BSkyB CEO Jeremy Darroch, in a telephone call with investment analysts, delivered some useful extra information on last week’s results. Here are some highlights (in Darroch’s words): “What remains a challenging consumer environment in the UK, customers continue to choose Sky over other providers. Over the year we grew pay for subscription products by 3.3 […]
Bloomberg has confirmed that Justin B. Smith will serve as chief executive officer of Bloomberg Media Group, which comprises Bloomberg’s television, radio, magazine, conferences and digital businesses globally. Smith will join Bloomberg on September 16th. Smith served as President of Atlantic Media from 2010-2013 and President of Atlantic Consumer Media division from 2007-2010. While at […]
Glenn Britt, Time Warner Cable’s long-standing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is to retire at the end of 2013. The Time Warner Cable Board of Directors has elected Robert D. Marcus, currently the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, to succeed Britt as Chairman and CEO effective January 1, 2014. Britt will remain on the […]
James Murdoch told a Fortune-organised dinner in Aspen that he is not afraid of making mistakes, and that 21st Century Fox had no intention of taking full control of BSkyB. As to the mistakes, he told dinner guests that “If you become paralysed by your failures, you won’t grow.” “We have no intention of bidding […]
AMC/Sundance Channel Global, the international division of AMC Networks has appointed industry veteran Gustavo Lopez to the newly created position of Vice President of Global Distribution and Business Development for Latin America. Based in Miami, Lopez will oversee the distribution of Sundance Channel throughout Latin America. This includes oversight and management of affiliate sales and […]
On the day his company announced that Utah would be its next market expansion, and online entertainment service Netflix confirmed it was looking at an ultimate market potential of 60 million to 90 million US households, Chet Kanojia, CEO of Internet TV streaming service Aereo, has suggested that one in of four TV viewers will […]
Swisscom is in mourning following the death of its CEO Carsten Schloter, with the police reporting it as a likely suicide. “The Board of Directors, Group Executive Board and the entire workforce are deeply saddened and pass on their condolences to the family and relatives,” says Hansueli Loosli, Chairman of the Board of Directors. Deputy […]
Time Warner has confirmed that Howard Averil will become the company’s CFO on January 1st 2014 when John Martin vacates the position to become CEO of Turner Broadcasting Systems. Averil, is the current CFO of magazine Time Inc. In his new position, Averil will help Jeff Bewkes implement strategy at Warner Bros., which is headed […]
UNICEF UK has appointed Freeview Managing Director Ilse Howling as the first female Chairman of its Board of Trustees. Howling has served on UNICEF UK’s Board of Trustees since July 2009. Her appointment underlines the organisation’s leading status as one of only four UK charities with equal male and female representation on the board. Howling […]
Base79, the international network for video creators, content owners and brands, has announced that Patrick Walker, Senior Director of Content Partnerships for YouTube, is to join the company as Chief Content Officer. Base79 creates global audiences for video and is the largest YouTube partner outside North America. Walker, who was Google’s first YouTube hire outside […]