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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
During their 73rd General Assembly, ETSI members re-elected the current ETSI Director General Luis Jorge Romero with an overwhelming majority on the first ballot. Luis Jorge Romero, first elected as ETSI’s Director General eight years ago, outlined his achievements over this period. “These years provided ETSI with a valid and solid foundation. We embraced many […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has appointed Cecilia Gave as SVP & Group Head of Viafree, its pan-Nordic ad-funded streaming service. Gave joins the Group Executive Management team and reports to NENT Group President and CEO Anders Jensen. Gave joined NENT Group in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer NENT Sports Sweden. In her new role, […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions, has announced the appointment of Jean-Claude Sachot as the company’s new business development director. In his role at Broadpeak, Sachot will work with global pay-TV operators, helping them take advantage of the company’s unique solutions, such as nanoCDN multicastABR, for providing cloud DVR […]
Masstech has announced that George Kilpatrick has been appointed as the new CEO, taking over from outgoing CEO, Joe French, who is stepping down. Kilpatrick joins Masstech from Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he was Industry Lead, Media & Entertainment, EMEA. He has over 20 years technology and media industry experience. Prior to AWS, Kilpatrick […]
MTG has announced that Thomas Schmidt is joining ESL as Chief Commercial Officer to help the eSports company achieve its growth plans. Before joining ESL as a Non-Executive Board Member in October 2018, Thomas was responsible for the global media rights business of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. In his new […]
The Board of Directors of RTL has appointed its Chairman Thomas Rabe to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Bert Habets has resigned as CEO and member of the Board of RTL Group for personal reasons. Martin Taylor, currently Vice Chairman of the Group, has been appointed as Chairman and James Singh […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) has confirmed the appointment of Peter Pitsch as Head of Advocacy and Government Affairs. The CBA is the entity that proposes to implement a safe and efficient clearing and repurposing of mid-band ‘C-band’ downlink spectrum to accelerate the deployment of 5G services in the US. The CBA was formed by Intelsat, […]