WRN Broadcast, the international broadcast services company, has announced the appointment of Tim Ashburner as Chairman. Ashburner, who is currently Technology Director, has been appointed following the opening of WRN Broadcast’s state-of-the-art Media Centre and the launch of its London-based Media Village aimed at like-minded broadcast clients. A former Senior Audio Supervisor at the BBC, […]
Arqiva has appointed Charles Constable to head up its digital platforms business unit. Constable is the former strategy director at Britain’s Channel 5. He starts on June 6th and will report to John Cresswell, Arqiva’s recently appointed CEO. Steve Holebrook, previously MD for Terrestrial Broadcast, then MD for Government, Mobile & Enterprise at Arqiva, will […]
Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, will give this year’s MacTaggart Lecture at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. Schmidt will be discussing the impact of the Internet revolution and how the television industry can engage with new technologies. Schmidt commented: “I have always been a profound optimist about the potential for technology to improve […]
Gene Zimmerman, president of Cobalt Digital has announced that Bob McAlpine has been named vice president of sales, North America. McAlpine, a well-respected industry veteran with over 35 years of sales management experience, will oversee Cobalt’s highly experienced US-based sales organisation. He will report to Chris Shaw who was simultaneously promoted to senior vice president […]
Vice is preparing to announce investment partnerships with Tom Freston, MTV’s co-founder; WPP, the giant media conglomerate; and the Raine Group, a boutique investment firm. To help it expand, Vice has also enlisted William Morris Endeavor Entertainment and its chief executive, Ari Emanuel, to represent the company. “We’ve kind of been on the periphery for […]
MSN’s international programming director Peter Bale will fill a new post of VP and GM of CNN International Digital. Bale will head up all non-US digital operations for CNN from London. Bale was online editorial director at Times Online from 2005 to 2007, before heading MSN UK for three years.
At the General Assembly of the FTTH Council Europe the members have reaffirmed their commitment to continue the mission of the FTTH Council Europe to urge Europe to move to FTTH. With more detailed “Why Fibre & How Fibre” initiatives, the organisation will provide the necessary arguments and data to the broadband stakeholders to build […]
Rick Smith, VP of Sales & Marketing of EchoStar Europe, is joining Logiways, the French CAS and Push VOD provider. Paris-based Logiways is focussed on its VODAccess solution a download to PVR service enabling linear broadcasters to offer VOD service.
James Murdoch has been promoted to deputy chief operating officer at News Corp and chairman and chief executive of its international operations, confirming him as the heir apparent at the $46 billion media group. The move comes weeks after the group run by Rupert Murdoch bought Shine, a TV production company run by his daughter […]
Channel 5’s digital sales manager Lee Leborgne is leaving the broadcaster to join online global entertainment TV channel Reelkandi TV in the new role of head of UK media sales on May 1st. In addition, Channel 5’s media ad sales manager Amil Shah has also joined Reelkandi as ad sales manager. He’ll take up the […]