Romain Bessi has been appointed CEO of Newen Studios, where he will succeed Bibiane Godfroid. Bessi will assume the role from January 31st 2022. Newen Studios has more than tripled in size since it was acquired by the TF1 group. As Newen Studios emerges from this expansion phase, Godfroid has decided to free up more […]
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Dr. Werner Brandt has decided not to stand for re-election to the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting on May 5th 2022 after eight years and two election periods. The Supervisory Board has revealed it intends to elect Dr. Andreas Wiele, formerly a member […]
Samsung Electronics has announced its new leadership which is says is the next phase of the company’s future growth. Jong-Hee (JH) Han has been promoted to Vice Chairman and CEO, and will lead the newly merged SET Division as he continues to head the Visual Display Business. President Kyehyun Kyung was also named CEO and […]
Thierry Lachkar has been named as the CEO of ITV Studios France. He takes up the helm at the label with a focus on building and growing the company, which works with a numner of the biggest French TV broadcasters and platforms. Shows produced by ITV Studios France include The Voice, which saw a record-breaking […]
History Hit, the SVoD and content platform acquired by Little Dot Studios in 2020, has appointed Meagan Bickerstaff to the newly created role of Head of Growth. Reporting into James Carson, General Manager of History Hit, Bickerstaff is responsible for driving and executing the strategy for subscription acquisition and retention as well as management of […]
UK-based Truespeed has announced the appointment of James Lowther as CEO, with immediate effect, succeeding former CEO Evan Wienburg. Lowther brings over 16 years’ experience in the telecoms sector, most recently as Group Chief Commercial Officer at mobile company Lebara, and previously as Chief Marketing Officer at Gigaclear. Prior to this, he spent four years […]
UK media regulator Ofcom has announced the appointment of four new non-executive directors to the Board of public service broadcaster Channel 4. The new appointees will each join the Board for a term of three years commencing as soon as is practicable. Dawn Airey Airey’s career includes roles as Chair and CEO of Channel 5, […]
Amidst all the mayhem of its bankruptcy, Intelsat revealed to the Securities & Exchange Commission that Samer Halawi, its Chief Commercial Officer, is to leave at the end of the year. Halawi follows CEO Steve Spengler in stepping down. Halawi will receive a lump sum payoff of $1.18 million under the company’s employee incentive scheme. […]
Tim Davie (BBC), Gilles Marchand (SRG SSR) and Marinella Soldi (Rai) have been elected to the EBU Executive Board. The new board members were elected by the Directors General of fellow broadcasters at the EBU’s 87th General Assembly in Geneva. The Board is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the EBU’s strategy and policies. Davie […]
The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors has elected Susan E. Arnold as Chairman of the Board, effective December 31st 2021. Arnold, a 14-year member of the Disney Board who has served as its independent Lead Director since 2018, will succeed Robert A. Iger as Chairman of the Board when he departs the Company at […]