The Irish Industry Trust has confirmed a new line-up for its Membership Board, with Mark Carpenter, Director of Regulatory & Corporate Affairs – EU & Ireland at Sky, becoming co-chair, effective immediately, having previously sat as a board member. Alongside Carpenter is a growing board of representatives, including fellow co-chair Martin O’Grady – The Walt Disney Company, Barbara […]
ITV Studios has announced that entertainment executive Nathalie Garcia is joining its international production group as Managing Director of ITV Studios Iberia, effective November 1st. The new entity will be the exclusive home of ITV Studios’ formats in Spain such as The Voice (La Voz), The Voice Kids (La Voz Kids) and The Chase (El […]
Gerhard Zeiler, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) president of international, has announced the company’s new leadership team. The appointments follow a number of exits in reent weeks, including EMEA president Priya Dogra, head of international TV distribution Robert Blair, Germany boss Hannes Heyelmann and French general manager Pierre Branco. Clement Schwebig, who has managed India, Southeast […]
Evrideo, the leading cloud-based broadcast platform, has announced that JT Augustin, a media industry veteran, has joined the company’s advisory board. The addition of JT Augustin to the advisory board is a significant step in Evrideo’s mission to redefine broadcasting operations, spanning from live channels to FAST. JT Augustin brings with him a stellar career […]
BBC Studios has announced that Chris Kinsman and Rebecca Ransley have been promoted to the newly created roles of Senior Vice President Factual and Senior Vice President Scripted for BBC Studios’ Content Sales Markets EMEA. Based in London and reporting to Nick Percy, President of Global Markets, Kinsman and Ransley will lead the teams responsible […]
Anna Priest has been appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Paramount+ in the UK. The announcement was made Marco Nobili, EVP and International General Manager of Paramount+, in a staff memo. Priest, who previously served as Chief Marketing Officer for Paramount UK, will now report to Nobili, with the marketing , content and […]
Netflix has announced the promotion of Elizabeth Stone to the role of chief technology officer (CTO). Stone (pictured) joined the streaming platform back in 2020 to lead data and insights. Additionally Netflix has named Eunice Kim as chief product officer (CPO). Kim was previously head of Netflix’s consumer product innovation team “Elizabeth and Eunice have […]
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has appointed ex-Film London marketeer Michael Hunter as Head of Marketing & Communications. Hunter joins PGGB from his previous post in Marketing & Events for Film London. For the past four years, he has looked after branding, design and events for the capital’s screen agency, after previously managing […]
Pierre Branco has become latest senior executive to exit Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in Europe after announcing he will be stepping fown from his role as EVP and GM for France, Benelux and Africa after 17 years with the company. He will stay on until a new structure is finalised under international boss Gerhard Zeiler. […]
nexfibre, the next generation fibre network operator, has announced the appointment of Rajiv Datta as its Chief Executive Officer. Datta, who starts his role immediately, has over 25 years’ experience in the digital infrastructure and fixed telecoms sectors. He has experience building and managing large fibre-based networks and services across the US, Europe and Asia, […]