The Board of Directors of Edgeware AB (publ) has appointed Karl Thedéen as the new Managing Director and CEO of Edgeware, which will be effective from February 2018. He will replace Joachim Roos, who has requested to step aside from the position. Thedéen is the former CEO of Transmode and is currently a board member […]
TiVo’s Board of Directors has unanimously elected Enrique Rodriguez to the position of president and CEO effective immediately. Rodriguez also joins the company’s Board of Directors. “Enrique is an exceptional leader and strategist who has the energy and passion that will position TiVo for success,” said Jim Meyer, chairman of the Board of Directors, TiVo. […]
CASBAA, Asia’s largest non-profit media association serving the multi-channel audio-visual content creation and distribution industry, has announced the election of several new Directors to its Board, and the return of a number of long-serving Directors. Following its AGM on November 8th, first-time Directors elected were James Ross (Lightning International), Belinda Lui (Time Warner), and Desmond […]
Altice is reorganising its group management and governance in the wake of the resignation of CEO Michel Combes following a bad week on the stock market. The French media group says its new management and governance structure is designed better to implement its strategy, create clearer accountability amongst management and improve the operational and financial […]
David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery Communications, and Jean-Briac Perrette, President and CEO of Discovery Networks International, have unveiled a new global leadership and operating model for the company’s Animal Planet brand. Marking a first for a Discovery brand to be managed on a global basis, the model will align all of the company’s […]
Bill O’Reilly, the former Fox News presenter, had a clause in his last contract that meant he could not be fired over harassment allegations unless they were proved in court. Jacques Nasser, an independent director of Fox talked about the clause during a hearing with the Competition and Markets Authority in its investigation into 21st […]
The Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Eutelsat Communications has approved the appointment of four new directors: Dominique D’Hinnin, Paul-François Fournier, Esther Gaide and Didier Leroy. Their mandates will be for a term of four years up to the date of the Ordinary General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the Financial Year ending […]
AMC Networks International – UK (AMCNI UK) has announced the appointment of Alina Florea and Sam Rowden to newly created roles. Florea will become Director of Acquisitions and Content Partnerships, while Rowden will assume the new role of Director of Programming, CBS Channels. They will continue to report to Kevin Dickie, SVP, Channels Group, UK, […]
There is an old English saying derived from hunting: ‘You’ve shot my fox’. It means one’s whole plan, or whole story, has been undercut by one or more unexpected action. The Murdochs, as owners of 21st Century Fox, have been busy shooting everyone’s foxes this week. The narrative was that after exhaustive tracking, and several […]
The Walt Disney Company has announced the appointment of Abhishek Maheshwari as country head for India. Maheshwari joined Disney in 2012 as VP and head of corporate strategy and business development. In 2014, he was put in charge of the consumer products business and earlier this year was also given charge of the company’s Integrated […]