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Netflix’s Hastings earns $36m total pay

Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings’ pay packet last year topped $36 million (€32.1m), and some 48 per cent up on his 2018 compensation ($24.4 millions). Hastings’ bottom line salary is a mere $700,000, but the overall package is massively benefitted by share options which were worth a $35.3 million last year. Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted […]

April 24, 2019By Chris Forrester

SiriusXM to lose Stern, but adds Cher

‘Shock jock’ radio broadcaster Howard Stern says he is going to retire from pay-radio operator SiriusXM when his contract concludes next year. Stern is a hugely popular shock jock and helped SiriusXM grow dramatically when he joined in 2006, and generated much media buzz over the cash that he has reportedly been earning – at […]

April 18, 2019By Chris Forrester

UKTV’s Childs to head Premiership Rugby

Darren Childs, who announced his intention to step down as CEO of multichannel programmer UKTV in February 2019, is to succeed Mark McCafferty as Chief Executive of Premiership Rugby, the top flight of the Union code in England. McCafferty is to  become an advisor to CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm that has partnered […]

April 17, 2019By Colin Mann

Puškarić appointed CEO of RTL Croatia

RTL Group has announced the appointment of Marc Puškarić as the new CEO of RTL Croatia, effective July 1st. Puškarić, currently Managing Director of Bertelsmann Brazil Investments and the Bertelsmann Corporate Center in Brazil, will succeed Henning Tewes, who will join Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland as COO Programme Affairs & Multichannel. In his new role, Puškarić […]

April 15, 2019

Moen named CEO of Canal Digital & Telenor Broadcast

Telenor has appointed Bjørn Ivar Moen as the new CEO of Canal Digital and Telenor Broadcast. He will take up his new role as of June 1st. Moen has worked in Telenor since 2000 in different key management roles, most recently as acting CEO of Telenor Norway. Prior to that, he was Chief Marketing Officer […]

April 15, 2019

Lee named VP Kids Content at Turner

Leslie Lee has been named Vice President of Kids Content at Turner, overseeing Cartoon Network, Boomerang and POGO networks in Asia Pacific, and assumes the role effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Lee’s responsibilities includes the programming, operations, brand and franchise management, as well as the content direction for the three brands. Ricky Ow, President of […]

April 15, 2019

TiVo adds 2 new board members

TiVo has announced the election of Laura Durr and Loria Yeadon to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The new appointments expand the size of the board from seven to nine directors. Laura Durr brings nearly three decades of broad financial expertise at major technology companies in both the public and private markets to the […]

April 12, 2019

Brown leads Discovery Global Communications

Discovery has announced the appointment of veteran communications executive Nathaniel Brown as executive vice president of global communications, based in New York. Brown comes to Discovery from 21st Century Fox, where, as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Media Relations, he served as the deputy global communications chief for the company’s portfolio of cable, broadcast, […]

April 9, 2019

Noland named President of ATSC

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has named Madeleine Noland as the new ATSC President. Effective May 15th, she will succeed Mark Richer, who in January announced his plan to retire after leading the standards development organization for 20 of its 35 years. “The ATSC Board of Directors warmly welcomes Madeleine Noland as the incoming […]

April 5, 2019

The Switch appoints Cooney as President & CEO

The Switch, a global provider of managed, private cloud services that enhance live video productions, has appointed media technology industry veteran Eric Cooney as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. As CEO, Cooney will be focused on accelerated growth through product innovation, both organically and with targeted mergers and acquisitions. “Eric is an experienced […]

April 3, 2019