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Iger: Our top priority is ‘DisneyFlix’

Disney has revealed heavy spending on its upcoming streaming service designed to compete head-on with Netflix and Prime. Disney fell short of forecasts for earnings and revenues in the quarter but Bob Iger, chief executive, struck an optimistic tone, speaking at length about Disney’s ambitions for its own service after its acquisition of 21st Century […]

August 8, 2018

Katzenberg raises $1bn for smartphone ‘New TV’

Jeffrey Katzenberg has successfully raised funding to create a ‘next-generation’ HBO or Netflix — with bite-size original programming designed for smartphones. WndrCo, the holding company Katzenberg co-founded, announced that it has secured a $1 billion seed-funding round for ‘NewTV.’ Backers include: Disney, 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Viacom, AT&T’s WarnerMedia, Lionsgate, MGM, ITV […]

August 7, 2018

Faricy to head Discovery D2C

Discovery has confirmed that Peter Faricy will join the company in the newly created role of CEO, Global Direct-to-Consumer, overseeing Discovery’s global digital and direct-to-consumer businesses. “Peter is a world-class executive, with an extensive track record of building some of the world’s most successful direct-to-consumer products and businesses,” said David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive […]

August 7, 2018

DISH Network: On its way to 5G

As the nuns said so musically in The Sound of Music: ‘How do you solve a problem like Maria?’ The same could be true of DISH Network, and the question would be ‘How do you truly value DISH? Superficially, Charlie Ergen’s very mature DISH Network had a – sort of – reasonable Q2. Its subscriber […]

August 6, 2018

New N. America director for IABM

IABM has announced the appointment of Kathy Bienz as its new Director North America. Bienz starts her new role with immediate effect, taking over from Caryn Cohen, who has served so effectively in this role for the last four years. An Electrical Engineering Technology graduate, Bienz has more than 20 years’ experience in the broadcast […]

August 6, 2018

SpotX names new management team for Europe

SpotX, the video advertising and monetisation platform, has announced a new management team to oversee all aspects of SpotX’s business in Europe, including its merger with smartclip.  Combining decades of advertising industry experience from global companies including GroupM, IPONWEB, Brightroll, Rubicon Project, and Dentsu Aegis, the leaders have been identified from within smartclip, SpotX and […]

August 2, 2018

Howe named EVP and President, Americas, Technetix

Technetix, a global broadband cable and telecommunications technology provider, has announced the appointment of Sandy Howe as Executive Vice President and President, Americas, reporting to Chief Executive and Founder, Paul Broadhurst. In this role, Howe is responsible for all functions for the US, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, including sales, customer service, product management, […]

August 1, 2018

Personnel changes at AsiaSat

July 30th saw news that Barrie Woolston has resigned from Hong Kong-based AsiaSat where he was CCO. Woolston is being replaced by Ina Lui, who has been promoted to the new role of SVP/Commercial, Business Development and Strategy. Lui will take on an expanded role at AsiaSat, including marketing. Prior to joining AsiaSat, she was […]

July 31, 2018By Chris Forrester

iKO appoints Treadway

iKO Media Group, a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, has announced David Treadway as Chairman of the Board effective immediately. Treadway is an experienced Director in international businesses in the broadcast & media, communications and technology sectors with strategic skills and extensive experience in managing growth. Treadway brings with him over […]

July 31, 2018

Buccieri appointed president of A+E Networks

Hearst and The Walt Disney Company have announced that Paul Buccieri has been named president of A+E Networks Group after having served as president, A+E Studios and A+E Networks Portfolio Group, since 2016. The announcement was made by Steven R. Swartz, president and CEO of Hearst, and Ben Sherwood, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and […]

July 30, 2018