Ofcom Chief Executive, Dame Melanie Dawes and the CEOs of other UK regulators met with Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to discuss the impact of the rising cost of living on the sectors they regulate. Following the meeting, Dame Melanie said: “When the pandemic hit, our telecoms industry rose to the challenge of […]

Innovid, the independent advertising platform for the delivery, personalisation and measurement of converged TV, has announced the hire of Dave Fahey as Vice President, Agency Partnerships. In this role, Fahey will be responsible for driving strategic growth for Innovid’s agency partnerships and supporting current agency relationships. Specifically, he will help agency holding companies realise significant […]

Viaplay Group has announced a new Nordic country-based operating model and changes to its executive management team. This follows the announcement of changes to the Group’s short-term outlook for 2023, and the appointment of Jørgen Madsen Lindemann as President and CEO. The new operating model aims to improve operating efficiency and performance, sharpen the Group’s […]

Cubbit, a European geo-distributed cloud storage enabler, has announced the creation of its advisory board. Its first members to join are Alec Ross, Mikko Suonenlahti, and Nicolas Ott. These advisors will support Cubbit through its international growth and will identify strategic opportunities for the company’s development. Ross, Suonenlahti, and Ott have long-standing track records in […]

The Board of trade body The Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) has announced the election of Telesat’s CEO Dan Goldberg as its new Chair. Eva Berneke, CEO of Eutelsat was also elected co-Vice Chair, alongside Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Yahsat, who was appointed earlier in 2023. Following the recent combination with Global VSAT Forum […]

BAFTA has names Sara Putt as the arts charity’s newly elected Chair. For over a decade, Putt has been actively involved with BAFTA, she has served on the Board of Trustees since 2011 and has been BAFTA’s Deputy Chair since 2021. She has volunteered in various BAFTA committee roles, most recently as Chair of the […]

Telia Company, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced the appointment of Tim Pennington as interim Executive Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Group Executive Management team, effective from September. Pennington replaces Per Christian Mørland, who, as previously announced, will leave Telia at the end of September. Pennington will serve as […]

Following the uncovering of undisclosed payments to RTÉ’s top earner Ryan Tubridy, the broadcaster’s Director General Dee Forbes issued a statement and tendered her resignation “with immediate effect”. RTÉ has previously announced that Forbes had been suspended from her role. Minister for Media Catherine Martin has announced an external review of governance and culture at […]

SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan has announced that former Disney executive Hristina Georgieva has been appointed as Chief Business Officer. Reporting to Sarhan, Georgieva will lead the Distribution & Partnerships function at SkyShowtime and have P&L responsibility for all B2B revenue. In this new role, Georgieva will oversee and lead new business development and partnerships with cable, […]

Friend MTS, the content security specialist, has announced the appointment of Andy Haynes as the new Senior Vice President (SVP) of Engineering. Haynes has over two decades of experience in cyber security and the media industry.“You can measure the success of a company by the list of customers it works with and consistently retains,” commented […]