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RTÉ suspends DG for secret payments

RTÉ, Ireland’s national broadcaster, has suspended its director general over secret payments of €345,000. The board suspended Dee Forbes after the payments to TV and radio presenter Ryan Tubridy, between 2017 and 2020, came to light in an internal audit. The board apologised for what it said was a betrayal of public trust. Catherine Martin, […]

June 23, 2023

ACT elects Frot-Coutaz as President

The Members of the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) have elected Cécile Frot-Coutaz as President of the ACT. Frot-Coutaz is the Chief Executive Officer of Sky Studios, Sky’s scripted original programming arm across Europe, with responsibility for Sky’s News portfolio. Frot-Coutaz and replaces Guillaume de Posch, who has […]

June 23, 2023

Airties appoints Co-CEOs

Airties, a provider of managed Wi-Fi solutions for broadband service providers, has confirmed the appointment of Co-CEOs. Metin Taskin, founder and Chief Technology Officer, will now also serve as Co-CEO alongside newly-appointed Co-CEO, Guillaume van Gaver. “Metin and Guillaume bring a remarkable combination of technological expertise and proven leadership to their roles as Co-CEOs,” said […]

June 22, 2023

BBC Studios hires Twitter’s Mayville

BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC, has announced the appointment of Julie Mayville as Director of Social Advertising Sales, effective immediately. Based out of New York, Mayville will be responsible for creating and implementing the commercial strategy and go-to-market launch for the company’s social advertising sales function for North America and Latin America. […]

June 20, 2023

Friend MTS makes trio of appointments

Friend MTS, a provider of video security solutions, has announced the continued expansion of its sales team, with three senior hires. Sam Bahun, VP of Sales North America, Giles Wain, VP of Sales EMEA, and Mark Hollett, New Business Sales Director EMEA will help drive new commercial partnerships in their respective regions.Bahun brings 20 years’ […]

June 19, 2023

Brachtlova to succeed Huggers at ProSiebenSat.1

Erik Huggers, member of the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, is stepping down from his mandate after nine years as of June 30th, in order to focus on his activities as Senior Advisor to EQT Group and Chairman of several portfolio companies, in addition to his other Supervisory Board mandates. Dr. Andreas Wiele, Chairman of […]

June 16, 2023

McCarthy stepping down as Disney CFO

The Walt Disney Company’s Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Christine M. McCarthy will be stepping down from her role and taking a family medical leave of absence. Veteran Disney executive Kevin Lansberry, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, will serve as the company’s Interim CFO, […]

June 16, 2023

Terran hires Virgin Orbit’s Gingiss

Terran Orbital has hired Tony Gingiss as its COO. Gingiss has a 30-year history of work within the aerospace industry including more than two decades with Boeing Satellite. Other positions include CEO at Airbus OneWeb Satellites and finally as COO at Virgin Orbit. Gingiss was CEO at Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS), the joint-venture between Airbus […]

June 16, 2023By Chris Forrester

Paramount Global appoints Sears in EVP role

Paramount Global has announced the appointment of Lee Sears as Executive Vice President (EVP), Head of International Advertising Sales and Integrated Marketing for Paramount Global. Sears will report to Pam Kaufman, President and CEO of International Markets, Global Consumer Products and Experiences, and to John Halley, President of Paramount Advertising. In this role, Sears will […]

June 15, 2023

AdImpact names Norton GM

AdImpact, the ad intelligence SaaS company, has announced that Don Norton has been named General Manager, effective immediately. With long-standing affiliation to the company, Norton most recently served as trusted advisor to AdImpact, formally joining in 2022. In his newly created role, Norton will be responsible for bolstering the company’s new business development strategy and […]

June 15, 2023