There has long been complaints from broadcasters and content providers about the lack of audience viewing measurement across the Middle East. Arabsat is looking to help plug the gap by entering a strategic partnership to “enhance real-time satellite audience measurement” with Audimatic. The collaboration aims to integrate Audimatic’s advanced real-time measurement tools with Arabsat’s satellite […]
Fabric, the entertainment industry’s leader in data and operations solutions, has appointed Liz Clarke as Director of Sales and Business Development, EMEA. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades in media, entertainment, and post-production, Clarke brings a wealth of experience in client services, operations, and business development to the Fabric team. Clarke joins Fabric […]
Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, has announced the appointment of Inam Mahmood as its new General Manager, Audience Measurement, EMEA. Mahmood joins Nielsen from Revolut. He will report to Amilcar Perez, Chief Revenue Officer, Audience Measurement, and be based in London. At Revolut, Mahmood played a pivotal role in driving revenue […]
The Walt Disney Company has appointed Tony Chambers as President, The Walt Disney Company, EMEA, as it restructures how its entertainment businesses in the region function to ensure further unification of the company’s global strategy. Chambers will report in to Disney Entertainment Co-Chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden and ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro. Current EMEA […]
Tom Burton has been appointed as Hearst Networks EMEA’s Head of Commercial Partnerships based in London. Burton has joined from Passion Distribution, where he started as Sales Manager in 2019, managing finished and format rights to major titles such as Drag Race, Robot Wars and Paradise Hotel across Australia, New Zealand, MENA and Canada. He […]
BBC Studios has revealed record performance for its linear channel business across EMEA in 2024. BBC branded services in the Netherlands, Poland, Africa and the Nordics have achieved their highest share figures to date. BBC First, BBC Studios’ premium drama channel in the Netherlands has gone from strength to strength, with 2024 topping 2023 as […]
Karl Holmes has been named SVP, Direct to Consumer & General Manager, Disney+, EMEA and will be taking up the role in January 2025. Joining from Sky, Holmes brings a wealth of direct-to-consumer experience from his career in media businesses with roles at Sky, 21st Century Fox and Tata Sky. Holmes will assume responsibility for […]
Video solutions provider, Accedo has appointed Edit Kovács, as Vice President EMEA and LatAm. Reporting to Martin Sebelius, CEO at Accedo Video Solutions, she will lead teams in eight locations across Europe and LatAm, serving customers across the region with a combination of customer-centric services and software. Kovács brings over 15 years of experience in […]
A+E Networks EMEA has announced the refresh of its true crime brand Crime+Investigation across the UK. To further build its authenticity in the factual entertainment arena, the brand has undergone a refresh which encompasses new design concepts labelled as ‘expressions; created by Agency ZAG. These visual expressions are an aesthetic approach created to highlight varied […]
Creative Technology, a global player in technical solutions for live events and system integration, has implemented Imagine Communications’ Selenio Network Processor (SNP) across key business locations in the US, the UK, Northern Europe and the Middle East. Aiming to provide its production teams with a smooth segue from SDI to SMPTE ST 2110 IP, Creative Technology is […]