ITV Studios has announced a number of senior production management appointments following a restructure. Three new Directors of Production will individually oversee UK Scripted, UK non-scripted and international production, supporting the creation of outstanding and distinctive content across all ITV Studios labels and indies. The new roles have been created alongside the decision by long-standing Director […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global player providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that Sammer Elia has been appointed as the company’s Business Development Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In his new role, Elia will lead VO’s sales and business development for OTT video, entertainment, […]
IMG, the global sports, events and talent management company, has named former Sky Sports Managing Director Barney Francis as Executive Vice President, Head of Global Production to lead IMG’s production business. Francis is well known for his 20 year spell at Sky Sports. He served as Managing Director for over a decade, where he grew […]
The BBC has confirmed the appointment of Tom Fussell as CEO of BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial production and distribution arm. Fussell will also be a member of the BBC’s Executive Committee. Fussell has held the post of interim CEO since September 2020, overseeing BBC Studios’ global delivery of strategy and performance alongside its response […]
Global distribution group, Blue Ant International, has announced the appointment of Maria Ibarra to the role of VP, International Sales. Ibarra will be responsible for overseeing pre-sales and content licensing across U.S. Hispanic, Latin America and Iberia. Based in Miami, Ibarra will report to Solange Attwood, EVP, Blue Ant International. In addition to bringing Ibarra […]
The Eleven Group has strengthened its leadership team, which it says lays the foundations for continued growth in the months ahead. Marc Watson has returned to the role of Eleven CEO and will oversee the strategic direction of the Group. Watson co-founded Eleven with Andrea Radrizzani in 2015 and was CEO from 2015 to January […]
Hulu’s former president Kelly Campbell has been appointed president at NBCU streamer Peacock, reporting into Matt Strauss, chairman of DTC & international. Campbell joined Hulu in 2017 initially as chief marketing officer after a decade at Google, where she worked on its advertising and cloud businesses. “On the heels of Peacock’s success in its first […]
Disney has hired former Fox Network Group executive Evert van der Veer to become the new VP of Programming for Disney+ across EMEA, effective immediately. Van der Veer will be responsible for the programming strategy as well as managing content planning, operations, and regulatory compliance for the SVoD platform. He will be located primarily in […]
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has appointed multi-award winning director and producer Martin Turner as Head of Broadcast. Turner’s appointment follows the successful global broadcast of the inaugural Collins Cup earlier this year, which Turner executive produced alongside host broadcaster, Film Nova. Modelled after golf’s Ryder Cup, The Collins Cup is a competition between USA, […]
India media giant ZEE, en route to a merger with Sony India, is fighting to hold onto its CEO Punit Goenka. Invesco, a major investor in ZEE, while supporting the merger is demanding that Goenka be removed along with some of the Zee board members. ZEE on October 2nd confirmed that it had filed a […]