Nordic Entertainment Group (NEN), the Nordic streaming company, has appointed Richard Halliwell as Managing Director of the newly formed NENT Studios UK, which comprises NENT Group’s content production and distribution businesses in the UK. Halliwell will report to Jakob Mejlhede Andersen, CEO of NENT Studios UK. Halliwell will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of […]
Marco Frazier, former Senior VP of International Distribution for Digital & New Platforms at AMC Networks, has joined the UK-based entertainment company Pantomimus Media as Head of Corporate Development. Frazier will work directly with Pantomimus’ Managing Director Roberto Ricci to expand The Red Harlequin franchise across multiple platforms worldwide. Frazier commented: “I am delighted to […]
MBC, by any measure the most powerful broadcasting group in the Middle East, is set to lose its CEO Sam Barnett after 17 years at the helm. MBC’s chairman Waleed Al Ibrahim in a note to employees said: “It is with a mix of sadness and gratitude that I would like to inform you of […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced the appointment of Marie-Sophie Rouzaud as Group Chief Human Resources Officer. Her new position will be effective from early 2020. Rouzaud will become a member of the Group’s Executive Committee as of the same date. Rouzaud has an expansive knowledge of Eutelsat, having served as the company’s Head of International Human […]
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is naming new management roles as streaming becomes more of a priority. Comcast executive Matt Strauss is moving over to NBCU as chairman of Peacock. Strauss will also oversee the company’s digital enterprises and report to NBCU CEO Steve Burke. Veteran Bonnie Hammer, who had been overseeing the development of Peacock, was named […]
MediaKind, the media technology company, has announced the appointment of Allen Broome as CTO. Broome brings more than 20 years of media technology leadership and software expertise to MediaKind and was previously VP Cloud Engineering at Comcast Cable. As CTO, Broome will play a fundamental role in fostering dynamic industry collaboration, with a goal to […]
WWE has announced the appointment of James Rosenstock as Executive Vice President, International. Rosenstock will be responsible for the management of all international operations and will oversee the company’s eight regional General Managers. He will report directly to WWE Co-President Michelle Wilson and serve as a key member of WWE’s senior leadership team. As head […]
Vionlabs is continuing its growth with the appointment of Kevin Odden to lead its commercial operations in the Americas. The company is also expanding its advisory board with the appointments of Anette Schaefer and Hanno Basse. Vionlabs’ platform provides a step-change in content discovery. Its AI-powered Content Discovery Platform creates a unique fingerprint for each […]
The management team for BritBox, the SVoD service created by UK PSBs the BBC and ITV, has been announced in the run-up to the service’s planned launch in the fourth quarter of 2019. As previously announced, the BritBox management team is led by Reemah Sakaan who has expanded her BritBox US and CA role to […]
Broadcaster, writer and campaigner, June Sarpong MBE has been appointed as the BBC’s Director of Creative Diversity. The BBC says Sarpong will lead a renewed drive to further transform and modernise the BBC and its culture. She will work to increase representation and ensure that BBC content reflects the public it serves. She will take […]