Expectation has hired Sarah Harris as its new Head of Development for Factual and Factual Drama. Harris will be joining Expectation from Sandpaper Films where she worked as Head of Development and oversaw projects including the recently-announced feature documentary Doom Scroll: Andrew Tate & The Dark Side of the Internet for Sky Documentaries, as well as […]
TrillerTV has reported that Keith Evans, the company’s chief streaming operations officer, died unexpectedly on June 16th at his home in Henderson, Nevada. Evans joined TrillerTV, formerly FITE TV, in 2016, and was responsible for all aspects of airing programming on the platform coordinating with the producers at the venues, the satellite companies, other third-party […]
VERSA Studios has appointed Paul Greer as Vice President of Sales. This follows the recent Leeds Studios FAE Partnership announcement and will see Greer leading commercial partnerships for the business across key creative media, tech and innovation sectors. Greer is a veteran in the entertainment industry, with a career spanning over 15 years across film, […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that Robert Gibbs has been appointed Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer. In this newly created role, he will oversee WBD’s corporate and business communications as well as public affairs. An experienced and proven communications and public policy leader, Gibbs will officially assume the role on August 5th and […]
The 30th EBU Technical Assembly has elected a new Technical Committee and Chair at its annual meeting, which this year was hosted by Italian broadcaster Rai in Naples. Michael Eberhard, CTO of German EBU member organisation ARD/SWR, was elected Chair of the Technical Committee, taking over from Michael Nugent (ERT), who led the TC from […]
Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the multi-platform media company, has announced that Rob Kligman has been named Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Anthem Sports Group, effective immediately. He will report to Anthony Cicione, President of Anthem Sports Group. With nearly three decades of experience in mainstream sports for some of the world’s most recognisable brands, Kligman […]
Ant and Dec’s Mitre Studios has announced the appointment of Nadia Afiari as their new Director of Production. In the newly created role, Afiari will be responsible for production budgets, schedules and delivery of all productions across both digital and television output. She will also be working alongside the MD ensuing the overall financial health […]
Liberty Global is to acquire shares held by Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in the electric car racing series Formula E. The acquisition of shares held by WBD will, on completion, bring Liberty Global’s total share of ownership in Formula E to 65 per cent and mean that Liberty Global will take a controlling interest in […]
Veritone, a specialist in building human-centered enterprise AI solutions, has announced that entertainment technology executive Michael Keithley, the former CIO of United Talent Agency and CIO/CTO of CAA, has been elected to its Board of Directors. Keithley brings to the board a wealth of experience and expertise in emerging technologies, entertainment, cybersecurity, customer experience and […]
BBC Studios has announced Devina Seth as Brand Partnerships Director within their Global Digital Brands team. Her appointment is the latest within the growing division as they continue to expand their digital advertising offering with a particular focus on social video advertising and social-first branded entertainment to clients and advertisers. Seth’s previous roles include stints […]