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Zayo Europe appoints Smith as CFO

Zayo Europe has announced the appointment of Jennifer Smith as Chief Financial Officer. The new role, which Smith takes up effective immediately, is part of the development of Zayo Europe as a standalone entity. Smith has previously served on Zayo Europe’s advisory board and has also held CFO and senior finance roles at euNetworks, contributing […]

September 18, 2024

Rawcliffe named ITV Chief People Officer

Ade Rawcliffe has been named ITV Chief People Officer effective from January 2025. Rawcliffe is currently the company’s Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion and has sat on the Management Board since 2020. Current Chief People Officer David Osborn is to leave ITV in spring 2025 and will work with Rawcliffe to hand over responsibilities […]

September 17, 2024

Thams named Commercial MD of Hexagon Cup

Astrid Thams has been named the Commercial Managing Director of Hexagon Cup, joining Sergio Lewin, Operations and Sporting Managing Director, in leading the team-based padel competition. Thams’ extensive experience includes working with some of the world’s most influential sports organisations, from her role in global licensing strategy at Real Madrid, to her leadership at Adidas, […]

September 17, 2024

Breton quits EU Commission

Thierry Breton has resigned from his role as European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services in a public dispute with EU Commission president Ursula von der Layen. One source claims he was fired. Breton was also responsible for Europe’s Space & Defence portfolios. Breton, who has held the role since 2019, was vice-chairman and CEO […]

September 16, 2024By Chris Forrester

VideoAmp hires Jensen

VideoAmp has announced the appointment of Jessica Jensen to Senior Director, Product Methodology and Analytics. Jensen’s addition comes as the company continues to prioritise efforts to bolster its cross-platform media measurement standards and compliance. Jensen joins VideoAmp from Ernst & Young (EY), where she served in Consulting Services for 16 years. In her new role, […]

September 13, 2024

Labrune renewed at LFP

Vincent Labrune, incumbent president of French football league LFP, has been re-elected for a second four-year term, securing a large majority of 85.67 per cent. The league’s administrative board preferred the current president to the challenger, and former Canal+ sport executive Cyril Linette. Following the award of Ligue 1 2024-2029 French TV rights to streaming […]

September 12, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Doran named CEO at M2A Media

M2A Media, specialists in live event cloud broadcast, has appointed Ciarán Doran as CEO to work alongside Marcus Box who takes up the role of founder & CTO. Formerly with Rohde & Schwarz and Pixel Power in senior leadership roles, Doran has been at the heart of the media entertainment technology sector throughout his career.  […]

September 12, 2024

Fallot, Maccanico take Fremantle CEO roles

Fremantle has enhanced its senior management team with the appointment of Nicola Maccanico to the newly created role of CEO of Fremantle Italy Group, and the promotion of Bruno Fallot to CEO France, Iberia and Israel. Both will take up the role with immediate effect reporting to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle’s Group COO and CEO Continental […]

September 11, 2024

Electric Entertainment hires Chamberlain as COO

Electric Entertainment, the US-based production and distribution company, has announcd that Barry Chamberlain, former CBS and Paramount executive, has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. Chamberlain will lead day-to-day operations, manage department heads and staff, and provide strategic guidance, among other leadership responsibilities. Dean Devlin, CEO of Electric Entertainment, commented: “Having Barry join our […]

September 11, 2024

Dalet expands leadership team

Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organisations, has announced three new members of its executive team. Tara Bryant joins as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) with responsibilities spanning sales, marketing and customer success, while Marcy Lefkovitz joins Dalet as the new Senior Vice President (SVP) of Product Innovation. Additionally Stephen Garland has been appointed […]

September 11, 2024