Utiq, the European adtech company, has announced the appointment of two adtech industry leaders into key business roles, with Pagel Colin joining as Director of Global Clients and Thomas Bailly as Director of Global Agencies. Following a year of exponential business growth, Utiq aims to accelerate continued adoption of its Authentic Consent Service by both […]
Stephen Nuttall has been appointed as the new Chair of IBC’s Partnership Board. Made up of representatives from each of the six partner organisations which own IBC (IABM, IEEE, IET, RTS, SCTE and SMPTE), the IBC Partnership Board provides the governance and strategic oversight of IBC. Nuttall has over thirty years’ leadership experience gained as […]
The BBC’s flagship football show, Match of the Day, will be presented by the trio of Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan from next season. Hosting duties for Match of the Day and Match of the Day 2, and the latest addition to the BBC’s football highlights portfolio, Match of the Day Champions League, […]
Global investment firm KKR has announced the appointment of former Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch as an Executive Advisor to the firm. In his role, Darroch will leverage his business and leadership expertise to support KKR’s European Private Equity investment activities and portfolio companies, particularly in the UK and in the Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT) […]
With the looming split from NBCUniversal, MSNBC will get a new president. Rashida Jones told staff this week that she will exit the company after four years leading MSNBC. Mark Lazarus – who will be CEO of new company SpinCo once Comcast separates its cable TV channel business from the rest of NBCUniversal – said […]
SMPTE , the home of media professionals, technologists and engineers, has announced that Richard Welsh has been elected by its membership to serve as SMPTE president. Welsh formally began his term on January 1st after serving as SMPTE executive vice president. His term will extend two years to December 31st 2026. “I am honoured to […]
Telenor Group has appointed Jon Omund Revhaug as Head of Telenor Asia and Sigvart Voss Eriksen as Head of Telenor Nordics. Both EVPs will start no later than the end of April. “These appointments bring exceptional telecommunications expertise and deep customer-centric leadership to our most significant markets. Both executives possess extensive multi-market experience within Telenor […]
Satellite operator Telesat has announced that Michel Forest will be its new Chief Technology Officer following the retirement of David Wendling at the end of February 2025. In this role, Forest will report to Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s President and CEO, and oversee Telesat’s satellite operations, satellite and systems engineering, launch activities and programme management. Serving […]
DLT Entertainment has announced the establishment of a production office in Wales (DLT Entertainment Wales), further expanding its reach into production with a footprint within the nations and regions. This news follows the recent acquisition of Juniper Productions. The expansion is marked by the appointment of Paul Islwyn Thomas, a seasoned television executive with over […]
Mark Lazarus, the prospective Chief Executive Officer of SpinCo, Comcast’s planned spin-off of select cable television networks, has announced additional appointments to the future senior leadership team of SpinCo. SpinCo will be an independent publicly traded media company comprised of USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets […]