Recurly, the subscription management platform, has announced the appointment of Priya Lakshminarayanan as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Lakshminarayanan, who brings more than two decades of experience leading product organisations, will lead the company’s mission of empowering brands to stay ahead of evolving subscriber expectations. “Global brands rely on Recurly’s innovative platform and strategic partnership to […]
ESPN, the Disney-owned sports network, has announced a contract with former NFL MVP Cam Newton. Under this deal, he will primarily be a commentator on First Take, ESPN’s signature morning debate show featuring Stephen A Smith and host Molly Qerim. Newton will make his show debut on October 11th during a live show at Tennessee […]
Vantiva, a technology player enabling network service providers to connect consumers worldwide, has announced the appointment of Tim O’Loughlin as CEO. His appointment and co-option as a Director were formally approved during Vantiva’s Board of Directors meeting on October 8th. He succeeds Lars Ihlen, who has served as Interim CEO since August 15th 2024. With […]
CosmoBlue Media, a specialist in digital distribution and media innovation, has announced the appointment of Levent Gültan as the new Chief Executive Officer of Macademia alongside Da Vinci and Azoomee, a family entertainment group acquired by CosmoBlue Media in September. Levent brings over 20 years of leadership experience in media management, telecommunications consulting and digital […]
NEP Group has announced that Arjan van Westerloo has been appointed President of NEP UK, The Netherlands and Ireland, effective immediately. As a further step towards unifying its organisation, NEP will move from three to two business clusters in Europe. Van Westerloo will lead the new cluster encompassing the UK, the Netherlands and Ireland, while […]
Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios), the Manchester-based production company founded by producer Nicola Shindler, has appointed executive producer Richard Fee to the role of Head of Drama with immediate effect. In addition to executive producing across a number of projects, this title expansion to include Head of Drama recognises Fee’s role within Quay […]
Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Rak Patel as its Chief Commercial Officer. In this newly created role, Patel will assume leadership of Channel 4 Sales, the commercial arm of Channel 4, with responsibility for driving the organisation’s advertising revenue. A key focus of the role is to accelerate the commercial elements of Channel […]
Emilie Anthonis is to become the new President and Managing Director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region of trade body the Motion Picture Association (MPA), effective January 1st 2025. She will succeed Stan McCoy, who is stepping down after more than a decade of transformational leadership. “Emilie is a veteran of the […]
Yassine Bouzoubaa has been appointed CEO of M7 Group, the Canal+ International subsidiary in Benelux and Central European territories. Bouzoubaa succeeds Hans Troelstra. He will take up his new position on January 1st 2025, reporting to Jacques du Puy, President of Canal+ International. Bouzoubaa began his career in 1998 in management consulting, notably with Accenture, where […]
Moonbug Entertainment, a part of Candle Media, has tapped Beatriz Miller as Senior Director of Distribution and Originals for North America. Miller’s hire comes as the global entertainment company continues their expansion in the North American market through both originals and distribution of blockbuster shows such as CoComelon, Blippi and Little Angel. Miller will report […]