NBC Universal Global Networks has appointed Paul Curtis to the new role of VP, commercial strategy, for its portfolio of UK channels including Sci Fi, Hallmark Channel, Movies 24 and Diva TV. Curtis, a former deputy MD of Sky's in-house sales arm Sky Media, will report to Laurence Dawkin-Jones, MD (UK) NBCU Global Networks. Curtis […]

Arqiva is understood to have hired Pierre-Jean Sebert, former managing director of British Eurosport, as chief executive of its proposed online TV venture. The broadcast transmission company paid £8m for the assets of Project Kangaroo, and has plans over the coming months to launch its own online TV aggregation service in conjunction with broadcasters. Arqiva […]

NBC Universal has parted company with Ben Silverman, its colourful programming head, who leaves to form a new venture with Barry Diller's IAC media group. Silverman had made a name for himself with Reveille, the TV company he started, which brought UK TV formats to the US and turned them into ratings winners. He also […]

After an internal re-org the telco's CTO Matt Bross has left the company and returned to the US, seven years after joining. As well as leading the 21CN network project, Bross was also CEO of BT's Innovate division, which was merged with the Design division this month. BT hasn't announced a replacement though chief information […]

Markus Schmid, CEO and President of the Tele Columbus Group, is leaving the company at his own request. Michael Buhl, CFO of the Tele Columbus Group, will temporarily assume the position of president of the Management Board. Markus Schmid led the company for over two years through a phase of strategic reorientation, first as Managing […]

ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has appointed Jon Lefebvre as its new Vice President, Sales Operations and Strategy. He will be based in Singapore and will report directly to Charles Less, Senior Vice President, Advertising and Multimedia Sales. Prior to his move to Singapore, Lefebvre was based in Australia where he ran J&M international, a boutique […]

Mike Volpi, less than a week after stepping down as CEO of the struggling Joost, has surfaced as a partner at venture capital firm Index Ventures. Index was one of the investors in the $45 million round for Joost, which helps explain why Volpi is staying on as chairman while the company, which failed to […]

Globecomm Systems, provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions, has announced that the company has appointed Keith Hall as President and Chief Operating Officer. Hall will assume the overall responsibilities for both the infrastructure and service operations of the company. Over the last six years, Hall has led the service sector of Globecomm's business, increasing growth […]

Joost the much-hyped OTT video provider is dropping its consumer proposition and reinventing as a "cost-effective" white-label video provider. Along the way it is cutting many staff possibly preparing for a sale as a technology company rather than an entertainment platform. Mike Volpi its high profile CEO is stepping down although will remain as chairman. […]

YouTube confirmed that Steve Chen, a co-founder and most recently YouTube's chief technology officer, was no longer working at the company. Chen left some time ago to work on unspecified engineering projects at its parent, Google. YouTube said: "Steve shifted his focus to help with some Google engineering projects. He's still involved with YouTube and […]