DAZN Group has announced the implementation of a new Group structure and some leadership changes it says will enable it to realise its growth and product strategy. Effective immediately, Shay Segev will be sole CEO of DAZN Group. Segev joined DAZN in June 2021, before which he was the CEO of Entain, a FTSE 100 […]
Experienced industry analyst Jonathan Broughton has been appointed as the new Head of Strategy for the EBU. Broughton has a decade of experience as a media analyst and consultant. He has a huge knowledge of broadcast media trends and strategic directions, particularly in the digital broadcasting world. He also has operational experience of the new […]
Jana Bennett, the British and US senior TV executive who ran BBC TV, BBC Worldwide and Discovery, has died aged 66. Bennett had talked about her rare condition, glioblastoma multiforme, in an interview with London’s Evening Standard in 2019. BBC Director General, Tim Davie, commented: “Jana Bennett was one of the most talented television producers […]
WarnerMedia International has appointed Clémentine Bobin as Senior Creative Executive, working across development and creative production for Max Originals commissioned and produced in France, which will stream on HBO Max, the company’s direct-to-consumer video streaming platform. Bobin joins Vera Peltekian, who in October 2021 was appointed VP and Commissioning Editor of Original Production France, WarnerMedia […]
Channel 4 has announced that Lambros Charalambous has joined its creative in-house agency, 4Creative, as its new Deputy Executive Creative Director. Reporting to 4Creative’s Executive Creative Director Lynsey Atkin, Charalambous takes over from Eoin McLaughlin who is setting off on an adventure in the Indian Ocean. Atkin said: “I am thrilled to welcome Lambros into […]
Comcast and ViacomCBS have appointed Monty Sarhan as CEO of SkyShowtime – their SVoD joint venture scheduled to launch in more than 20 European territories later this year. Sarhan most recently served as senior VP of content acquisition at Comcast Cable, and is set to take up his new London-based role later this month, pending […]
HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s streaming service, has appointed Baris Zavaroglu as its Director General in Turkey. Zavaroglu will be responsible for leading the direct-to-consumer business which launches in the country later this year. In this newly created role, Zavaroglu will oversee the launch and growth of HBO Max in Turkey aligned to the wider strategy of […]
Superna Kalle, President of International Networks for Starz, has announced the promotions of Darren Nielson to Executive Vice President of Distribution and Business Development and Jeff Cooke to Senior Vice President of Programming for International Networks.“These are two well-deserved promotions that recognize Darren and Jeff’s invaluable and integral contributions to the success of Starzplay since […]
Channel 4 has appointed Alisa Pomeroy and Shaminder Nahal as the new Heads of Documentaries and Specialist Factual respectively. “Documentaries and specialist factual programming have always been at the heart of the channel and these two appointments will ensure that Channel 4 remains the home of the most innovative, challenging and popular factual shows around,” […]
Arjan Pomper has beenappointed as Managing Director, Global Entertainment ITV Studios, with immediate effect. With its catalogue of 285 formats, including some of the largest shows in the world such as The Voice, Love Island, The Chase, I Am A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Come Dine With Me and more, Global Entertainment is […]