Controversial online entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has revealed plans to relaunch the Megaupload web storage system in January 2017. The original Megaupload file-sharing site was immensely popular and was reported to have about 50 million users a day at its peak, before being shut down in 2012 following accusations by the US that copyright pirates made […]
Digital TV standards body the DVB has confirmed that Peter MacAvock, currently Head of Delivery, Platforms and Services at EBU Technology & Innovation, has been elected to the role of DVB Chairman. At the 83rd meeting of the Steering Board, MacAvock was chosen to take over from Phil Laven who has served in the position […]
Triax has announced that Steve Donachie has been appoited as the company’s new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Donachie joins Triax after seven years at Pace (now ARRIS) where he held a number of senior management positions lastly as VP leading Pace’s satellite business in the EMEA region. Donachie is a 30-year industry veteran of Broadband, […]
IBC has announced that Dr Manuel Cubero, CEO of Kabel Deutschland Holding AG and Chief Commercial Officer of Vodafone Germany, will deliver a Keynote at the opening plenary on September 8th. This opening session which kicks off the IBC2016 Conference will offer up insights and strategies about how he is leading Vodafone-KDG through today’s transforming […]
To lead its strategy to engage more deeply within the regulatory environment in key international markets, Steve Leroy has joined Discovery Communications as Senior Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs for Discovery Networks International, with a particular focus on Europe, Middle East and Africa. Working directly with Discovery’s international management team, led by JB Perrette, […]
Viaccess-Orca, a global player in video content protection and delivery solutions, and a subsidiary of the Orange Group, has announced that the company has appointed Cedric Hardouin as its Executive Vice President of Research and Development. In his new role, he will be responsible for managing Viaccess-Orca’s development teams in France and Israel, with a […]
The BBC’s head of finance, Anne Bulford, has become the corporation’s first female deputy director general as part of a management restructure. Bulford will become the first person in the role since the departure of Mark Byford in 2011. Director general Tony Hall said the restructure would create “a simpler BBC with fewer layers and […]
Following a recent strategic reorganisation, which saw the appointment of Charlotte Moore as Controller of TV Channels and iPlayer, the new BBC Two Editor role was created. Patrick Holland has now been announced in the post. He is currently Head of Documentaries Commissioning at the BBC. As BBC Two Editor, Holland will provide leadership and […]
The FTTH Council Europe has appointed Erzsébet Fitori as its new Director General. Fitori is currently Director at ECTA. She will begin her position as Director General of the FTTH Council Europe on September 1st. Fitori brings to this position more than 10 years of experience in regulatory affairs and public policy, including four years […]
Piksel, a global player in building successful online video businesses, has announced the appointment of Clive Malcher to the position of Vice President of Market Development. Malcher joins Piksel from British commercial television network Channel 5 where he was Head of Technology and Operations overseeing the technology strategy and implementation for their digital businesses. In […]