Amazon has hired Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment, to head its televisio and movie studio. Salke has overseen the development of comedies and dramas for NBC as president since 2011. She has been behind shows such as The Blacklist and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and previously was executive vice president of creative affairs at Twentieth […]
Three of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (SPE) leading executives are departing the company as part of chairman-CEO Tony Vinciquerra’s restructuring of the team. SPE president worldwide networks Andy Kaplan, home entertainment president Man Jit Singh, and chief TV marketing officer Sheraton Kalouria are all exiting the company. Under the new structure, the networks business will report […]
Alticast has announced the addition of Andries Grondman to its EMEA team as the Director of Product Marketing & Strategy. Grondman will be responsible for driving new business development in the pay-TV security segment as well as growing product marketing and strategy for Alticast’s new and existing customer base. “Andries’ appointment is a sign of […]
ATX Networks, a global provider of network infrastructure systems and commercial video solutions, has appointed Charlie Vogt as President and Chief Executive Officer. The 30-year information technology and communications leader joins ATX following four successful years as President and CEO of Imagine Communications, where he transformed the company from Harris Broadcast to Imagine Communications and […]
In what are potentially significant changes for financially troubled London-based Avanti Communications, the company announced a useful new contract and says it has appointed a new CEO. Kyle Whitehill is the new CEO, and he will join on April 3rd 2018. He joins Avanti from Liquid Telecom Group, where he has been CEO of Liquid […]
UK multichannel broadcaster UKTV has appointed Baby Cow Production’s Kerry Waddell as Head of Production. This comes at a time when the broadcaster has committed to a third more hours of original programming in 2018. Reporting into Richard Watsham, UKTV’s Director of Commissioning, Waddell will be joining UKTV in March 2018 to lead the company’s […]
Sony’s CEO Kazuo Hirai is to step down from his role. Effective April 1st the new CEO will be the company’s current CFO, Kenichiro Yoshida. Hirai will become the company’s Chairman. A statement from Hirai says: “As the company approaches a crucial juncture, when we will embark on a new mid-range plan, I consider this […]
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have announced the appointment of Alexandar Vassilev as the CEO of 7TV, its joint premium direct-to-consumer entertainment streaming service in Germany. Vassilev joins from Google and starts with immediate effect. He is responsible for the strategic growth and development of this ambitious new consumer digital service in the German market which […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has appointed Jimmy Kim as Managing Director of Globecast in Asia, effective immediately. In his new position, Kim will drive Globecast’s continued success in this dynamic market, expanding its customer base and building upon the company’s long-term objectives. Kim joins Globecast from MNC Media, where he held the […]
Spain’s Telefónica has announced several changes to its management team, including the appointment a new president of its domestic business, Telefónica España, in Emilio Gayo. Gayo, former head of marketing and commercial department, will replace Luis Miguel Gilpérez and will be the righthand man of Jose María Álvarez-Pallete, the president of the whole group. Gayo […]