Rightster, the video distribution and monetisation specialist, announces the hire of two key new team members to strengthen and grow Rightster’s content offering. Jonathan Bates joins Rightster as Director of Content and Partnerships and will lead efforts to help producers, talent, content owners and rights holders better work with Rightster to fully realise the potential […]
The Board of Ocean Blue Software has accepted the resignation of the co-founder and CEO, Ken Helps. Following the announcement of his resignation, Helps stated “It has been a great experience. I have worked on many innovative projects at OBS and have had the privilege of meeting many talented business leaders and engineers worldwide. I […]
Netgem has announced Romain Waller’s appointment as the Vice President of Netgem’s newly created Connected Home product division. He will report to Christophe Aulnette, Chief Executive Officer. During his career, Waller has managed several business units with full P&L responsibility within the Sagem Group and more recently the Technicolor group (formerly known as Thomson). Over […]
Rightster, the video distribution and monetisation specialist, has appointed Robin Pembrooke as VP of Product & Solutions, strengthening the senior team on the back of dramatic growth and key client wins in the last year. Rightster works with several high profile publishers across fashion, sport, news and media including the Guardian, ITN, MP & Silva, […]
BSkyB chief executive, Jeremy Darroch, received more than £7 million (€8.75m) in total remuneration and share award payouts last year, including a maximum bonus of almost £1.9 million. Darroch’s total remuneration, which includes salary, bonus, pension and benefits for the year to the end of June rose 7 per cent year on year to £2.98 […]
The Megaupload file-sharing piracy case may be in jeopardy as the New Zealand prime minister ordered an inquiry into the illegal bugging of Kim Dotcom before his arrest in January. PM John Key said he had asked the inspector general of the intelligence services to investigate “unlawful interception of communications of certain individuals” by the […]
Marthin De Beer, senior vice president of Cisco’s Video & Collaboration Group, predicts that Internet TVs and other consumer IP devices will be powerful and ubiquitous enough within about 10 years to receive any pay-TV service directly – eliminating the need for service providers to deploy set-top boxes. The hardware side of the equation is […]
James Murdoch is reportedly being lined up to run News Corp’s Fox TV business in the US. The role would put him in charge of the Fox Networks Group, which includes the Fox terrestrial TV network as well as cable channels such as FX and National Geographic, according to a report in FT. Murdoch had […]
The BBC’s head of production for London 2012, Jamie Hindhaugh, will join BT in mid-October as chief operating officer for its new sports channel. Hindhaugh will be jointly responsible for launching the new channel, will oversee day-to-day operations and will ensure the channel is run as effectively as possible. His key responsibility, as head of […]
Microsoft has confirmed that Nancy Tellem, former president of CBS Network Television Entertainment Group, has joined Microsoft as Entertainment & Digital Media president. In her role reporting to Phil Spencer, corporate vice president, Microsoft Studios, Tellem will oversee the launch of a newly created production studio in Los Angeles that will develop interactive and linear […]