Many headlines rang out ‘New BBC DG against subscription model’ following Tim Davie’s first speech. If my memory of reporter school is right – it is a very long time ago – this is a classic ‘dog bites man’ headline. In other words, no news at all. The news would have been ‘New DG does […]
Having been an unsuccessful runner in the race to become the Corporation’s director-general, Charlotte Moore has been named BBC Chief Content Officer and is joining the BBC Board. “It is a great pleasure to welcome Charlotte Moore to the BBC Board,” declared BBC Chairman, Sir David Clementi. “Charlotte has made a huge success of bringing […]
Modern Times Group (MTG) has announced the appointment of Maria Redin as Group President and CEO with immediate effect. The appointment follows the July resignation of Jorgen Madsen Lindemann, who will continue to act as an adviser to the company until the end of his notice period. MTG also announces the appointment of Lars Torstensson […]
Alex Mahon, Channel 4’s CEO, has announced the appointment of Veriça Djurdjevic, currently CEO of PHD UK, as the organisation’s Chief Revenue Officer. In this newly created role reporting directly to the CEO, Djurdjevic will have overall responsibility for all of Channel 4’s key commercial revenue streams, with a particular focus on diversifying and growing […]
Alejandro Samanes Prat has joined the Mediapro Group as head of Mediapro Peru. Samanes was the CEO in Latin America of the Secuoya Group, before which he managed Murcia regional television network; He was also the founder and CEO of Trece (13 TV) and General Director of the Spanish national network Popular TV. The incorporation […]
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced the appointment of Olivier Jollet to head up a new business unit which includes the entire digital portfolio – AVoD, SVoD, Mobile services and products as well as Advanced Advertising and VDSI – for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA). As the company embarks on an aggressive phase […]
Ian Rumsey has been promoted to Managing Director, Television at ITN Productions. Effective immediately, Rumsey – who has been Director of Television Production since 2018 – will have an expanded role. ITN Productions News and Archive teams, headed up by Tami Hoffman, will now report directly to him. This is in addition to Rumsey continuing […]
WWE has announced that Steve Pamon, President and Chief Operating Officer of Parkwood Entertainment has been elected to its Board of Directors. “Steve brings an extraordinary track record from the media and entertainment industry and is an accomplished senior executive,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “I am confident his experience and insights will […]
TikTok chief executive Kevin Mayer has quit after less than three months in the role ahead of an impending ban by US President Donald Trump The Chinese-owned firm has been accused of being a threat to US national security by the Trump administration. TikTok has been ordered to sell its US operations to an American […]
CuriosityStream, the independent factual media company reaching more than 13 million paying subscribers worldwide, has appointed entertainment and cable industry pioneer Matthew Blank to its board of directors effective immediately. Blank is the former Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks, responsible for iconic global franchises including Homeland, Dexter and Billions. The announcement was made by […]