ITV has appointed Sheena Amin as director of ITV AdVentures Invest. Amin takes on the role following the departure of Niko Waesche, who set up and ran the fund in its first two years. Amin joins ITV from BBC Studios channel business UKTV, where she was responsible for launching and running its media for equity […]
Kate Ward has been appointed to the role of MD Factual at BBC Studios Productions. Reporting to Ralph Lee, CEO BBC Studios Productions, she will oversee all BBC Studios’ Factual production units and partnerships, taking responsibility for the overall strategy, creative health, pipeline, and production capability across the genre. Ward will join from VICE Media […]
United Group, a provider of telecommunications services and media in Southeast Europe, has appointed Quique Vivas Group Vice President Marketing, effective from December 20th. Vivas in his role will be succeeding Victoriya Boklag, who has held the position of Group Vice President Marketing and Media since 2013. Boklag will focus on her role as Group […]
Sky Italia is investing €1.2 billion per year for content and TV rights in Italy, revealed CEO Andrea Duilio speaking to local daily Il Sole 24 Ore. According to Duilio, the pay-TV broadcaster allocated €260 million in 2021 alone, which is 30 per cent more than three years ago. Despite the continued multiplication of OTT […]
BritBox International has named Sarah Hird as Senior Vice President, Corporate & Consumer Communications. Reporting directly to Reemah Sakaan, CEO of BritBox International, Hird will lead BritBox International’s team of in-house and agency partners across all global regions. Hird joins BritBox International from DAZN Group, where she was Vice President, Global Communications, leading consumer, corporate, […]
iSpot, the real-time TV measurement company, has announced that TV data and ad industry executive Jodie McAfee has taken on the role of SVP Agency Partnerships. In this position, McAfee is responsible for expanding and deepening cooperation with agencies and leading special initiatives aimed at helping agencies integrate iSpot’s products for easier buying, planning and […]
WWE has announced that Michelle McKenna and JoEllen Lyons Dillon have been elected to its Board of Directors. McKenna spent more than two decades as a senior leader at Disney, Universal Studios and the NFL, working across technology, digital strategy and finance. From 2012 to 2022, McKenna served as Chief Information Officer for the NFL, […]
M7 Group, the European pay-TV provider owned by Canal+ Group, has announced the appointment of Frederic Berardi as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Member of the Board. Berardi will replace Ernst Jan van Rooijen who will take up the position of CFO and Member of the Board at Canal+ Poland. Over the last 11 years […]
TelevisaUnivision (TU), the Spanish language media and content company, has appointed Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Meyer as President of US Networks. Based in Miami, he will report directly to Wade Davis, Chief Executive Officer. Meyer will lead the expansion and continued transformation of TU’s US Television Networks. “I am excited and energised for what’s to come under Nacho’s […]
Estrella Media, the Spanish-language media company serving multiplatform Latino audiences in the US, has announced that Enrique Guillen has joined the company as its Chief Content Officer. Guillen joins Estrella Media from NBCUniversal, where he served as Executive Vice President, Commercial Strategy and International Development for the Universal Studio Group. He will report to CEO […]