August 3, 2022

Blue Ant Media promotions boost FAST expansion

International content producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media has confirmed the promotions of Craig Junner to SVP, Programming + Content Strategy, Global Media and Andrea Harrick to VP, Content Acquisitions, Global Media. Both promotions arrive on the heels of a year filled with significant growth in the free streaming arena for Blue Ant […]

August 2, 2022

Pamela Kaufman to lead Paramount Global international business

Media and entertainment company Paramount Global has confirmed that Pamela Kaufman, President of Global Consumer Products and Experiences for Paramount, has been appointed President and CEO of International Markets, Global Consumer Products & Experiences, effective immediately. This newly-created position reports to Bob Bakish, President and CEO of Paramount, and reflects Paramount’s ongoing strategy of globalising […]

July 29, 2022

Asaf Ashkenazi new Verimatrix CEO

Digital content security specialist  Verimatrix has confirmed the appointment of Asaf Ashkenazi as Chief Executive Officer effective August 1st, 2022. Amedeo D’Angelo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2015, remains Executive Chairman of Verimatrix effective the same day. Ashkenazi joined Verimatrix in 2018 and currently serves as Chief Operating Officer. He will lead the company’s […]

July 29, 2022