Fox Corp has announced that its chief legal officer, Viet Dinh, is leaving. It comes after Fox’s $787.5 million settlement of a defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems Dinh, who will depart at the end of 2023, joined Fox in 2018, as part of a separation agreement. He will receive a lump sum cash payment […]
Iréne Lindblad has been appointed as CEO of SF Studios, effective October 16th. Lindblad is currently CEO of the production company Jarowskij and has many years of experience in leading positions in the film and TV industry. Lindblad was also previously Programme Director at MTG. “Iréne Lindblad has a background that makes her an excellent […]
News Corporation has recorded a 75 per cent drop in full-year profit. The US-listed media posted $187 million (€170.5m) in net profit for the financial year, down from the previous year’s $760 million record. The numbers were hit by lower print and digital advertising in Australia and lower print advertising at in UK. For the […]
Former England international Daniel Sturridge is joining the Sky Sports football presenting team for the 2023/24 season, making his first appearance of the new Premier League campaign on August 13th. Throughout the season, Sturridge will share his insights and opinions alongside the likes of Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jamie Redknapp, Izzy Christiansen, Karen Carney, Micah […]
Andrew Georgiou has been named as the head of Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) media business in the UK and Ireland. He also retains his position as President and Managing Director of WBD Sports Europe, which operates both Eurosport across Europe and TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland. The appointment sees him helm the company […]
Telia Company has announced the appointment of Eric Hageman as Executive Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Group Executive Management team, effective September 15th. Hageman replaces Per Christian Mørland, who, as previously announced, will leave Telia at the end of September. Hageman has previously held senior executive positions at Royal […]
Hallmark Media has announced that, after three years of transformational leadership, Wonya Lucas will step away from her current operating role as President & CEO at the end of the year. Lucas will continue to serve on the Hallmark Media Board of Directors where her experiences and insights will help shape the strategic direction of […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that president and MD for EMEA Priya Dogra will exit the company later this year. Dogra has held various positions within the company for the past 14 years. In July 2020 she was promoted to a role overseeing WarnerMedia’s entertainment networks in EMEA and APAC. Then, following the merger […]
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) is pleased to announce Bianca Gavin as its newly appointed Chair, as Alex Boden steps down after four years in the role. As Head of Production for Scripted Television and Film at Pulse Films since 2020, Gavin has most recently been at the production helm of the critically […]
UKTV has appointed Tracy-Jean, known as TJ, as Commissioning Executive to work on the multi-channel broadcaster’s successful factual and factual entertainment slate. Starting immediately, TJ will executive produce programmes across UKTV’s Yesterday, W, Gold and Dave channels, as well as working closely with independent production companies to develop new programmes. Reporting to Helen Nightingale, Head […]