It is ‘all change’ at struggling satellite operator Avanti Communications. Technical director and co-founder Dave Bestwick steps down at the end of June. The CEO left the company last year. The company managed to convert $557 million of debt into equity last month, and new shares were issued on April 26th. A trading statement from […]
Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings is worth an estimated $3.68 billion, says Forbes list of global billionaires. Hastings, and co-founder Marc Randolph, established the business in 1997-8. Hastings, says Forbes, still owns 2.5 per cent of the business. The company itself is now neck and neck in terms of overall valuation with Disney and […]
Gabriel Catrina has been appointed as EVP & Group CFO of MTG, the Nordic Entertainment Group, with effect from July 1st. He will be part of the NENT Group leadership team, which is now complete, and report to Anders Jensen, President and CEO of Nordic Entertainment Group. Catrina is currently MTG Chief Strategy Officer and […]
Bruce Rosenblum, president of business operations at Disney-ABC Television Group, has stepped down from the role after less than two years with the company. In an internal memo , DATG president Ben Sherwood informed staff that Rosenblum’s departure arose from the recent restructuring of The Walt Disney Company, which was announced in March. The reorganisation […]
Amazon has appointed Vernon Sanders to help run its television productions. The long-term NBC executive will partner with TV co-head Albert Cheng and oversee Amazon Prime Video’s TV creative and production units. Sanders will reunite with his former colleague Jennifer Salke at Amazon Studios. Salke commented: “Vernon’s undeniable expertise in nurturing talent and creative material […]
OTT content distribution platform Airbeem has appointed Thorsten Sauer, former President of Ericsson Broadcast and Media Services, as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Airbeem works with media companies, sports brands, broadcasters and content owners to create their own online video channels providing off-the-shelf solutions to enable any media owner to create their own […]
Mediacorp has announced an organisational change and key appointments to enable its pivot to consumers and create a better brand experience for them. The company is creating an integrated marketing organisation that brings together the majority of its marketing and communications personnel under the leadership of media veteran Debra Soon, who assumes the newly created […]
21st Century Fox has revealed that its Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch will serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the proposed new ‘Fox’, which will be formed after shareholder and regulatory approval of the proposed transaction between 21CF and The Walt Disney Company. Lachlan’s brother James, currently Chief Executive Officer of 21CF, is not mentioned […]
Following the announcement of the process to initiate a split of MTG into two companies, MTG and Nordic Entertainment Group, MTG has appointed new leadership team members for the new MTG. The new MTG (Modern Times Group MTG AB) will comprise MTG’s current esports (ESL, DreamHack and ESEA), online gaming (InnoGames and Kongregate) and digital video […]
ESPNPlayer.com will deliver live and on demand coverage of the 2018 X Games Norway in the UK, and across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). This year, X Games Norway will combined winter and summer events, hosting Skateboard Street competitions in downtown Oslo and Ski and Snowboard Big Air competitions at Fornebu in Baerum. The […]