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Payne & McKay develop Amazon’s Lord of the Rings

After a “long process and extensive search”, Amazon Studios has chosen the duo of JD Payne and Patrick McKay to develop a live-action TV series based on The Lord of The Rings. In a statement, Payne & McKay commented: “The rich world that J.R.R. Tolkien created is filled with majesty and heart, wisdom and complexity. […]

July 30, 2018By Nik Roseveare

Donoghue joins MediageniX

Tom Donoghue has joined MediageniX as Business Development and Account Manager. Focusing on the UK, Ireland, the Middle East and South Africa, he will help support and continue the growth of the diverse MediageniX customer base and projects. Emmanuel Müller, MediageniX VP Business Development commented: “Tom comes at a key moment in our international growth. […]

July 27, 2018

Mullin named CEO of FremantleMedia

RTL Group has announced the appointment of Jennifer Mullin as the new CEO of FremantleMedia, effective September 1st. Mullin, currently CEO of FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), will succeed Cécile Frot-Coutaz who, as announced in March, is leaving to join YouTube. Mullin’s successor as CEO of FMNA will be announced in due course. Until then, she […]

July 26, 2018

Malone retires from Charter Board

US broadband communications company Charter Communications, along with its subsidiaries, has announced that John C. Malone has retired from the Charter Board of Directors, but will continue to serve the company as a director emeritus. As a director emeritus, Malone will attend Board meetings and provide active support and advice to the Company, but will […]

July 26, 2018

EBX appoints Westbury as Commercial Director

EBX (The European Broadcaster Exchange) has announced the appointment of Damon Westbury as Commercial Director. Westbury will begin his new role in August and will lead on all commercial aspects of the business, including agency relationships and trading agreements. EBX is a joint venture founded by four major European broadcasters; Mediaset (Italy and Spain), ProSiebenSat.1 […]

July 26, 2018

Verizon appoints Sidi as Chief Product Officer

Verizon Digital Media Services, part of Oath, has announced that Ariff Sidi has joined as Chief Product Officer. He will oversee the division’s global product portfolio of live and VoD delivery, monitoring and content delivery network services for broadcasters and content providers. Based in Los Angeles, he reports directly to Oath’s Head of Digital Media […]

July 26, 2018

Simplestream appoints Gallo to boost sports offering

Live and on-demand OTT service specialist Simplestream has appointed Fabio Gallo to the position of Sales Director EMEA. Gallo will initially drive the company’s suite of OTT products, enabling sports rights owners and holders to launch next-generation TV services. Based in the company’s London office, Gallo will be responsible for devising and implementing Simplestream’s sales […]

July 25, 2018

Aikman joins Arqiva as CFO

Arqiva, the UK communications infrastructure and media services provider, has announced the appointment of Jane Aikman to the post of Chief Financial Officer. Aikman joins Arqiva having previously held senior executive roles in both private and publicly listed technology and telecoms infrastructure companies. Most recently, she was Chief Financial Officer of KCOM Group, a listed […]

July 25, 2018

Kaplan chairs QYOU India Board of Directors

QYOU Media has named former President of Sony Pictures Worldwide Networks, Andy Kaplan, as Chairman of Board of Directors for QYOU India, a newly formed subsidiary of QYOU Media which delivers localised, curated digital-first video content to an Indian audience of over 185 million mobile and TV subscribers. A media and entertainment veteran, Kaplan spent […]

July 24, 2018

FilmStruck appoints Carbonell

FilmStruck, the movie streaming service from Turner International and Warner Bros Digital Networks, has appointed Quentin Carbonell as director of content and editorial for its international arm. Carbonell joins the company from streaming service MUBI, where he held the position of director of acquisitions since December 2015. He had worked at MUBI since 2012, also […]

July 23, 2018