Netflix seemed relaxed about raining on HBO Max’s parade (for achieving impressive subscriber growth) by telling markets: “HBO doesn’t bother us at all”. Fair enough – though the contrast between HBOs North America growth and Netflix shedding of 400,000 subs is marked. But more worrying for them is the worldwide growth and share gains of […]
Alorica, a global player in customer experience solutions, has announced the appointment of Michael Moore as Senior Vice President, Customer Experience (CX) and Digital Solutions. Expanding on hisl executive consulting engagement with Alorica, Moore assumes responsibility for strategic leadership, account development and client advocacy in customising transformative solutions to meet client expectations with a focus on […]
OneWeb, the global communications network powered from space, has announced the appointment of Nadia Hoosen as Chief Legal Officer and Group Company Secretary. A dual qualified Solicitor and Chartered Secretary, Hoosen has two decades of legal and UK listed/regulatory expertise. Hoosen has spent most of her legal career in-house within regulated consumer facing, technology, media, […]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the newly elected Chairs and Deputy Chairs of its Film, Games and Television Committees. The Chairs of the Committees will also sit on BAFTA’s Board of Trustees. Anna Higgs has been elected as Chair of the Film Committee, having held the position of Deputy Chair […]
WarnerMedia has boosted its HBO Asia Originals team, appointing industry veteran May-Yi Lee as the lead of Development & Production – Unscripted, while Garon De Silva has been named the new lead of Development & Production – Scripted. Taiwan-based Lee is an award-winning executive producer who has worked with Asian storytellers on hundreds of productions […]
Netflix looks set to accelerate its move into video games with the hire of Mike Verdu, a veteran of the gaming industry. Verdu joins from Facebook where he ran gaming on its Oculus VR headsets, and his CV also include Electronic Arts, where he most recently ran its mobile gaming division. “Our members value the […]
Pixotope, the mixed reality solution for live media production, has appointed Sam Leadsom as its VP for Global Business Development in Sports. The strategic appointment outsets the company’s new vertical focused on sports, showcasing its continued efforts to deliver virtual production solutions for global broadcast sports. A senior executive with 30 years’ experience in delivering […]
BritBox, the ITV & BBC Studios owned joint streaming venture, has announced that Diederick Santer has been appointed to the new role of BritBox International Chief Creative Officer. Santer will join BritBox in September and will oversee all aspects of programming on the SVoD service globally, including commissioning and acquisition across all genres and for […]
Jagex, a global player in the development and publishing of living games has today announced an expansion of its internal production teams with a slew of new hires from across the games industry. The addition of an executive to oversee Game Operations and several Lead Producers will enable the company to continue the development of […]
Sierra Wireless, a global IoT solutions provider, has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Phil Brace as its new President and CEO, effective July 26th. The current President and CEO, Kent Thexton, will stay on at Sierra Wireless until August 13th to complete the transition. “I am thrilled to welcome Phil to Sierra […]