The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has announced the appointment of Kiran Mani, CEO – Digital, JioStar, as the new Chairman of the Digital Entertainment Committee. The committee will play a role in shaping the future of India’s rapidly evolving digital content ecosystem. Mani, who is also an elected Governing Council member of […]

Appear, the global leader in live production technology, has announced the appointment of Andy McClelland as Senior Vice President & General Manager for the UK & Ireland. McClelland joins Appear from Comcast, bringing with him more than 25 years of experience in video technology across engineering, sales, and executive leadership roles in the broadcast and […]

NEP Europe, a provider of media services and part of NEP Group, has announced the strengthening of NEP Connect’s leadership team with two senior appointments. Paul Bond will join NEP Connect as Commercial Director, effective September 15th. Bond brings deep industry expertise across the media and telecommunications sectors, having held senior leadership roles at BT. In addition, Chris Wright, has been […]

Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, has appointed Steph Fernandes as its new Head of Social Creative, Entertainment. Reporting into James Loveridge, Co-Managing Director – Agency, Fernandes will shape social work for Little Dot Studios’ entertainment clients (including Netflix UK, NBCUniversal, Prime Video UK and Warner Bros Discovery), steering social storytelling. Fernandes joins Little Dot […]

The CEO of Dubai-based pay-TV operator OSN has stepped down after three years in the job. Joe Kawkabani said it was time to move on to the next challenge. He joined OSN in April 2022. Earlier this year, Warner Bros Discovery made a strategic $57 million (€39.1m) minority investment in OSN Streaming, signalling a strong […]

Radial Entertainment, the newly formed entertainment company operating the FilmRise and Shout! Studios brands, has announced the appointment of top C-suite executives and EVP of Content and Business Affairs. David Buoymaster has been named Chief Investment Officer, Johnny Holden as Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer, Dave McIntosh (pictured) as Executive Vice President of Content and […]

Particle6, the UK indie founded by Eline van der Velden, has announced that industry veteran Tom Davidson has joined the business as its first Chief Commercial Officer, following a period as a consultant. Davidson has worked in the international television industry for 30 years, holding various senior management roles, including General Manager of Sony Pictures […]

There’s no moral in this story because, of course, it is about television. For as long as it has been around there have been moral panics about TV, as in ‘does what it puts on screen erode the moral fibre of a nation?’ As the word panic implies, the answer is, generally, no. Nowadays even […]

Multichannel broadcaster UKTV has announced that senior executives Steve North and Hilary Rosen will be handed expanded remits to take on greater responsibility for channels and content, following Richard Watsham’s decision to step down as Chief Creative Officer which will see the role close in September. North, currently Chief Programming Officer, will assume the newly […]

Creative production company After Party Studios has announced that acclaimed producer Trent Williams-Jones has joined the company as Executive Producer, marking a significant step in the studio’s continued growth and creative expansion. Williams-Jones brings with him a wealth of experience across digital, television, and branded storytelling, exec producing culturally relevant and award-winning shows including The […]