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New leadership for WBD GBFE

Bruce Campbell, Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer of Warner Bros Discovery, has announced a new global structure for Global Brands, Franchises, and Experiences (GBFE), the division that comprises WBD’s worldwide consumer products, themed entertainment, franchise management and development, and DC Comics businesses. The changes have been made following the decision of Pam Lifford, President of […]

October 26, 2023

FirstLookTV expands senior team

FirstLookTV, the indie production company in the Midlands, has announced a trio of senior hires in a new growth strategy aimed at capitalising on its US and UK True Crime hits, Meet Marry Murder, My Lover My Killer and #Dead2Me. FirstLookTV has appointed Lucy Middelboe as Head of Business, Andie Clare as Director of Production, and Rachel […]

October 24, 2023

Appear appoints Rayner as CTO

Appear, a specialist in media processing and delivery technology, has announced the appointment of Andy Rayner as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this pivotal role, Rayner will steer the company’s technological strategy. “I’m delighted that Andy has joined us and look forward to working with him on Appear’s future technology strategy and product roadmap,” said […]

October 23, 2023

SkyShowtime hires Netflix’s Mayne

SkyShowtime has announced that former Netflix lead Juan Mayne has been appointed Regional Content Director for Iberia. Reporting to Kai Finke, SkyShowtime’s newly appointed Chief Content Officer, Mayne joins the programming team alongside Edyta Pytlewska-Mele, Regional Content Director for Central and Eastern Europe, and Fredrik Ljungberg, Regional Content Director for Northern Europe, encompassing the Netherlands […]

October 20, 2023

Seven.One restructures management

As part of the transformation of ProSiebenSat.1, the management of the Seven.One Entertainment Group is also being reorganised. Due to the strategic realignment of the Group and the focus on the core business of entertainment, ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Bert Habets will also become the CEO of the Seven.One Entertainment Group. The three-member management team also includes […]

October 19, 2023

Technetix appoints Scott as Chief Sales Officer

Technetix has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Phil Scott as Chief Sales Officer, Europe, responsible for the entire European sales organization.Scott will be leading all Technetix sales activities outside of the Americas and AsiaPac. He had a distinguished career at Nokia and more recently leading the EMEA region for Aeris Communications. Before […]

October 19, 2023

Angell named Sunset+Vine CEO

Sunset+Vine has appointed Peter Angell as Chief Executive. He joins the company on November 1st. Angell has operated as an independent sports media consultant since 2020 after 8 years in the role of SVP, Global Media Production at Lagardére Sports (now Sportfive) where he was overall responsible for global media operations and productions. Before that […]

October 18, 2023

Scates named Head of Acquisitions at Channel 4

Channel 4 has appointed Polly Scates as the new Head of Acquisitions, reporting into Kiran Nataraja, Director of Content Strategy and Planning. Scates will lead on the creation and roll out, deal terms and delivery of the strategy for all acquired series, scripted and non-scripted, as well as overseeing film across Channel 4’s VoD platform […]

October 17, 2023

Complaints over Terran Orbital’s strategy

Terran Orbital is busy building satellites including 600 for Rivada Networks, but a group of investors are concerned about the company’s depressed share price and demanding that the CEO Marc Bell be replaced – and the current role of CEO and Chairman be divided. The investors also want an urgent strategic review of the business. […]

October 16, 2023

Stone joins Pathé UK

Pathé has announced that Caroline Stone has joined its UK operation, Pathé Productions, effective immediately, in the newly created role of Commercial Director. Stone joins Pathe after a 15 year tenure at BBC Studios Productions. She was engaged across a variety of roles including, since 2020, Commercial Director of Scripted where she helped Studios establish […]

October 16, 2023