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DIsney+ names broadcast team for Women’s Champions League

Disney+ has revealed its broadcast line-up for the 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League, combining expert talent with ESPN’s production experience. Football fans can watch all 75 matches of the competition exclusively live on Disney+, with the league phase kicking off on October 7th. Disney+ customers will be able to follow their local teams in their […]

September 30, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Cavanagh named Comcast co-CEO

Comcast has named Mike Cavanagh co-CEO, joining Brian Roberts at the head of the communications conglomerate. Cavanagh was previously president of the group, and effectively ran NBCUniversal. He joined Comcast as CFO in 2015. Cavanagh’s new post starts On January 1st 2026 and he will also join the Comcast board of directors. Roberts will remain […]

September 29, 2025

Paramount appoints Trump regulator

Paramount Skydance has named Makan Delrahim, a former senior US antitrust official, as its chief legal officer, amid apparent preparations for a bid for Warner Bros Discovery. Delrahim, a former assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, was part of the legal firm that advised Skydance Media throughout its long-drawn merger process with […]

September 26, 2025

SES: Management changes in Germany

Satellite operator SES, which in Germany still trades on its long-standing Astra brand, is making some management changes. Out goes current MD, Andreas Müller-Vondey, at the SES subsidiary HD Plus. The new MD is Christoph Mühleib, who is already MD at SES in Germany, and will now supervise HD Plus as well as the SES […]

September 24, 2025By Chris Forrester

Congress Democrats call for Carr “censorship” investigation

US Congress Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) have called on the FCC Inspector General to launch an investigation into what they call Chairman Brendan Carr’s “illegal and unconstitutional censorship campaign”, […]

September 22, 2025By Colin Mann

Plume appoints NASA’s Cox as SVP of Technology Innovation

Plume has appointed former Ubiety Chief Technology Officer and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineer Mik Cox as Senior Vice President of Technology Innovation. Cox will lead the company’s new technology innovation team. With almost half a billion devices connected to the Plume intelligent platform, Cox joins at a critical time where the company is […]

September 22, 2025

Double exit on ProSiebenSat.1’s Supervisory Board

Klára Brachtlová and Christoph Mainusch, members of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, have informed the Supervisory board that they have decided to step down from their office, effective immediately. This follows the settlement of the voluntary public takeover offer by MFE‑MediaForEurope, which is now the majority shareholder of ProSiebenSat.1.    Brachtlová is a representative of […]

September 18, 2025

Canal+ appoints Champenois, Judes in Director roles

Chloé Champenois has been appointed Deputy Director of Advertising Communication at French broadcaster Canal+, and Agnès Judes has been appointed Director of Talent and Special Operations. In her role, Champenois will actively contribute to the development of the communication strategy and the promotion of the Canal+ brand. She will oversee brand campaigns as well as […]

September 17, 2025

Studio Lambert appoints Robinson as CFO

Studio Lambert has appointed Joanne Robinson as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Andrew Coker, who has held the role since the company’s launch in 2008. Coker will continue his relationship with the company in a consultancy capacity. Robinson joins from Fulwell Entertainment, where she has served as CFO since early 2024. Stephen Lambert, CEO Studio Lambert, said: “Andy […]

September 17, 2025

Arikan named Proximus Global CEO

Proximus Global, a specialist in digital communications, has appointed Seckin Arikan as Proximus Global CEO. Arikan will start on November 1st and will report to Stijn Bijnens, Proximus Group CEO. Arikan is a global ICT executive with over 25 years of experience leading transformation and growth in the global telecom and enterprise industry. As Chief […]

September 17, 2025