Lion Television, the producer of specialist and factual content, has appointed Daniel Pearl as its new Creative Director. Pearl joins from Paramount where he was Commissioning Editor of Unscripted for Paramount+ and Channel 5. He has previously held a number of senior roles at the BBC and Channel 4. During his career Pearl has produced […]
The BBC Board has appointed Marinella Soldi as a Non-executive Director. She will serve for three years on the Board. Marinella will bring extensive editorial, global and commercial experience to the role. As a Non-executive director she will help to ensure the Board makes decisions in the public interest, informed by the best interests of […]
In the week of her 40th anniversary working at the BBC, the first female Director of BBC Sport, Barbara Slater, has announced that she will be retiring from the BBC in spring 2024. Slater has transformed BBC Sport during her 14 years in the role. She has changed attitudes and increased the profile and interest […]
Netflix has named Florence Trouche as Head of Advertising Sales in France to oversee the platform’s new ad supported service. This newly created role marks Netflix’s intent to develop ad monetisation after the launch of the platform’s AVoD service in November 2022. Trouche will work with Damien Bernet, who arrived last April to pilot the […]
Banijay France, part of media and entertainment powerhouse Banijay, has announced new senior leadership at ALP, with Frédéric Lussato, promoted to President and Julien Magne becoming Managing Director. Both roles are effective immediately in line with Alexia Larouche-Joubert’s promotion to CEO, Banijay France. Lussato, who previously served as Managing Director, ALP, has been upped to […]
BBC Studios Natural History Unit has confirmed that Sir David Attenborough will present Planet Earth III, the third instalment of the landmark wildlife series. Mike Gunton, Executive Producer, commented: “Planet Earth wouldn’t be Planet Earth without David, so I’m delighted he is presenting the third series. As ever, he has brought his huge enthusiasm and […]
NBCUniversal has appointed Mark Marshall as chairman, global advertising and partnerships. Marshall has been at NBCUniversal since 2013 and was appointed interim chair of advertising sales in May when previous advertising chief Linda Yaccarino left to become CEO at X (formerly Twitter). Prior to that, Marshall was president of advertising sales and partnerships, with responsibility […]
Brightcove has announced Bill Martens as their new Senior Vice President of Strategic Solutions and Services. Martens will lead Brightcove’s services organisation to help scale their services business and drive solutions for their customers. Martens is a media, streaming and technology executive with 20+ years of experience building, managing and monetising consumer video products and […]
Confirming recent reports, Mark Thompson has been appointed Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide. He will report to David Zaslav, chief executive officer, Warner Bros Discovery, starting in October. In his new role, Thompson will lead CNN’s strategy, operations and business units, including its global portfolio of networks, channels and programming across broadcast, streaming and […]
Paul Jacobs, the former CEO and chairman of chip-set manufacturer Qualcomm is to be the new CEO at satellite-phone business Globalstar. Globalstar has a contract with Apple to link iPhones with its growing satellite business. The latest iPhones (i14) can already make SES emergency calls in certain countries. Jacobs headed up Qualcomm from 2005 to […]