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Interpret names Sappington as VP

Interpret has announced that Brett Sappington, a market expert in entertainment services and former Senior Director of Research at Parks Associates, has joined Interpret as Vice President. In this role, he will design new research products and expand the firm’s presence in video entertainment. “This is a critical time in the evolution of the video […]

March 12, 2020

BBC Studios promotes Chan to MD Global Distribution

BBC Studios has announced that Maggy Chan has been promoted to the newly created role of Managing Director of its Global Distribution division and will sit on the BBC Studios Executive Committee As Managing Director, Chan is responsible for all business operations and accountable for the finances and delivery of business plans for the division, […]

March 11, 2020

Discovery hires Google’s Chugani

Discovery has announced that Neil Chugani has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy and Operations, Direct-to-Consumer. The announcement was made by Gunnar Wiedenfels, Chief Financial Officer, Discovery, to whom Chugani reports. In the newly created role, Chugani will work closely with Peter Faricy, CEO, Global Direct-to-Consumer at Discovery, and his senior leadership […]

March 10, 2020

Alonso leads Dalet Global Product Marketing

Dalet, a provider of solutions and services for broadcasters and content professionals, has announced the appointment of Bea Alonso to Director of Global Product Marketing. With strategic oversight of Dalet’s expanded product marketing team and technology partnerships, Bea collaborates with Dalet product management, sales and corporate marketing groups to define and execute all go-to-market strategy […]

March 10, 2020

Waititi to helm Netflix’s Roald Dahl series

Academy Award-winning writer, director, and actor Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok) is set to write, direct, and executive produce two original animated series for Netflix. The first is a series based on the world and characters of beloved Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The second is a wholly original take on […]

March 9, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Discovery CFO, D2C roles for Chugani

Multichannel programmer Discovery has appointed Neil Chugani Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy and Operations, Direct-to-Consumer. The announcement was made by Gunnar Wiedenfels, Chief Financial Officer, Discovery, to whom Chugani reports. In the newly-created role, Chugani will work closely with Peter Faricy, CEO, Global Direct-to-Consumer at Discovery, and his senior leadership team to drive […]

March 9, 2020

MainStreaming names Tucci COO of Business Development

MainStreaming, the technology provider enabling broadcasters, media and gaming companies to deliver online streaming, has announced the appointment of Alessandro Tucci as Chief Operating Officer of Business Development. In this role, Alessandro will be responsible for the company’s business development, marketing and communications and finance teams. The appointment is part of MainStreaming’s growth plan, having […]

March 9, 2020

ITV names McLachlan Director of Advanced Advertising

ITV has announced Rhys McLachlan will become their new Director of Advanced Advertising. McLachlan was previously Head of Global TV Strategy at Amobee, the global digital advertising technology company with whom ITV signed an exclusive UK and Ireland licensing agreement with last year. Since announcing the Amobee deal, ITV has been working closely with Amobee […]

March 5, 2020

Channel 4 names McCarthy Head of Product, All 4  

Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Bede McCarthy as Head of Product, All 4. Reporting to Chief Product Officer Dave Cameron, McCarthy will be responsible for creating Channel 4’s’s digital product experience on All 4 in order to drive additional consumption as part of the channel’s mission to accelerate digital growth. He will lead […]

March 4, 2020

Kirkby to lead Telia from May

Allison Kirkby will  assume the position of President and CEO of Telia Company, Swedish-Finnish multinational telco, in May. Telia Company’s Board of Directors appointed Kirkby as the next President and CEO of Telia Company on October 24th 2019, with the expectancy that she would start the role in Q2 2020. “I remain super excited about […]

March 4, 2020