Twitter has hired Ticketmaster’s former CEO to lead a push into ecommerce, as it looks to partner with advertisers and retailers. Nathan Hubbard, who oversaw digital initiatives at concert promoter LiveNation will report to Adam Bain, its head of revenue. While few retailers have found widespread success with selling goods through social networks, companies such […]
The catastrophic Proton rocket failure on July 2nd is still reverberating in Russia. Two independent studies on the crash have found that some key attitude sensors were inserted upside-down. Indeed, some reports suggest that the valuable components were allegedly forced into position. Three high-ranking officials have paid the price. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told […]
Audiences are demanding “complex, smart stories” as they become accustomed to “bingeing” on box sets, according to actor Kevin Spacey. He told TV executives at the Edinburgh Television Festival: “The audience wants control. They want freedom… what they want, when they want it. If they want to binge then we should let them binge.” In […]
Microsoft has announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, upon the completion of a process to choose his successor. In the meantime, Ballmer will continue as CEO and will lead Microsoft through the next steps of its transformation to a devices and services. “There […]
Saffron Digital, specialist in the management and delivery of premium multi-platform video services, has appointed former Brightcove sales exec Enda Parker as Sales Manager EMEA to drive growth in the region. “Enda joins us at a really exciting time. We have just announced our new platform to the market and have already had a lot […]
Central European Media Enterprises has revealed that Adrian Sarbu is resigning as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Sarbu has played a prominent role in the Company for nearly two decades. Initially, he was CME’s partner when CME launched Pro TV in Romania in 1995. Subsequently, he served as Chief Operating Officer of […]
Describing her as a television industry veteran, Yahoo! has appointed Dawn Airey as senior vice president of the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operation. Airey will report to COO Henrique de Castro. Beginning November 1, Christophe Parcot, who has served as Yahoo!’s interim lead of EMEA, will take on a new role with […]
Renowned billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway company is taking share positions in both the USA’s giant DTH operators. He already owns a seven per cent stake in DirecTV, worth more than $2 billion. But he also owns a far more modest stake in Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network, of just 550,000 shares and worth $24 […]
TiVo Research and Analytics, the largest provider of single-source TV viewing and purchase data for advertisers and networks, announced the addition of Sheryl Harkins, previously a 17 year veteran with Nielsen, as its SVP of CPG Sales. TRA launched its leading single-source advertising optimization solution in 2008 and since then has served over 45 […]
Ensequence, the supplier of advanced television products, announced the appointment of Gary Perrelli as Senior Vice President, Interactive Sales – Content Providers. In his role, Perrelli will lead efforts with major programmers to develop compelling interactive TV experiences across various distribution platforms. He will report directly to Chief Operating Officer David Kline. Prior to joining […]