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Canal+ appoints Champenois, Judes in Director roles

Chloé Champenois has been appointed Deputy Director of Advertising Communication at French broadcaster Canal+, and Agnès Judes has been appointed Director of Talent and Special Operations. In her role, Champenois will actively contribute to the development of the communication strategy and the promotion of the Canal+ brand. She will oversee brand campaigns as well as […]

September 17, 2025

Studio Lambert appoints Robinson as CFO

Studio Lambert has appointed Joanne Robinson as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Andrew Coker, who has held the role since the company’s launch in 2008. Coker will continue his relationship with the company in a consultancy capacity. Robinson joins from Fulwell Entertainment, where she has served as CFO since early 2024. Stephen Lambert, CEO Studio Lambert, said: “Andy […]

September 17, 2025

Arikan named Proximus Global CEO

Proximus Global, a specialist in digital communications, has appointed Seckin Arikan as Proximus Global CEO. Arikan will start on November 1st and will report to Stijn Bijnens, Proximus Group CEO. Arikan is a global ICT executive with over 25 years of experience leading transformation and growth in the global telecom and enterprise industry. As Chief […]

September 17, 2025

GSOA makes new leadership appointments

GSOA has announce the appointment of Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Space Services at Space42, as its new Chair of the Board, alongside two new Vice Chairs: Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES, and Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, CEO of NIGCOMSAT. GSOA represents the full satellite ecosystem, from established operators to emerging innovators across all orbits and […]

September 16, 2025

Vittal, Mittal join Board of BT Group

BT Group has announced that, with immediate effect, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Limited, will join the Board of BT Group as non-independent non-executive directors. Mittal and Vittal will join the Board pursuant to a relationship agreement as the nominated […]

September 16, 2025

Beaudette Joins CNN as VP Business and Media

Beaudette is joining CNN as Vice President, Business and Media, where she will oversee the news organisation’s business and media coverage leading strategy and content.  Prior to joining CNN, Beaudette served as the Business, Finance and Economics Coverage Chief at The WJS. In that role, Beaudette reconfigured a team of nearly 200 reporters and editors […]

September 15, 2025

TikTok’s Jordan joins Little Dot Studios

Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has appointed Erik Jordan as its new VP, Content Strategy, US. Based in Los Angeles and reporting to Ben Arnold, SVP, Commercial Operations, Jordan will lead and scale the Little Dot Studios US Content Strategy team. In this senior role, he will drive the creative vision for the agency […]

September 15, 2025

WGGB names Thorne as new President

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has announced that British playwright, screenwriter and television writer Jack Thorne has been elected its new President effective immediately The writer, known for Adolescence, His Dark Materials, Help, This Is England ’90 and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, steps into the role vacated by Sandi Toksvig OBE […]

September 12, 2025

StudioCanal appoints Gilbert as SVP English-Language Series

StudioCanal has announced the appointment of Paul Gilbert as the Senior Vice President of English-Language Series. He will be based in London and reporting to Managing Director of Television M-K Kennedy. Gilbert will spearhead the development and production of a bold slate of premium series hailing from the UK and US, which StudioCanal will produce […]

September 12, 2025

Stern to exit SiriusXM?

Pay-radio operator SiriusXM may have lost its star broadcasting attraction in the form of ‘shock jock’ Howard Stern. There are mixed reports, the gentlest being that Stern and SiriusXM have as yet failed to make an agreement over his $100 million per year contract. The other reports say Stern (aged 71) was tiring of the […]

September 11, 2025By Chris Forrester