ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced that following the departure of VCNI veteran Alex Okosi, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of VCN Africa and BET International at the end of February 2020, Craig Paterson and Monde Twala will be named as co-General Managers of ViacomCBS Networks Africa. “Alex has made an immeasurable impact on […]
Channel 4 has appointed Miketta Lane as Head of Production and Operations for its award-winning in-house creative agency 4Creative. Reporting into Chief Marketing Officer Zaid Al-Qassab, Lane will be responsible for the production and financial control of 4Creative’s on-air and off-air campaigns, as well as managing relationships with key external suppliers. Lane’s role will also […]
Tony Hall is leaving as director general of the BBC in the summer, after seven years in the role. Lord Hall said it had been “a hard decision”, adding: “If I followed my heart I would genuinely never want to leave”. He said he felt it was important the BBC had the same leader for […]
Following its successful launch, BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, has appointed Will Harrison to the new role of Managing Director of BritBox in the UK. Reporting to Reemah Sakaan and the BritBox Board, Harrison will be responsible for the overall management of the BritBox venture including full P&L responsibility, staff […]
IABM, the international association for Broadcast and Media technology, has appointed Lisa Collins to the new position of Head of Member Engagement. IABM membership has doubled to over 600 members in the last six years, and now spans every broadcast and media technology sector, market, geography and company size from start-ups to SMEs to multinational […]
Liberty Global has revealed that Severina Pascu will join UK multiplay operator Virgin Media as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective February 1st, 2020. Pascu is currently CEO of Liberty Global’s Swiss operations, UPC Switzerland, and will be succeeded in that role by Baptiest Coopmans, Senior Vice President Operations for […]
DAZN, the sports streaming service, has announced that Julian Skeels has joined as VP Product Acquisition, Retention and Payments. In this role, Skeels will be leading the definition and execution of the membership experience – ensuring DAZN creates authentic, long-term relationships with its customers. Skeels joins DAZN from Amazon Prime Video, where he was responsible […]
ViacomCBS has unveiled a management restructure of its international networks division, which is intended to leverage the company’s expanded operations post-merger to drive new growth opportunities across brands in key international markets. The reorganization will simplify ViacomCBS Networks International into two brand groups and three pan-regional management hubs, reporting to David Lynn, President, CEO of […]
BBC Studios, the principal commercial arm of the BBC, has announced the appointment of Nicki Sheard as chief marketing officer (CMO). She returns to the BBC after previously holding a number of marketing and strategy roles, including Head of Marketing for BBC News. As CMO, Sheard will set the global marketing strategy for the company […]
Canal+ Polska has named Małgorzata Seck as its new vice-president of programming. Seck was previously director of television and content at Orange Polska, where she was responsible for strategy covering both linear TV and VoD. Prior to that she worked for Netia as director of video product development. Seck has previously worked for Canal+ Cyfrowy […]