Informa, producer of business information and events, has announced that Peter Rigby will retire as Group Chief Executive at the end of 2013. Stephen Carter, currently a non-executive board director, will succeed him in 2014. Rigby joined Informa predecessor IBC in 1983 and has served as Chief Executive or Executive Chairman since 1988. Under his […]
Entertainment broadcaster A+E Networks UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB, has appointed Heather Jones as the Vice President of Programming. Jones, who will take up the post later this month, will be responsible for A+E Networks UK’s programming strategy across the company’s channels in the UK, Central Europe, Benelux, Scandinavia, the Middle […]
UK retail group Argos, which has a significant presence both on the High Street and online, has signalled its intentions to maximise the potential of digital opportunities by appointing a Digital Director to its senior team. Bertrand Bodson has been appointed to the newly created position of Digital Director, effective from July 1st. He reports […]
Kim Shillinglaw, the BBC’s head of 3D, has admitted that the technology has not taken off with the British public and said that the Corporation will take a three-year break from developing 3D programming at the end of this year. Shllinglaw, who has been overseeing the BBC’s two-year pilot for 3D, admitted that the viewing […]
Ofcom Chairman Colette Bowe has confirmed that she will step down from the Board in March 2014, when her terms ends. Bowe was appointed as Ofcom Chairman in March 2009 for a five-year period. Prior to this, she was the first Chairman of Ofcom’s Consumer Panel and joined the main Board in 2008. “I am […]
Eutelsat has appointed a new CFO and made a few other appointments. Eutelsat has been suffering of late in terms of its share price wiping around €1 billion off the operators share price. The new CFO, who will not start until September 1st, is Antoine Castarède who will join from Oger Telecom where he has […]
Virgin Media has confirmed that Cindy Rose, the MSO’s executive director of entertainment, has left the company, marking another high profile exit since Liberty Global acquired the company last month. Jon James, director of broadband at Virgin Media, will assume Rose’s role on an interim basis. Virgin Media has also confirmed that Stephane David, Liberty […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed Simon Fell as its new Director of Technology & Innovation. Fell has more than 35 years’ experience in senior broadcasting technology roles, including at British broadcaster ITV, where he was Director of Future Technologies (2008-2009) and Controller of Emerging Technologies (2004-2006). Fell is the current Chairman of the […]
The Board of Directors of Net Insight has appointed Fredrik Tumegård as the new CEO of the company. He succeeds Fredrik Trägårdh who will leave the company after seven years as CEO. Tumegård currently holds the position of Vice President Northern Europe at NEC and will assume the role as CEO of Net Insight before […]
Viewster, the ad-supported service for ‘on demand’ films and TV series, has appointed Jeremy Playle as UK Sales Director as it seeks to further develop its online video advertising business in the UK. With two decades of experience at ITV, EMAP and DCM, Playle will lead Viewster’s brand partnerships and advertising sales business in the […]