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Jones new Thinkbox Head of Research

Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK, in all its forms, has appointed Anthony Jones as its new Head of Research. He will start the role in early October. Previously, Jones was Head of Insight at the Association of Online Publishers (AOP), where his successes included delivering the ‘Context Matters’ study, which […]

September 9, 2021

Sky Studios appoints Mavahalli to lead Drama team

Sky Studios, Sky’s Europe-wide development, production and commissioning arm for Sky Original comedy and drama, has announced that Preethi Mavahalli has been appointed to the role of Creative Director, Drama, with a remit to develop and produce a slate of original drama from Sky Studios in the UK. Having developed and Executive Produced a range […]

September 8, 2021

OneWeb appoints MOD’s Moore in VP role

OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has announced the appointment of Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Chris Moore CBE as Vice President, International Government and Trade Engagement, to its Government and Regulatory Affairs Team. From 2017-2021, Moore was the MOD’s Director Operations for Defence’s core IT services, leading a 1000-strong organisation responsible for integrating […]

September 8, 2021

Deltatre appoints Discovery’s Mistry

Deltatre, a global player in fan-first experiences, has hired Bhavisha Mistry as its new Senior Vice President of Product, Video Experiences. Mistry will be based in London and report to Gilles Mas, President of Video Experiences. She will be responsible for the development of Deltatre’s end-to-end OTT product offerings, working closely with third-party technology suppliers, […]

September 7, 2021

Wurl names Mariotti Director of Business Development

Wurl, a specialist in powering streaming TV, has named Ingrid Mariotti to the newly created role of Director of Business Development, Streamers. She is charged with optimising current partnerships with video streaming platforms, as well as signing on new video streaming platforms for Wurl’s distribution, monetisation and advertising services. Mariotti reports to Wurl SVP of […]

September 7, 2021

Arabsat CEO resigns

Arabsat’s president and CEO Khalid Balkheyour has resigned from the Saudi Arabian-based satellite operator. His replacement is former CTO Badr Al-Suwaidan. Balkheyour’s departure is not wholly unexpected. For some time he had been expected to assume a greater role in Saudi media planning and development. Balkheyour has been in post at Arabsat since 2003, and […]

September 6, 2021By Chris Forrester

Neil splits with GB News?

Andrew Neil is highly unlikely to return to GB News. Relations between the veteran broadcaster and GBN CEO Angelos Frangopoulos are said to have broken down and Neil was not expected to appear on the station again, according to sources cited by the FT. The rift comes as the station makes a series of changes […]

September 6, 2021

Vodafone’s Vicente named CEO of Ericsson Iberia

The former General Director at Vodafone Spain, Andrés Vicente, has been named as new president and CEO of Ericsson Iberia, including Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar. Vicente will replace Javier García Gomez in the position with the aim of strengthening the company in view of the 5G deployments in the Iberian market. Vicente has 25 […]

September 6, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Tolvanen named CEO of Telenor’s DNA

Jussi Tolvanen will head Telenor Group’s Finnish subsidiary DNA, effective October 11th. The company’s current CEO, Jukka Leinonen, will take on the role as Head of Telenor Group’s Nordic Cluster full-time. Leinonen continues his role in Telenor Group’s Executive Management. “It’s truly great to have Jussi continue my work as CEO of DNA. His approach […]

September 3, 2021

WarnerMedia names Wee physical production lead

WarnerMedia has appointed Audrey Wee as the physical production lead for its growing line-up of regional entertainment content in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In this new role, she will project manage across the region to effectively execute the creative vision of HBO Asia Originals, while ensuring productions are carried out on-budget and at […]

September 2, 2021