Nielsen has announced that its Pacific Broadcaster & Publisher Lead, Tony Boyte, will be reducing duties before stepping down in April. Replacing him will be Scott Gillham, who brings more than 20 years of Nielsen experience to the role. Nielsen Pacific Managing Director, Monique Perry, commented: “I would like to thank Tony for his leadership […]
Netflix is gearing up present The Netflix Slam on March 3rd (at 8:30pm GMT) at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where 22-time Grand Slam men’s singles title champion Rafael Nadal will face off against World No 2 and fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. The Netflix Slam, hosted by MGM Resorts International […]
Nicolas de Tavernost, the long-serving Chairman of the Executive board at M6 Group, announced his resignation on February 13th on the same day the RTL Group subsidiary posted a 2023 net profit up 45 per cent to €234.1 million. He will leave the French media group upon its annual general meeting on April 23rd 2024, […]
Chris Achilleos has been appointed Executive News Editor, Streaming. This new role will play a key part in the BBC’s digital transformation plans as it grows streaming on BBC iPlayer, BBC News live pages and on the BBC website. Achilleos will lead three teams focused on single-story live streams; curation and amplification of some of […]
ITV has confirmed the new Head of News for ITV West Country will be Nimesh Joshi, who is currently Programme and Digital Editor at ITV Central. Joshi has been in a leadership role within ITV News for more than a decade, with roles including Deputy Head of News at West Country in 2016 before becoming […]
Thomas Helbo has been appointed as VodafoneZiggo’s Executive Director Technology, succeeding Eben Albertyn, whose departure was announced in July 2023. Helbo brings a wealth of experience spanning various facets of technology and joins DUtch telco VodafoneZiggo as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with the target to continue improving the customer experience at VodafoneZiggo. Coming from a […]
Friend MTS, the video content security and anti-piracy provider, has announced the appointment of Simon Thornberry as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Thornberry will focus on enabling the development of existing sports and VoD markets, as well as other content ownership and creation markets, by delivering repeatable, scalable customer experiences, primarily through the increased use of […]
Sky Studios, the home of Sky Original Drama and Comedy, has announced that Emily Allen will soon be joining the team as Commissioning Executive for Comedy, as the Studio continues to build its slate of new and returning comedy titles. Allen joins Sky Studios from Boffola Pictures, where she was Head of Development, leading on […]
BBC Studios has announced the appointment of Bartosz Witak as the General Manager for the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. As the newly appointed GM, Witak is dutied with exploring new opportunities across BBC Studios business – branded services, content sales and digital. Witak’s career thus far includes a pivotal role as the Senior […]
Piers Morgan has announced he is taking his daily talk show, Uncensored, off TalkTV to focus on its YouTube channel. The presenter said TV schedules had become an “unnecessary straitjacket” and that moving online would allow him to conduct longer, in-depth interviews and attract a more global audience. The show’s YouTube channel currently has 2.3 […]