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Musk ousted as Tesla chair; remains CEO

Elon Musk must step down as Tesla chair and pay a hefty fine after reaching a deal with US regulators over tweets he posted about taking the firm private. It follows last week’s decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to sue Musk for alleged securities fraud. Under the agreed deal, Musk will remain […]

October 1, 2018

Moriarty leaving AMC Networks

AMC Networks has announced that industry veteran Mike Moriarty, President of AMC Networks International (AMCNI) – Central & Northern Europe and UK, has decided to leave the company. “It has been a privilege to work with so many talented colleagues and friends throughout the years at AMC Networks and, prior to that, at Liberty Global,” […]

October 1, 2018

Anting joins AM Baltics as CEO

All Media Baltics (AM Baltics), a media company in the Baltic states, has announced the appointment of Christian Anting as its new Group Chief Executive Officer. AM Baltics was created in October 2017 after Providence Equity Partners acquired all of the media and Pay TV companies of Modern Times Group in the Baltics. Today, AM […]

October 1, 2018

Tele2 names leadership team

Tele2 has announced the complete leadership team in the merged company of Tele2 and Com Hem. In January 2018, Tele2 and Com Hem announced the intention to merge the two companies. Following that announcement, integration planning has been ongoing and today all the leadership team positions of the future company are announced, complementing the positions […]

September 28, 2018

RTL, ITV strengthen ad partnership

RTL Group and ITV, the UK commercial television network, have signed an agreement to strengthen and extend their existing partnership in international advertising sales. According to the agreement, RTL AdConnect will represent ITV on a global level outside the UK and foster closer collaboration in advertising technology. In addition, Kelly Williams, Managing Director, Commercial at […]

September 27, 2018

Instagram founders leaving firm

The co-founders of social media sharing app Instagram are both leaving the firm. Kevin Systrom, CEO, confirmed that he and fellow CEO Mike Krieger were departing to “explore our curiosity and creativity again”. In a blog post, Systrom explained: “We’re now ready for our next chapter. “Building new things requires that we step back, understand […]

September 25, 2018

Ofcom adds two new board members

Ofcom, the media watchdog, has added two new members to its board, after the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed the appointment of Maggie Carver and Dr Angela Dean. Carver is currently Chairman of the British Board of Film Classification and the Racecourse Association. Starting her career in investment banking, she has […]

September 24, 2018

Evolution Digital names Hagen COO

Evolution Digital has announced that Cash Hagen has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective October 1st 2018. Hagen’s responsibilities at Evolution Digital will encompass a range of strategic leadership roles including building out and developing scalable operational blueprints as Evolution Digital expands its portfolio of IP-based video and broadband focused technology solutions launching to […]

September 20, 2018

Jaunt promotes Reaugh to CEO

Jaunt, a global partner for producing and distributing immersive content, has announced three senior leadership transitions today. Mitzi Reaugh, previously VP of Global Business Development and Strategy, has been promoted to CEO effective October 1st. She succeeds George Kliavkoff, who will step down as CEO while remaining a member of the Jaunt Board of Directors. […]

September 19, 2018

Döpfner appointed to Netflix board of Directors

Netflix has announced the appointment of Mathias Döpfner, Chairman and CEO of German publishing house Axel Springer, to its board of directors. “We are very pleased to welcome Mathias to the Netflix board,” said Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings. “His leadership at the vanguard of both European business and digital media brings us invaluable […]

September 19, 2018