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 […]

Brightcove, the intelligent video engagement company, has announced the appointment of Takayuki Tadokoro as Country Manager of Brightcove Japan. “Takayuki Tadokoro brings more than 35 years of experience focusing on the streaming industry and equipping customers with solutions to grow their business,” said Jim Norton, Chief Revenue Officer at Brightcove. “Tadokoro’s experience leading teams in […]

Telia Company has announced the appointment of Andre Visse as Head of Telia Estonia, effective March 1st. Visse is currently acting Head of Telia Estonia and Telia Estonia’s Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Visse will report to Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters, Senior Vice President, Head of Telia Baltics and member of the Group Executive Management […]

StudioCanal, a Canal+ subsidiary and one of European production/distribution studio, has announced two management changes, effective March 1st. Alex Hamilton is appointed Chief International Officer StudioCanal. In this new role, working closely with all of the territory CEOs, Hamilton will oversee direct distribution and international operations across all of StudioCanal’s direct distribution territories in nine […]

Telestream, a player in media workflow orchestration, media streaming, and delivery technologies, has announced that Benjamin Desbois has returned to lead Telestream’s next chapter of expansion as its Chief Growth and Strategy Officer. “I am incredibly enthusiastic about the future of this iconic company and the opportunity to lead such an exceptional team,” said Desbois. […]

Wiztivi has announced the appointment of David Justin as its new Chief Executive Officer. With over 20 years of experience in the telecom and media industries, Justin’s professional background includes founding One Six International, a strategic consulting firm specialising in telecom, media and entertainment, where he advised clients on market strategies and business operations. Prior […]

Nokia has announced a leadership transition. Nokia’s President and CEO, Pekka Lundmark, has informed the Board that he will step down. The Board has appointed Justin Hotard as the next President and CEO of Nokia. He will start in his new role on April 1st. Hotard joins Nokia with more than 25 years’ experience with […]

On February 6th, the Head of Russian Space Agency Roskosmos, Yuri Borisov, was dismissed from his position after just two and a half years years in the post, and the former Deputy Minister of Transport, Dmitry Bakanov, was appointed as the new Director General of the Roskosmos State Corporation, the Kremlin announced. Bakanov was born […]

Quickplay, a provider of OTT solutions, has announced the appointment of Jordan Bartow as General Manager, North America. Prior to joining Quickplay, Bartow worked at Google Cloud where he led some of the company’s strategic initiatives, driving AI adoption for global media, entertainment, and sports leaders. Whilst there, Bartow also worked with LIV Golf where […]

Zixi, a specialist in IP-based, live video transport and observability software, has appointed Josh Wiggins as Chief Commercial Officer and Kris Alexander as VP of Product and Industry Marketing. Zixi says these strategic hires reinforce its leadership team as the company continues to expand its market presence in next-generation video contribution and distribution. Wiggins brings […]