Limelight Networks is pleased to announce the strengthening of its European team with the appointment of Thom Poole as International Marketing Director. Poole, a professional, Chartered Marketer, brings more than 25 years’ international and digital marketing experience in the SaaS, Telecom and training sectors to Limelight. He is responsible for all marketing operations in Limelight’s […]
Pace has appointed a new chief financial officer as chairman Allan Leighton continues his overhaul of the company. The world’s biggest maker of STBs has confirmed that Roddy Murray, the former CFO at plumbing group BSS, will join the company on March 6th. He replaces Stuart Hall, who is standing down after five years at […]
By common consent, two types of employee in the modern world are vastly overpaid: bankers and footballers. The difference, again by common consent, is that if footballers don’t perform, it is obvious and they are got rid of – the Darwinism of the market. Whereas, bankers continue to earn vast sums despite their banks making […]
The founder of the filesharing website Megaupload has been granted bail and released after a New Zealand judge determined that authorities have seized any funds he might have used to flee the country. Kim Dotcom, who US authorities allege facilitated millions of illegal downloads through his company, has been in custody since his arrest on […]
Arts Council England and the BBC have revealed the 53 successful applicants to create hundreds of hours of original commissions for The Space, the new experimental service, managed by the Arts Council and developed in partnership with the BBC, DTG, S&T and the BFI. Successful applicants include Shakespeare’s Globe, John Peel Centre for the Creative […]
Advanced Television is sad to report the passing away on Saturday February 18th after a 15-month illness of Shane O’Neill, former Chief Strategy Officer of Liberty Global and President, Chellomedia. O’Neill’s early career was with KPMG in Dublin, before moving to Australia to work with Macquarie bank. He subsequently joined Goldman Sachs and built up […]
Canal Plus’ CEO Bertrand Meheut is to step down in 2013, according to a report in French business newspaper Les Echos. He will then take up the position of non-executive Chairman at the pay-TV broadcaster. His stepping down in 2013 is earlier than expected. Meheut’s position will be taken by his current joint CEO Rodolphe […]
International Datacasting Corporation has announced that James Hall, an independent director of the Corporation, had been appointed as IDC’s new Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. The appointment follows Adam Adamou’s stepping down from the position effective February 10, 2012. Mr. Adamou will continue to serve IDC as a director. With the appointment of Mr. […]
Back in November, Norbert Holzle was departing from SES as the satellite operator’s SVP/commercial for Europe. Now, seemingly, it is all change and Holzle is to stay on. This means that Ferenc Szelényi, only officially appointed on November 30th, is to step aside and leave the company to “pursue other business opportunities”. An […]
Two more senior executives have left LoveFilm following the exit of CEO Simon Calver. Digital chief Lesley MacKenzie and CTO Mike Blakemore are also to leave. COO Jim Buckle is to take on the role of managing director.