Samir Abdulhadi, the former head of Orbit, has been appointed chairman of Panther Media Group, which operates the Dubai-based Orbit Showtime Network. He succeeds Faisal Al Ayyar, who was previously the chairman of Showtime/Gulf DTH. Abdulhadi’s appointment is effective from August 10th. Abdulhardi is the Saudi Arabian Mawarid Group’s senior representative on the Panther board. […]
Emma Tennant has been appointed to the role of Controller of UKTV and will assume full editorial leadership for the company’s portfolio of 10 channels and its multiplatform activities. Tennant joins from ITV where, as Controller of Digital Channels (ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4), she helped deliver consistent and sustained growth across its digital portfolio. Tennant […]
Bridge Technologies has announced the appointment of Martin Crawley as head of the Bridge Academy — the company’s widely acclaimed training programme for digital media monitoring professionals. In his new role as Senior Product Specialist at Bridge Technologies, Crawley will focus on both strengthening and expanding the Bridge Academy’s program offerings. Crawley joins Bridge Technologies […]
Current TV, backed by former Vice President Al Gore, and to date presented as a channel that largely depended on viewer-generated content, looks as if it is about to change its profile. On August 8th it appointed David Bohrman as its new president, hired from CNN, and replacing Mark Rosenthal who stepped down two weeks […]
Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, will not after all be joining the company’s Board as had been suggested at the time of News’ £415 million acquisition of her television production company the Shine Group. “I expect Liz Murdoch to join the board of News Corporation on completion of this […]
James Murdoch is expected to be recalled to give evidence to MPs in September to answer questions about whether he knew that phone hacking was not confined to one rogue reporter at the News of the World. The culture, media and sport select committee will write to Murdoch, chairman of News International, and three of […]
News Corp has confirmed the appointment of Andrea Zappia to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Sky Italia. Zappia, currently Managing Director, Customer Group, BSkyB, will assume responsibility for his new role with immediate effect. He replaces Tom Mockridge who left Sky Italia in July to become Chief Executive, News International. Zappia joined BSkyB […]
Sky has reported pre-tax profits of £1 billion in the year to the end of June, as the company announced a £750 million share buy-back to appease investors unhappy after the failure of News Corp’s bid to takeover the satellite broadcaster. Sky has said that News Corp will participate in the share buy-back programme but […]
In a surprise next career move that has so far seen him work for digital media giants such as the BBC and Microsoft, Johnston Press plc, one of the leading regional media groups in the UK and Ireland, has revealed that Ashley Highfield will join the Company as its new Chief Executive and as a […]
James Murdoch is likely to remain chairman of satellite company BSkyB after winning the support of the leading independent director ahead of a crunch meeting later this week. Nicholas Ferguson, Sky’s deputy chairman, is reported to have given Murdoch his backing, despite continuing questions about the role played by Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son in the […]