Mediaocean, the software and AI partner for omnichannel advertising, has announced that Guy Kuperman has been appointed Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Kuperman will lead corporate strategy, business intelligence, and strategic partnerships across Mediaocean’s portfolio, reporting directly to CEO Bill Wise. Kuperman previously served as Chief Strategy Officer of Innovid. Kuperman will focus on […]

As widely expected, the BBC Board has appointed Matt Brittin as the 18th Director-General of the BBC. The former President Google EMEA, will take over the role on May 18th. Rhodri Talfan Davies will lead the BBC as Interim DG following Tim Davie’s departure on April 2nd. During this period, Brittin will undergo an onboarding […]

The worst kept secret in broadcasting is out; Matt Brittin becomes BBC DG to wrestle with the myriad challenges facing the corporation. News focuses on his background as a senior European Google executive. He’s also a white, male, British, Oxbridge graduate in his late fifties. Don’t hold your breath for radical moves. He’s also a […]

Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, has announced the appointment of three strategic senior hires. Effective immediately, Seth Ladetsky has been named Head of Global Sports; Trevor Fellows will lead Nielsen’s advertiser and agency relationships; and Matt Devitt, who most recently held the advertiser and agency role, will now oversee Nielsen’s national publisher accounts for […]

Fred Media, part of Australia’s independent WTFN Group, has announced that content sales executive Jamie I is joining the team as APAC Sales Manager. I will replace Jimmy Elkington, who has represented Fred’s catalogue in multiple markets over time, most recently APAC, Middle East, Africa and Inflight. The new appointment comes following Elkington’s decision to […]

Filippa Wallestam has been appointed Non-Executive Director of Racecourse Media Group (RMG), the global media rights organisation for 37 British racecourse shareholders. She joins on April 1st. Wallestam brings to RMG an extensive knowledge and experience in digital media strategy. She spent nine years at Viaplay, the Nordic entertainment provider, where she held various roles, […]

AMC Networks has announced that industry veteran Jason Baron has joined the company as its senior vice president of direct response ad sales, reporting to Marc Krok, executive vice president of revenue management. In this role, Baron will lead the development and execution of revenue‑driving sales strategies across AMC Networks’ linear, digital, CTV, and streaming […]

Matt Brittin, the former Google executive and Team GB Olympic athlete, ​is set to be named as the ‌BBC’s new Director-General (DG). Brittin’s appointment ​is said to have been approved by the ​BBC board at a meeting ⁠on March 19th, with an official announcement ​expected in the coming days, according to a report originating in […]

Global, the Media and Entertainment group, has announced Craig Hunter as Managing Director of its newly launched podcast and digital prodco, Global Studios. Hunter joins Global from STV Studios, where he has been Creative Director of STV Studios Factual for the past seven years. Since joining STV Studios as Creative Director in 2019, Hunter has broadened […]

Cellnex, the European operator of telco infrastructure, has announced the appointment of Steve Cray as Managing Director of Cellnex UK, effective immediately. Cray steps into the role following the appointment of Gianluca Landolina to a new position within the Cellnex Telecom as CEO of Vertical Solutions. Cray commented: “It is an honour to take on the […]