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WildEarth appoints Taback as Chief Sales Officer

WildEarth, the Nature Tech company, has announced the appointment of Marc Taback as its new Chief Sales Officer, effective September 1st. This strategic move is part of WildEarth’s growth strategy which is predicated on providing a unique environment for relevant brands and companies wanting to reach a targeted, dedicated and loyal community. Taback brings with […]

August 20, 2024

OneWeb boss resigns

Eutelsat’s OneWeb division is to lose another CEO. The first departure was Neil Masterson, who departed on good terms at the end of 2023 as OneWeb was integrated into Eutelsat. However, his replacement Stephen Beynon is set to go less than a year after OneWeb’s absorption with Eutelsat. Beynon was appointed CEO of OneWeb (and […]

August 19, 2024By Chris Forrester

Mitre promotes Nightingale to Head of Entertainment

Mitre Studios, Ant and Dec’s TV and digital production company, has announced Gemma Nightingale’s promotion to Head of Entertainment. Mitre Studios Managing Director, Ed Sleeman, commented: “Gemma has played key roles on all of Ant and Dec’s Entertainment shows for over a decade and she also has a brilliant development mind. There is therefore no […]

August 19, 2024

WBD’s Finch retiring

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that Kathleen Finch, Chairman and CEO of US Networks, has decided to retire after 25 years witn the company. Upon Finch’s retirement at the end of the year, the US Networks business will be led by Channing Dungey, Warner Bros Television Group Chairman and CEO. “There is no one […]

August 16, 2024

Bird leads Media and Entertainment at PwC

PwC UK has appointed Ben Bird as the new Media and Entertainment sector leader in its TMT practice. Bird, who joined PwC 18 months ago as Partner in its Operational Restructuring business, has over 16 years experience leading operational improvements to media firms. Before joining PwC, Bird was a Partner at consultancy firm Vendigital where […]

August 15, 2024

TMT Insights hires Khangura in VP sales role

TMT Insights, a provider of consulting, implementation services, and operations software for the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, has announced the appointment of Nav Khangura as VP of Sales and Business Development. He will be responsible for expanding TMT’s footprint across EMEA, focusing on accelerating the company’s market presence and driving sales growth across its […]

August 14, 2024

Former YouTube CEO Wojcicki passes away

Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO  and one of Google’s earliest employees, has died aged 56. Her husband, Dennis Troper, broke the news in a Facebook post, writing on August 10th: “It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki passing. My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five […]

August 12, 2024

Goldberger named GM of Editorial Content at BBC Studios

BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC Group, has appointed Ben Goldberger as General Manager and Executive Director of Editorial Content.   In this newly created role, Goldberger will be responsible for leading the content strategy and growing audiences for the BBC website and app globally, outside of the UK. Goldberger will oversee the […]

August 12, 2024

Fremantle promotes Durst

Fremantle has announced that Trey Durst has been promoted to Vice President of US Distribution for their International division. Durst originally joined the company in January 2022 serving as a Director within the division. During his time at Fremantle, he has negotiated for the distribution and monetisation of the company’s FAST channels and AVoD library […]

August 7, 2024

Bagchee named CNBC International President

CNBC has announced that Deep Bagchee has assumed the role of CNBC International President, effective immediately. Reporting to CNBC President KC Sullivan, Bagchee now leads CNBC International business operations across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America and will split his time between London and Singapore.  Bagchee joins CNBC from ITV where […]

August 5, 2024