RTL Group has appointed two new members of RTL Deutschland’s Management Board: Ingrid Heisserer, currently CFO Austria & Germany at the global cosmetics company L’Oréal, will become the new CFO of RTL Deutschland, effective December 1st. She will succeed Alexander Glatz, who will leave RTL Deutschland on August 31st as previously announced in July. Additionally […]

IBC has announced that its annual Conference and its new free Changemaker content programme will offer a full slate of industry specialist speaking on media and entertainment’s (M&E’s) most pressing technology issues, developments and innovations as it reconvenes live at the RAI Amsterdam on September 9th-12th. Bringing together some of M&Es most influential thought leaders […]

Grass Valley, the specialist in live production solutions, has announced the appointment of Sai Gopal as its Chief Financial Officer. “Sai is a great addition to the Grass Valley team – his tremendous experience combined with his great track record of delivering financial rigor and operational change in fast moving and complex environments will enable […]

Golfing greats Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and veteran sports industry executive Mike McCarley have formed TMRW Sports, a company focused on building technology-focused ventures that feature progressive approaches to sports, media, and entertainment “I am excited to work with TMRW Sports in bringing people more access to sports,” declared Woods. “So many athletes, entertainers, and […]

The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced the appointment of Nkhetheleni Norman Gidi as its Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective from September 1st to November 30th 2022, or until a permanent appointment has been made. The appointment of Gidi follows the announcement of the end of term of office […]

Digital media measurement, data and analytics software platform DoubleVerify (DV) has confirmed the appointment of Lawrence Horne as Regional Vice President for Northern Europe. As DV’s Regional Vice President for Northern Europe, Horne will be responsible for maintaining senior relationships with the company’s largest global customers and leading the regional sales teams to ensure the […]

Disney’s international content and operations group has announced the appointment of Sajith Sivanandan as executive VP and head of Disney+ Hotstar. Sivanandan will oversee Disney+ Hotstar’s overall business operations in India with direct responsibility for defining the streaming service’s strategic business priorities and charting its product roadmap. He will also work closely with local leadership […]

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s chairman and chief executive officer, William J. Rouhana, has announced the formation of a new senior leadership team drawn from both Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment and Redbox. As previously announced, entertainment and streaming industry veterans Galen C. Smith, executive vice chairman, and Jonathan Katz, president, will lead […]

Eutelsat Communications has announced that Richard Mortellaro has been appointed to the position of President and CEO of Eutelsat America Corp (EAC). He will succeed David Bair who is retiring. EAC delivers communications services and solutions to US Government and Military customers around the globe in support of national security missions. Mortellaro joins EAC after […]

Following his appointment as General Manager Warner Bros Discovery CEE, Baltics, Middle East, Mediterranean and Turkey (CEE MENAT) in June, Jamie Cooke has announced his leadership team that will drive the future of the business in the regions. Cooke commented: “I have spent the last few weeks getting to know the key leaders across the […]