WWE has announced that Catherine Newman has been named Executive Vice President and Head of Marketing. Newman brings more than two decades of executive experience to WWE including her most recent role as Chief Marketing Officer of Manchester United Media. She has also held senior positions at The Times of London and Financial Times, leading […]
Toby Emmerich has announced that he is stepping down as chairman of Warner Bros Pictures Group and will launch his own production company at the studio, focused on film, television and streaming. As part of an exclusive 5-year agreement, Warner Bros Discovery will finance Emmerich’s venture and have distribution rights to films and series. Emmerich […]
Real-world concerns about women’s safety and wellbeing are mirrored in the online world, according to figures from Ofcom’sstudy into the nation’s online lives. Its findings reveal that women are less confident about their online safety than men, more negatively affected by discriminatory, hateful and trolling content, and feel less able to have a voice and […]
FuboTV, the US sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced three executive appointments to bolster its strategic partnerships, content strategy and business development operations. All appointments are effective immediately. Ben Grad has been named senior vice president, head of strategic partnerships and operations, reporting to David Gandler, co-founder and CEO. In this newly created role, […]
DAZN Group, the global sports entertainment company, has announced that Roni Maman has joined the company as EVP, Customer Success Operations. DAZn says that Maman will be responsible for ensuring that customers get the maximum value from the DAZN service, at all touchpoints on- and off-platform, and that any issues are proactively resolved with the […]
DAZN Group, the global sports streaming service, has announced that Pete Oliver will be joining the company as Chief Marketing Officer. Oliver will lead the group’s global marketing teams and distribution partnerships. Oliver joins from BT, where he spent the past 20 years launching, marketing and distributing BT’s consumer services. Most relevantly, for seven years, […]
Agile Content, a provider of digital TV and video distribution solutions, has reorganised its Board of Directors with the appointment of Carmen Fernández de Alarcón as independent director. de Alarcón, CEO of Havas and member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Prisa, has extensive experience in the sector. She will replace Aloysio Junqueira, who […]
Forsway, a Swedish provider of broadband solutions that combine satellite and telecom networks, has appointed two new Directors to its Board in Karin Thurberg and Siebren de Boer. “We are very pleased to welcome Karin and Siebren to the Forsway Board of Directors,” said Mats Andersson, Chairman. “Their deep knowledge and experience from industry-leading companies […]
CuriosityStream, the global factual media and entertainment company, has appointed Peter Westley as Chief Financial Officer. Westley succeeds Jason Eustace, who has served in the role since February 2020. Westley was most recently with public and private equity investment firm Blum Capital Partners, where he primarily focused on the media and technology sectors and served […]
GroupM UK, WPP’s media investment group, has announced the appointment of Carl Nawgamuwa and Jonathan Masterson as Managing Directors of GroupM Investment. Reporting to Simon Willis, Chief Investment Officer, GroupM UK, Nawgamuwa and Masterson will be responsible for driving the continued deployment of GroupM’s Responsible Investment Framework, which focuses on brand safety, data ethics, diversity […]