The Digital TV Group (DTG) has appointed Lesley Mackenzie as its new Chair. She succeeds Simon Fell, who steps down in April 2026 after serving the maximum term permitted under the DTG’s constitution. Mackenzie brings more than 30 years of senior leadership experience across broadcast, digital media and technology. She began her career at Sky, where […]
After joining Amazon MGM in September 2025, Netflix’s US Scripted Series boss Peter Friedlander (pictured) is re-organising the division into genre-specific units: drama & comedy, worldbuilding, animation and unscripted — for both development and current. The TV division had been previously structured around wholly owned series and co-productions. As part of the new arrangement, Laura […]
Lionsgate Studios has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Steven T. Mnuchin, as a director, effective immediately. Mnuchin brings financial and regulatory expertise from his tenure as US Treasury Secretary, as well as entertainment industry experience from his leadership at Dune Capital Management – a hedge fund that focused on entertainment industry investments. […]
Lisa Clark joins Sky as Commissioning Executive on SNL UK, working with the unscripted entertainment team under Phil Edgar-Jones to help shape the series for Sky audiences. Clark has served as Executive Producer on hit shows including BAFTA-nominated series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, Top Gear and Daisy May & Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch, as well […]
Nielsen’s Gracenote has announced that Bill Condon has joined the company as its first Head of Advertising Sales. In this role, Condon will be responsible for driving revenue across Gracenote’s advertising business, with a focus on accelerating adoption of its Content Connect CTV ad platform. Launched in December 2025, Content Connect brings Gracenote’s content intelligence into […]
World Productions, part of ITV Studios, has announced two senior appointments to further bolster its editorial team. Kathryn Shrubb joins as Head of Development, where she will lead World Productions’ strategy to bring diverse projects to life. An experienced story producer, Shrubb has developed and managed scripted slates across a number different production companies, including […]
Movistar Plus+ has promoted Rebeca Aguilar to Head of International Distribution, four years after she joined the Spanisg company as a sales executive. The appointment strengthens the structure of Movistar Plus+ International, the division created in 2022 to drive the international expansion of original productions for Telefónica’s pay-TV service. Since its launch, Movistar Plus+ International has […]
The Supervisory Board of Tele Columbus, the German telco, has announced that Christoph Lüthe will take over the operational management of the company as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Management Board by April 1st at the latest. Lüthe has been Managing Director of the vitronet Group since May 2021. Previously, […]
Jet de Ranitz has taken up the role of Chair of the Board of Directors of Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) – the central coordinating body of the Dutch public broadcasting system – effective immediately. De Ranitz brings leadership experience from the higher education, arts and technology sectors. Most recently, she served as Public Sector Lead […]
The Federation of Radio and Television Organisations and Entities (FORTA) in Spain has elected José Antonio Domínguez Sánchez, general director of Radio Televisión Madrid (RTVM), as its new president. Sánchez will assume the presidency until July 2026, in compliance with the rotating shift provided for in the statutes of FORTA. The new president succeeds Rosa […]