Nielsen has announced the appointment of Kirsten Riolo as Head of Consumer Insights for Australia and New Zealand, leading the company’s newly established Custom Research Division across the Pacific region. With more than 20 years experience in the media and research sector in Australia, Riolo will oversee Nielsen’s primary research projects, managing all aspects from […]

After nearly 15 years at the helm of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, Michael K. Powell has announced he will retire later this year. “Michael has been an unwavering champion for our industry,” commented Mark Greatrex, Chairman of the NCTA Board of Directors and President of Cox Communications. “He has been our most […]

The BBC has announced that Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer, is leaving the corporation to join Left Bank Pictures as CEO and Sony Pictures Television as EVP, Creative Director, International Production. Moore commented: “It’s been an honour to lead the BBC creatively as Chief Content Officer at a time of unprecedented change, championing the very […]

Ericsson has announced changes to its executive team and to its global operating structure. The company says it has “decided to consolidate its regional structure, organising the market areas in a more efficient way”. Ericsson has also announced that Per Narvinger, who has headed Cloud Software and Services since 2022, has been appointed Executive Vice […]

Satellite operator SES will this year celebrate its 40th Anniversary. CEO Adel Al-Saleh has been doing the rounds with local Luxembourg press and TV to update citizens of progress at the company, and to allay fears that a recent round of 68 redundancies at its Betzdorf headquarters will be followed by more. Al-Saleh told RTL […]

Sport1, the German FTA channel, has announced that Matthias Reichert, previously Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Member of the Management, has been appointed Managing Director of Sport1 with immediate effect. Reichert has been an integral part of Sport1 (formerly DSF Deutsches SportFernsehen) since 2004, holding various leadership positions in sales, agency, management, new business and […]

Nami Patel is taking on an expanded role at Disney, as SVP, Consumer Strategy & Business Development, Direct To Consumer EMEA. Writing on LinkedIn, Patel – who first joined Disney in March 2019 as SVP, Consumer Strategy & Business Development – said: “It’s been an incredible journey to be a part of the Disney+ launch […]

Datapath, engineers of visual solutions, has reinforced its senior management team with the appointment of Mark Slinger as VP Product Management. Effective immediately, Slinger brings 26 years of experience in product management and a background in technology and SaaS leadership. Slinger has held senior roles at organisations such as Alderley and Iothic. At Datapath, he […]

John Malone, one of the founders of the modern media landscape, has agreed a biography deal with Simon & Schuster to be called Born to Be Wired. Set for a September release, Malone is working again with writer Mark Robichaux who penned 2003’s Cable Cowboy memoir. “Over a lifetime of business deals, the most valuable […]

S4C has appointed three non-executive board ,embers to its Commercial Board. After an open process, Richard Johnston, Luci Sanan and Oliver Lang will join the Board this February. Johnston is the former Chief Executive Officer of Endemol Shine UK – the content production and distribution group. He was also Chair of ScreenSkills, the skills body […]