Matt Brittin, the former Google executive and Team GB Olympic athlete, is set to be named as the BBC’s new Director-General (DG). Brittin’s appointment is said to have been approved by the BBC board at a meeting on March 19th, with an official announcement expected in the coming days, according to a report originating in […]
The Members of the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) elected the new ACT Board following the Association’s annual General Assembly that took place in Brussels on 19 June 2024. The new Board Members are elected for a period of two years. They are: Carolina Lorenzon (Mediaset) – Chair […]
Vantiva has announced that on the recommendation of the Governance and Social Responsibility Committee, Vantiva’s Board of Directors, convened on May 28th, to co-opt Thierry Amarger as an independent Director of Vantiva. He replaces Dominique D’Hinnin, who resigned on April 5th. This co-option took effect immediately. Amarger’s co-option will be submitted to shareholders for ratification […]
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has announced the appointments of Caroline Cardozo as Director of Product, and James Lelyveld as Director of Software Engineering. Cardozo joins Arqiva from Disguise, where she served as VP of Product. Prior to this, she was Director of Group Product, Discovery & AI at Sky where she […]
Liz Corbin, EBU Deputy Media Director/Head of News, has been promoted to Director of News, effective immediately. She will report directly to Noel Curran, EBU Director General. Corbin joined the EBU in January 2020, having worked for the BBC across television and digital journalism for over 18 years, most recently as Head of News for […]
Charlotte Moore, BBC’s Chief Content Officer, has announced Alex Kay-Jelski as the Director of BBC Sport. As Director he will set the editorial and creative strategy for BBC Sport. He will lead the teams – across commissioning, production, digital and journalism – and work closely with talent and partners to help drive the growth of […]
The European VOD Coalition has announced the appointment of Julia Maxwell as its first Executive Director, effective immediately. Maxwell will focus on expanding the Coalition’s presence in Europe, driving its advocacy efforts across the EU institutions, as well as policy makers, media and civil society. Her focus will be on championing the interests of the […]
Hyperoptic, the UK’s alternative full fibre broadband provider, has appointed Caroline Rider as its new Director of Residential Broadband. Rider brings with her over 14 years of experience in commercial development, revenue generation and growth, and strategy to Hyperoptic as it continues to grow its expanding customer base and revenue. Rider is set to ignite […]
Platform Communications has announced the appointment of James McKeown as Director, leading a suite of content marketing services. The new division, called Story, will work alongside Platform’s Engage PR, comms and social selling offering and its recently announced ‘Build’ Go-to-Market lead generation and sales enablement capability to provide an integrated solution for building brands and […]
Bubble Agency, the global PR, marketing and events specialist for the media and entertainment technology and services sectors, has appointed Dayna McCallum as Commercial Director. Based in Los Angeles, McCallum will spearhead the agency’s worldwide business development efforts in the newly created role. Working closely with Bubble’s UK-based Business Development Manager, McCallum will be responsible […]