Liberty Networks Germany, the joint venture launched last year by Liberty Global Ventures, the investment arm of Liberty Global, and InfraVia Capital Partners to build full-fibre networks in Germany, has appointed Christian Böing as CEO. Böing’s previous roles include CEO oat web-hosting companies Strato and IONOS. Prior to that, he held roles at communications company […]
Former SES Astra CCO Alexander Oudendijk will join Brussels-based neXat, the satellite capacity aggregation platform, as its new president. Oudendijk brings more than 30 years’ experience in the satellite industry, including more than eight years as CCO at SES Astra. Prior to that, Oudendijk was MD at Hughes Network Systems Europe. “neXat is a unique, […]
BARB, the UK’s television audience measurement service, has appointed Matt Laycock to the newly-created leadership-team role of Audiences Director. Laycock will join BARB on September 26th and will be responsible for ensuring that BARB’s audience-reporting solutions continue to meet the expectations of the UK television and advertising industry. Laycock joins BARB from InSites Consulting, where […]
Arts charity BAFTA has announced the appointment of Jane Millichip in the role of Chief Executive Officer. Millichip was selected by the Board of Trustees following a competitive search, and will take up the role in October. Millichip joins BAFTA as it expands its year-round international programme of learning initiatives and events following the redevelopment […]
Jonathan Rothery has been named Head of Pop Music, TV at the BBC. Under the leadership of Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music, Rothery’s remit will solely focus on pop music commissions across TV, iPlayer and Digital, whilst collaborating with radio and BBC Sounds to deliver across the portfolio. He will start in his new […]
Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency has been fired. The Kremlin issued a decree on July 15th saying his position had been terminated, effective immediately. Rogozin’s replacement is Yuri Borisov, a former deputy prime minister whohas followed a very similar path to Roscosmos as Rogozin with his demotion. Both men served as deputy […]
Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer has announced that Lindsay Salt has been appointed as the Director of BBC Drama. Salt will be responsible for leading the drama genre and delivering distinctive content on iPlayer and across the BBC’s portfolio of channels. Moore commented: “Lindsay’s appointment heralds an exciting new era for BBC Drama. She has […]
Channel 4 has appointed Marcia Williams as it first Director of Inclusion. Reporting to Alex Mahon, Chief Executive, Marcia will join Channel 4 in August 2022 and will also be a member of the Executive Management Board. “Channel 4 believes that everyone, regardless of their background, ethnicity, sexuality or ability should be respected for their […]
Kate Phillips, Director of Unscripted, has announced that Kalpna Patel-Knight will take on the newly created Head of Entertainment commissioning role following an internal restructure of BBC Television’s senior leadership team. Patel-Knight has over 20 years’ experience in television. Prior to joining the BBC she was the Head of Entertainment at Possessed and worked as […]
Dwayne Eaton has joined Sky as a Commissioning Executive working across Sky Arts and Entertainment. Reporting to Phil Edgar-Jones, Director of Sky Arts and Entertainment, Eaton will join the wider commissioning team as they continue to deliver original content across Sky Arts and Sky Max. He’ll form a key part of the team responsible for […]