Viaccess-Orca (VO) has announced the appointment of Guillaume Forbin as Chief Security Officer. Forbin will ensure that VO’s content protection solutions — including CAS, DRM, and secure video player — and associated services address current and future TV piracy threats. Under Forbin’s strategic vision, content owners and providers around the world will be able to […]
David Benioff and DB Weiss, the co-creators of HBO behemoth fantasy series Game of Thrones, have left their roles on the new Star Wars trilogy citing their decision to sign an exclusive deal with Netflix. “There are only so many hours in the day, we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our […]
Mark Alford, former Head of Digital Output at Sky News, has been appointed Director of Sky Sports News. Rob Webster, MD of Sky Sports, commented: “We have been running a rigorous process to recruit the new Director of Sky Sports News. As reflects a role of this standing in our industry, we interviewed a number […]
As it looks to aggressively scale up operations across international markets, ZEE5 Global has made some key appointments strengthening its Product and Tech team. Rahul Vaz has been appointed to head up the Product team. Vaz most recently served as Sr. Product Director at Viacom’s Voot and will be based out of the ZEE5 Global […]
LeoSat’s Chief Commercial Officer, Ronald van der Bregg, has stepped down from the company with immediate effect. LeoSat is widely reported to be having problems closing on a $50 million financing round. On September 30th it was reported that neither Hispasat or SkyPerfect – its existing major investors – wish to expand their existing investments, […]
Anne Foster has been appointed as the BBC’s Head of Workforce Diversity & Inclusion to help strengthen the BBC’s drive to be the best place to work in the media industry. She will be responsible for implementing strategies which ensure the BBC is a modern and diverse workplace, committed to promoting and ensuring inclusion and […]
Scott Carlin, the former President of HBO Domestic Television responsible for bringing to the network iconic programing such as The Sopranos and Sex & The City, has been named EVP, Global Media & Entertainment of Magid – the consumer-centred business strategy company. The announcement, effective immediately, was made by Kate Morgan, Chief Product Officer and […]
Seasoned industry executive Shane McCarthy has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer for digital platform security specialist Irdeto’s video entertainment business. A developer by background, McCarthy previously held a number of roles at Pace, including the President of the International Business, where he achieved strong growth on the way to building a […]
The IAB Technology Laboratory (Tech Lab) has announced that SpotX Chief Scientist Neal Richter was elected by its board of directors as the new chair. In this position, Richter will play a key role in guiding the Tech Lab’s work to evolve privacy-compliant standards for programmatic advertising, simplify video ad delivery, increase supply chain transparency, […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted Jill Offman to an expanded position at its global studios division, as the company’s UK arm prepares to move into developing scripted content. Offman takes on the title of MD at Viacom International Studios (VIS) effective immediately, where she will oversee all English-speaking markets – including Canada, Australia […]