Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has appointed Erik Jordan as its new VP, Content Strategy, US. Based in Los Angeles and reporting to Ben Arnold, SVP, Commercial Operations, Jordan will lead and scale the Little Dot Studios US Content Strategy team. In this senior role, he will drive the creative vision for the agency […]
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has announced that British playwright, screenwriter and television writer Jack Thorne has been elected its new President effective immediately The writer, known for Adolescence, His Dark Materials, Help, This Is England ’90 and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, steps into the role vacated by Sandi Toksvig OBE […]
StudioCanal has announced the appointment of Paul Gilbert as the Senior Vice President of English-Language Series. He will be based in London and reporting to Managing Director of Television M-K Kennedy. Gilbert will spearhead the development and production of a bold slate of premium series hailing from the UK and US, which StudioCanal will produce […]
Pay-radio operator SiriusXM may have lost its star broadcasting attraction in the form of ‘shock jock’ Howard Stern. There are mixed reports, the gentlest being that Stern and SiriusXM have as yet failed to make an agreement over his $100 million per year contract. The other reports say Stern (aged 71) was tiring of the […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has announced that Geoff Cooper has been appointed as the next Chair of public service broadcaster Channel 4. He will join the broadcaster’s Board on October 1st, succeeding the interim Chair Dawn Airey CBE. Cooper, currently Chair of AO World plc, has over 30 years’ Board experience across a range of […]
The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales has announced Sarah Rose as its new Chief Executive Officer. Rose will take up the role in February 2026. Rose joins The Royal Foundation from Paramount, where she has served as President of Channel 5 and UK Regional Lead. As Chief Executive Officer, she will […]
Zen Internet, the UK’s independent telecommunications and network connectivity provider, has appointed Jon Nowell as managing director of its Business division. Nowell will oversee the sales, engineering, architecture and business development functions within Zen’s business division with a focus on delivering scalable, future-ready connectivity solutions to organisations across the UK. With more than 20 years’ experience […]
Advertising measurement platform Happydemics has announced the appointment of Baptiste Graffin as VP of Sales in APAC, tasked with spearheading the company’s growth across the region from its new base of operations in Singapore. Graffin has over 12 years of experience in the industry, including eight years scaling businesses and building teams across the APAC […]
Ian Murray has been appointed as Minister of State jointly in the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. He was previously Secretary of State for Scotland from July 5th 2024 to September 5th 2025. He has been the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South continuously since […]
ODMedia, a provider of media aggregation and technical services for global content distribution, has announced that Marijn Poeschmann will take on the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). In this capacity, Poeschmann will lead ODMedia’s commercial strategy, drive growth across business lines, and implement scalable structures to support the company’s international expansion. Poeschmann joined ODMedia […]