Ministerial briefs have been finalised at the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, as follows: The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the department Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Arts, and Tourism: Arts and Libraries Creative Industries Museums […]
Rupert Murdoch is said to be in a secret legal battle pitting him and his heir apparent, Lachlan, against three of his other children, according to The New York Times. Rupert Murdoch, 93, is wants to secure Lachlan’s control of the remaining New Corp empire by changing the terms of a family trust that would […]
BBC Studios has named Zai Bennett as new CEO and Chief Creative Officer for its global content-making division BBC Studios Productions. Bennett’s remit – which will span the company’s UK and international production units (including the world-renowned Natural History Unit), owned labels and invested indies across its Global Entertainment, Factual, Scripted, Kids & Family and […]
ZEASN, the TV OS maker, has announced the appointment of Lucas Huang as VP Content Acquisition. In his new role Huang will oversee the content acquisition arm of whaleOS, ZEASN’s TV operating system. Huang will work side by side with Teresa Lopez, who will continue to oversee the acquisition of FAST channels for ZEASN’s owned and operated streaming […]
FilmRise, the US-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced that Katherine Weinstein has been named Director of Content Sales and Distribution. Weinstein joined FilmRise in September 2021 as part of the Acquisitions Department as Manager of Content Acquisitions. Melissa Wohl, SVP Global Content Sales & Distribution, commented: “Katherine has demonstrated remarkable initiative, […]
Warner Bros Discovery is mulling a plan to split its streaming and studio units from its legacy TV networks as one option to boost its lacklustre share price. The FT reports chief executive David Zaslav was weighing strategic options, including spinning off its Warner Bros movie studio and Max streaming service into a new company […]
Rupert Murdoch has attended the Republican Convention in Milwaukee, signalling the love-hate relationship with the candidate is back on. After 2020, Murdoch reportedly quipped that Trump was ‘increasingly mad’ and would be a danger in a second term. He backed Ron DeSantis’s run for nomination. Trump, meanwhile, never forgave Murdoch’s Fox News for calling key […]
Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Ruth Brougham as Streaming Business Director. In this newly created role, Brougham will join Channel 4’s Executive Team and will report to Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Allan. Brougham, who will be based in Leeds, will help to set and lead Channel 4’s streaming operations, product team and roadmap, […]
Arcep Director-General, Cécile Dubarry, will be leaving the French media regulator on August 19th, and will take up the role Director-General of the Institut Mines-Télécom on the same date. Dubarry began her career in 1994 at the Directorate-General of Posts and Telecommunications then, from 1997 to 2002, at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. In 2002, she […]
Roku has announced that Louise Pentland will join the company as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective July 23rd. Pentland will report to Anthony Wood, Founder and CEO, and will succeed current SVP and General Counsel Stephen Kay, who is retiring in November. Pentland joins Roku from The Walt Disney Company, where she has […]