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Şaşmaz Oflaz leads WBD streaming and linear in Turkey

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced the appointment of Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz as Vice President of Local Original Productions, Local Channels and Streaming Operations Lead for Turkey. In her expanded role, she will oversee both the streaming and linear TV businesses in the region. Şaşmaz Oflaz, who has served as CEO of WBD’s streaming platform […]

November 4, 2024

Roy named GM of CosmoBlue’s Canadian office

CosmoBlue Media has announcde that Tanuka Roy has joined as the General Manager of CosmoBlue Canada. With over 20 years of experience in launching successful digital products and channels, Roy will play a pivotal role in expanding CosmoBlue Media’s reach and enhancing its portfolio across Canada. Tanuka’s career has been marked by high-profile product launches […]

November 4, 2024

Beach House appoints Sitzer as Head of Content

Beach House Pictures, a Fremantle Company, has announced the appointment of Abram Sitzer as Head of Content reporting to co-founders Donovan Chan, Creative Director and Jocelyn Little, Managing Director effective immediately. In the newly created role Sitzer will be focused on the development and sales of documentaries, factual entertainment and branded content deals in key […]

November 4, 2024

SiriusXM Q3 revenue down 4%

US pay-radio operator SiriusXM has released its Q3 results, reporting revenue of $2.17 billion (€2bn), a 4 per cent decline on the same period a year ago. However, the company has gone through a major restructuring associated with the acquisition of the SiriusXM by Liberty Media. This translated into a net loss of $2.96 billion. […]

November 1, 2024By Chris Forrester

Ofcom Board appointments

The UK Government has confirmed the appointment of Tamara Ingram, OBE, and Lord Allan of Hallam to the Board of comms regulator Ofcom. Ingram, who will join the Board as Deputy Chair for a four-year term, has had an extensive career across advertising, marketing and digital communication spanning over 35 years. She has held several […]

November 1, 2024By Colin Mann

prpl Foundation adds new Board members

New appointments to the board of collaborative open-source community group, the prpl Foundation, mean the organisation now contains complete representation from across the entire connected device sector. The Board now represents a complete set of operators, application developers, original equipment manufacturers, and silicon vendors, which aims to ensure greater collaboration across the connected device ecosystem. […]

October 31, 2024

Boulnois appointed AALTO CEO

AALTO HAPSm an Airbus subsidiary which designs, manufactures and operates the Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS), has appointed Hughes Boulnois as CEO. Hughes succeeds Samer Halawi in the role with immediate effect. After conducting an extensive review of AALTO’s market, structures and strategy, Airbus Defence and Space has decided to update the company’s focus […]

October 30, 2024

MwareTV appoints Foster as chief revenue officer

MwareTV, a cloud-based multi-tenant platform provider, has appointed Dr Neale Foster as its chief revenue officer. In his new role he will drive advancements in the sales process, partnerships and marketing. Foster has more than two decades’ experience of leadership in technology businesses, and particularly in streaming. That experience has included taking CEO roles at […]

October 30, 2024

WTA names Barney as Deputy Executive Director

The World Teleport Association (WTA) has appointed Randall Barney as Deputy Executive Director effective immediately. In his new role, he will have primary responsibility for the association’s fundraising, member and industry service programmes, events and partnerships. Randall joined WTA in 2006 as membership administrator after serving in administrative positions with other nonprofit associations. Under his […]

October 30, 2024

Little Dot Studios ANZ names new leadership team

Content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios, has announced that its Australian office has promoted Tim Beecroft to Head of Agency Sales, ANZ and appointed Clare Rees as NSW Sales Director, following a period of accelerated growth. Reporting to Chief Revenue Officer, Wayne Davison, Beecroft will be responsible for continuing to grow Little […]

October 30, 2024