Ateliere Creative Technologies, the GenAI media software solutions company, has announced the appointment of Michael Sid as Strategic Business Acceleration Officer. Sid is a renowned media expert who has been at the forefront of some of the most radical changes in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry. In this new role, he is responsible for […]

US President Donald Trump has signed an order that designates Commissioner Brendan Carr as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. In a Statement, Carr said: “I am deeply grateful to President Trump and honoured by his decision to designate me as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. I have had the privilege of working at […]

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced that Bosco Aranguren, CEO of DAZN Spain, is leaving the company to pursue a new project. Oscar Vilda, former CEO of Finetwork, will replace him in the role from February 1st. Since joining in 2022, Aranguren has played a key role in the transformation and growth of the […]

Pete Thomas will join TNT Sports as its new Head of Football on March 1st. He joins from production house Whisper. In a broadcasting career spanning two decades, Thomas has worked across a host of sports and major sporting events including Premier League football, European football, rugby and NFL. He moved to Whisper from Noah […]

RTL AdAlliance, RTL Group’s international media sales house, has announced updates to its leadership and organisational sales structure. Following the departure of Simone Blei, Artur Kobryn has been appointed as Vice President International Sales with immediate effect. RTL AdAlliance says that his extensive experience and strategic vision position him to lead the company’s international sales […]

Marc Murtra has been named Executive Chairman of Spanish telco Telefónica, replacing José Álvarez-Pallete who held the role for nine years. Alvarez-Pallete was asked to resign as at a board meeting on January 18th and complied. The Spanish government had a key role in the decision, which came after an investor shake up that began […]

Nippon TV, the Japanese multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, has announced that Hiroyuki Fukuda, former Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, has been promoted to Representative Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nippon TV. He replaces Akira Ishizawa who will now serve as the Representative Director of the newly established Yomiuri Chukyo FS Broadcasting Holdings Corporation. […]

Telia Company, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced the appointment of Holger Haljand as Senior Vice President, Head of Telia Finland and member of the company’s Group Executive Management team, effective February 1st 2025. Holger has held a range of leadership positions since joining the Telia Estonia management team in 2014 and is currently Head […]

Henri de Fontaines will take over the operational management of French streaming platform M6+ in March. Julien Smadja, currently Deputy Managing Director in charge of streaming activities, will leave Groupe M6 on the same date. De Fontaines joined M6 Group as Strategy Policy Officer in 2003. Appointed Company Secretary of Studio 89 in late 2006, […]

Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, has announced the appointment of Inam Mahmood as its new General Manager, Audience Measurement, EMEA. Mahmood joins Nielsen from Revolut. He will report to Amilcar Perez, Chief Revenue Officer, Audience Measurement, and be based in London. At Revolut, Mahmood played a pivotal role in driving revenue […]