The BBC has appointed Kate Phillips as its new Chief Content Officer following a competitive recruitment process. Phillips was appointed interim Chief Content Officer, after Charlotte Moore announced in February that she was leaving the BBC to join Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television. Phillips has spent 12 years at the BBC. Most recently, […]

Law&Crime, the true crime and legal content studio, has announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the hiring of Marco Bresaz as Executive Vice President of Current Series & Documentaries and Debasish Mishra as Chief Technology Officer. Bresaz, formerly Head of Nonfiction & Alternative Programming at AMC Networks, brings decades of experience crafting award-winning documentary […]

Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has announced the appointment of Lottie Wilson as VP Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Wilson will be responsible for executing Banijay Rights’ sales strategy across Australia and New Zealand, where she will represent the distributor’s 205,000+ hour-strong catalogue with a focus on finished […]

Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced the appointment of Alex Duncan as its new Chief Technology Officer effective September 1st. Duncan is joining Global from the British Heart Foundation, where she has worked as Chief Technology Officer since 2022, leading a team of more than 350 with a major focus on how AI […]

Independent distributor, All3Media International, has appointed sales and commercial executive Micah Hewson to the newly created role of VP Sales for Australia & New Zealand, expanding its sales team to reflect the company’s continued growth and opportunities in the region. Based in Sydney, Hewson will report to Sabrina Duguet, EVP Asia-Pacific and Julie Dowding, SVP […]

The 2025 Spring General Assembly of the FTTH Council Europe brought together industry leaders and stakeholders from its pan-European membership to set strategic priorities and renew the organisation’s leadership. The General Assembly resulted in the composition of a new Board of Directors, including a new President, and the election of new Committee Chairs. The newly […]

LiveU, a specialist in live IP-video contribution, production and distribution solutions, is deepening its commitment to the German-speaking market with the appointment of two new team members in Germany. LiveU says the expansion represents a significant step in its strategy to provide in-person consultations in local languages and deepen personal relations with key customers and […]

Roku has announced that James Kelm will join the company as Vice President of Product, Advertising and Media. Kelm will be responsible for driving innovation in ad technology, enhancing audience targeting and measurement, and driving the evolution of streaming ad formats to maximise engagement and revenue. He will report to Mustafa Ozgen, President, Devices, Product […]

Electric Entertainment, the LA-based production and distribution company, has announced the promotion of Michael Johnson to Director, Streaming & Content Operations for ElectricNOW, the OTT app and FAST channel from Electric Entertainment. In his new role, Johnson will now handle all aspects pertaining to the app and channel, including those for ElectricNOW en Español. Dean […]

ITV Studios has named Tim Carter as Managing Director,  Unscripted, UK. Currently CEO of ITV Studios’ MultiStory Media and Twofour, Carter will take up the role in the summer from Angela Jain and will assume responsibility for all of ITV Studios’ unscripted business in the UK, which houses 11 unscripted labels. Carter will report directly […]