DAZN, the global sports streaming platform, has announced that communications veteran Nancy Elder has been appointed the company’s first Chief Corporate Communications Officer and a member of the organisation’s executive committee. Elder will lead a team based in New York and London, reporting to DAZN Group Executive Chairman John Skipper. In this newly created global […]
Discovery has appointed Paul Rehrig as General Manager, Eurosport Digital. He joins Discovery and Eurosport from AMC Networks where he served for nearly eight years as EVP of Digital and Business Development. In his new role at Discovery, Rehrig will oversee the development and implementation of strategies to enhance and grow Eurosport’s suite of digital […]
DISH Network has promoted Paul W. Orban to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Orban, a 23-year veteran of US pay-TV provider DISH, had served as the company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Controller. Orban will continue reporting to DISH President and CEO Erik Carlson. “Paul has been with […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced several changes to its Executive Committee, as part of a generational renewal of its management body. These changes will be effective as of July 1st. Philippe Oliva, currently Executive Vice-President, Sales and Products, succeeds Michel Azibert as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, he will be responsible for defining and supervising […]
WWE has named Paul Heyman (pictured) as Executive Director of Monday Night Raw and Eric Bischoff as Executive Director of SmackDown Live, newly created positions reporting directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. In their executive roles, Heyman and Bischoff will oversee the creative development of WWE’s flagship programming and ensure integration across all […]
Discovery has announced the appointment of Andrew Georgiou as President, Eurosport and Global Sports Rights & Sports Marketing Solutions. Georgiou joins Discovery from Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, where he has served as CEO and Chief Operating Officer since 2014. In this newly created role, Georgiou will drive the continued growth of Eurosport, the European sports platform – and home of the […]
As expected following yesterday’s reports, pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia has confirmed that current KPN CEO Maximo Ibarra will take over as its new CEO, replacing Andrea Zappia. Iborra will take the role from October 1st immediately after departing the Dutch telco operator on September 30th. In a statement carried by the Italian press, Comcast’s Sky […]
Sky has confirmed the appointment of Katie Keenan as head of acquisitions for Sky Cinema. Keenan will take the role from July 1st to oversee all acquisitions across the full portfolio of Sky Cinema channels, including output deals with the major Hollywood studios, and work with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia on a pan-European basis […]
KPN CEO Maximo Ibarra is leaving the Dutch phone company after less than two years in the role to reportedly take the helm of Comcast’s Italian pay-TV unit, Sky Italia. Ibarra, 50, has resigned for “pressing family reasons” and because he is to move back to Italy to “take up a new executive position”, accordng […]
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey has announced the appointment of Ann Sarnoff as the new Chair and CEO of Warner Bros. Sarnoff, who is currently President, BBC Studios Americas, brings more than thirty years of diversified business and media experience to the role of overseeing worldwide operations at Warner Bros, including the production, marketing and distribution […]