The new Chair of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee is Dame Caroline Dinenage. She was the sole nomination, and has therefore been elected, unopposed. She held the position in the previous parliament. “I’m delighted to be re-elected to chair the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and entrusted to build on our […]

The GSMA Board has announced that Vivek Badrinath has been appointed Director General and Member of the GSMA Board effective April 1st 2025. This follows the announcement on June 4th that Mats Granryd, Director General of the organisation will, as planned, step down from his role after MWC Barcelona 2025. Granryd will remain as Director General […]

Magnifi by VideoVerse, an AI-powered video editing and automated highlights generation SaaS platform, has appointed Elliot Renton as the Senior Vice President for the Asia Pacific region. Renton will be responsible for driving strategic growth for Magnifi across the sports, media and entertainment industries. Renton brings over two decades of experience in the Media, Entertainment, […]

Documents filed with the FCC show that Larry Ellison, father of Skydance’s David Ellison, will take over the controlling interest from Shari Redstone. The document, obtained by The New York Times, lists Oracle founder Larry Ellison at the top of an organisational chart of the companies that will acquire the majority of Paramount’s voting interest […]

Grazyna Gray, former Distribution Manager at The Walt Disney Company, has joined the PlumResearch team as Director of Business Development. Grazyna’s journey through the industry has also included roles such as Director of International Sales and Affiliate Partnerships at Playboy TV Europe; Strategy and Business Development Director at Cinemoi; and Affiliate Sales and Marketing Director […]

The newly combined entity of Fabric and Xytech Systems, currently known as Fabric x Xytech, has announced the appointment of Kira Baca as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). With over 25 years of experience in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) services and technology sector, Baca will play a pivotal role in driving revenue strategies and spearheading […]

After four years as CEO for Swedish telco Tele2, Kjell Johnsen has informed the board that he will be stepping down. Johnsen will remain in his current role until a successor has been appointed. “I want to thank Kjell for his significant contributions to Tele2’s development during his four years at the helm. Under Kjell’s leadership, Tele2 has established strong foundations […]

Quickplay has announced that its full solutions portfolio is available in AWS Marketplace, the online portal that helps customers find, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The availability on AWS Marketplace streamlines the ability of AWS customers to leverage the business and operational benefits of Quickplay’s cloud-native platform, including Quickplay’s […]

OpenX Technologies, the omnichannel supply-side platforms, has announced the promotion of Matt Sattel to chief revenue officer. In this new role, Sattel will continue to lead the buyer development team while adding strategic partnerships and revenue operations to his remit. Sattel has been instrumental in the company’s successful development of buy-side advertising products and the […]

Brian Stelter, the media reporter who left CNN two years ago amid differences with the network’s previous leadership, is returning as its chief media analyst and writer of its Reliable Sources newsletter. Stelter will serve as an on-air analyst in addition to writing his newsletter and reporting for the network. “I loved my old life […]