Apple finally puts some flesh on the bones, or fruit on the vine, of Apple TV. But is it really hard core about its TV proposition? Tuning in live to its launch, it was frustrating for us media watchers that we had to wait through the new News proposition, Games proposition and Pay proposition as […]
Lindsey Clay, CEO of Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial television in the UK, has been appointed as the first President of The Global TV Group, the informal grouping of TV broadcasters, sales houses, and trade bodies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and Latin America. The Global TV Group was set up in 2013. […]
Insight TV, the UHD HDR broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, has appointed Joost Geurtsen as Head of Global Brand Partnerships. Geurtsen will use both his extensive commercial experience and creative skills to foster Insight TV’s branded entertainment and sponsorships for continued growth. For the past two years, Geurtsen held the position of Creative […]
Vionlabs has continued its growth and expansion by appointing former Edge Gravity CEO Marcus Bergström as its new CEO. With this appointment, Vionlabs says it is significantly strengthening its capabilities in handling larger international clients and scaling up the organisation to meet the increased demand. Arash Pendari, founder and former CEO of Vionlabs will stay […]
South Africa’s broadcast regulator ICASA has fired its own chairman, the now convicted Rubben Mohlaloga. Mohlaloga was convicted of fraud and money laundering in South Africa on January 15th last year. He was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment by the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court on February 14th 2019. The decision came from the nation’s […]
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is joining the board of the new Fox Corporation, parent of the parts of Fox that Disney didn’t want, including Fox News. Ryan and Rupert Murdoch have been friendly for many years. In 2014, he named Ryan as a presidential contender he had “particular admiration for.” Fox Corp […]
Discovery has announced the promotion of Keith Kazerman to Executive Vice President, Digital Sales, Advanced Advertising and Research, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Jon Steinlauf, Chief U.S. Ad Sales Officer for Discovery, and to whom Kazerman reports. “Discovery’s ad sales team is continuing to prioritize and drive our digital businesses in 2019 and beyond, […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced the appointment of Julie Burguburu as Company Secretary of the Group and a member of the Executive Committee. She will oversee Eutelsat’s legal, compliance, regulatory and governance issues by heading the company’s teams in charge of these functions. Burguburu succeeds Edouard Silverio, who has decided to pursue new professional projects beyond […]
Deezer, the global music streaming service, has appointed Laurence Miall-d’Août as its Chief Commercial Officer, effective April 2nd. She will be responsible for Deezer’s B2B activities around the world, including local and global partnerships, business development and advertising sales, as well as public relations. Miall-d’Août joins Deezer from Liberty Global, the world’s largest cable company, […]
David Kosse is leaving his role as president of STXinternational to join Netflix as Vice President of International Film. He will take up the role next month. Joining Kosse will be former Focus Features executive Teresa Moneo, who has been appointed director of international film, and Funa Maduka, who will take an expanded role as […]