Measat Satellite Systems has announced the appointment of Ganendra Selvaraj as Chief Commercial Officer and Jeevan Rao as Associate Vice President – Network Engineering & Operations. Selvaraj first joined Measat in 2004, With close to 20 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry, he has performed a broad spectrum of technical and commercial roles within […]
As private equity firm Providence Equity Partners completes its acquisition of cloud-based managed Wi-Fi solutions provider Airties, it has been confirmed that Tony Ball, former chairman of Kabel Deutschland and CEO of BSkyB, and current Senior Advisor of Providence Equity Partners, will serve as new Chairman of the Airties board. Philippe Alcaras will continue to […]
Kristen Finney has been named Executive Vice President, Content Curation, of Disney’s International Content and Operations (IC&O) group. The announcement was made by Rebecca Campbell, Chairman, International Content and Operations, to whom Finney will report. In this newly created role, Finney will be responsible for managing the International Content strategy holistically across IC&O’s four regions […]
WWE has announced that Pat McAfee has signed a multiyear extension with the company. Since April 2021, McAfee has served as an analyst, alongside Michael Cole, for flagship show Friday Night SmackDown. Earlier this year, McAfee delighted fans and lit up social media with a WrestleMania debut for the ages at AT&T Stadium in Dallas […]
Comcast Advertising has announced that James Rooke has been named to the role of President. In this position, Rooke will oversee the operation of the company, whose brands include Effectv, FreeWheel and AudienceXpress. Rooke, who was previously General Manager of Effectv, replaces Marcien Jenckes, who was recently tapped to lead the new joint venture between […]
Looper Insights, a provider of Connected TV intelligence to the entertainment industry, has announced that Ben King, former DAZN and Apple senior executive, has become an investor and advisor to the board. King will advise the Looper board on strategy, market requirements and product development. He will also help extend and deepen its relationships with […]
Digital media measurement, data and analytics software platform DoubleVerify (DV) has appointed Carolyn Watt as its Vice President of Global Client Partnerships. As DV’s Vice President of Global Client Partnerships, Watt will be responsible for cultivating relationships with the company’s largest global customers. As part of her role, Watt will lead the global, regional and […]
M7 Group, the European pay-TV provider, has appointed Jeroen Bergman as a board member responsible for Content and Business Development. He will replace Bert Habets who resigned from the M7 board last year. Bergman spent 20 years at Liberty Global where he was responsible for all programming and content acquisition. Before Liberty he was Commercial […]
Channel Factory, the global brand suitability and ad performance platform for YouTube, is bolstering its team by appointing David Hinton as Chief Operating Officer. Hinton, a 20+ year industry veteran will be reporting to Tony Chen, CEO and founder at Channel Factory and will be based in Bellevue, Washington. “We are thrilled to have Hinton […]
Former model and Mick Jagger partner Jerry Hall has filed for divorce from husband Rupert Murdoch citing “irreconcilable differences,” after six years of marriage. Filing in California, Hall, aged 66, sought unspecified spousal support from the 91-year-old News Corp chair. In court papers at the Los Angeles Superior Court, Hall claimed she was “unaware of […]