SpotX, the video inventory management platform for premium publishers and broadcasters, is expanding its operations to the Nordic region with the opening of a new office in Sweden and the appointment of Stephen Byrne as Senior Business Development Director, Nordics. Joining from ITV, and bringing extensive experience of the broadcast and advertising technology industries, he […]
Twenty years after helping found Netflix, Mitch Lowe has taken over as chief executive officer at MoviePass, a five-year old company that offers an all-you-can-watch subscription service for US cinemas. MoviePass gives subscribers a debit card that allows them to attend as many movies as they want. The service starts at about $30 a month, […]
Starz has a new contract for Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht. The agreement is intended to secure Albrecht’s service through 2020. The role of President will be added to his title and responsibilities. Greg Maffei, Chairman of Starz, said, “Chris has developed Starz into a leading, innovative entertainment brand with award-winning original programing that resonates […]
Canal+ Group has confirmed the acquisition of French channel developer and distributor THEMA’s minority interests, assuming full ownership of the company’s capital and completing a process which began in October 2104. In a Statement, Canal+ said it warmly thanked THEMA founder François Thiellet for the success of the integration process. According to Canal+ in 2016, […]
Accedo, the video experience pioneer, has partnered with SEB Private Equity, a Stockholm based private and growth equity fund, to accelerate its growth and further position itself as a Video Experience pioneer. The transaction allows early investors of Accedo, including Industrifonden and Acacia, to exit as part of their investment strategy, and adds a total […]
The BBC has named Kate Phillips as the new controller of entertainment commissioning. She will take up the role from September 5th. She will be responsible for overseeing the likes of the revamped Top Gear as well as flagship BBC entertainment shows including Strictly Come Dancing and Have I Got New For You. Phillips is […]
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice is reorganising its group management structure ahead of the closing of the acquisition of Cablevision by Altice USA. The new group management structure reflects the global presence of Altice N.V. centred around Europe and the US and ensures critical senior leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and best-in-class management […]
US billionaire media baron Sumner Redstone has axed his former protege Philippe Dauman from the board of Viacom, where Dauman is CEO. Dauman currently oversees MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, movie studio Paramount Pictures amongst other valuable properties. If the sacking holds up in court, Dauman will exit with four more directors on the Viacom […]
Discovery Communications has struck a new 3-year service contract with its international President, JB Perrette. The agreement will run from June 13th 2016 until June 30th 2019. Perrette’s base salary will be £1.175 million (€1.48m). His annual incentive compensation plan target amount will equal 150 per cent of his base salary, with his target for […]
Following his arrest on June 5th, Richard Alden, former CEO of ONO in Spain, has now been charged with murdering a woman who was found shot dead in his house in Kenya. Alden, 53, denies the charge. The judge, Justice Stella Mutuku ordered that he be held until June 16th when his bail application will […]