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Gladnikoff appointed Head of Viaplay

Ira Gladnikoff is stepping up to become Head of Viaplay with immediate effect. Gladnikoff is replacing Jonas Karlén, who joined MTG in 2008 and has been leading Viaplay since 2015 and has decided to leave the company. Gladnikoff joined MTG in 2015 and has been instrumental in developing Viaplay as the video streaming service of choice […]

June 19, 2017

Altice appoints Petit as CMO

Altice has announced that Nicolas Petit has joined the management team as Altice Group Chief Marketing Officer in charge of B2C and B2B commercial and marketing activities, effective immediately. Petit joins Altice from Microsoft Corporation where he lately held the position of General Manager, Global Marketing & Operations. He previously held several leadership positions with Microsoft […]

June 19, 2017

Apple signals TV intent with Sony Pictures hires

Apple has hired two of Hollywood’s best known studio executives as it poaches the co-presidents of Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg. The pair take new positions running worldwide video programming. SPT has been behind some of the biggest recent TV hits including Breaking Bad and The Crown. Erlicht and Van […]

June 16, 2017

SAM appoints Cooney as CEO

Snell Advanced Media (SAM), a global provider of integrated media production solutions, has appointed former Tandberg Television President Eric Cooney as President and Chief Executive Officer. Cooney has over 20 years of experience in the technology, media and telecommunications industry. He was CEO of Tandberg Television, leading its merger with Ericsson Group in 2007 and […]

June 13, 2017

Bradley remains Culture Secretary

Karen Bradley has retained her job as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport following UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s reshuffling of portfolios following the UK General Election which saw her Conservative Party secure the most parliamentary seats, but not an overall majority. One of the most significant items requiring Bradley’s attention when she returns […]

June 12, 2017By Colin Mann

Sky could be UK election loser

Everyone should now be out of the prediction business: Brexit, Trump, and now Theresa May. The UK Prime Minister has seen a Parliamentary majority and a 20 point poll lead disappear and now has to rely on a tiny Northern Ireland party to prop her up. It is the biggest political disaster wrought by the […]

June 9, 2017

Sauvé appointed CEO of RTL Nederland

RTL Group has announced the appointment of Sven Sauvé as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RTL Nederland, effective July 1st. Sauvé, currently Chief Operating Officer (COO) of RTL Nederland, will succeed Bert Habets who has been Co-CEO of RTL Group since April 19th. Habets said: “I am delighted that we have found, in […]

June 9, 2017

AwesomenessTV founder heads Paramount Players

Paramount is launching a Paramount Players Division with veteran producer and executive Brian Robbins in charge. The new division will focus on creating movies from Viacom properties. Robbins founded digital media company AwesomenessTV and headed it up for five years. He will serve as president of Paramount Players, reporting to Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO […]

June 8, 2017

Mahon appointed C4 Chief Executive

Alex Mahon, currently CEO of Foundry, a global technology business delivering visual effects and virtual reality for the entertainment industry, has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of UK public service broadcaster Channel 4. She was previously CEO of Shine Group until 2015. The announcement by the Channel 4 Board follows the news revealed […]

June 6, 2017

Wilkinson retires as DTG COO

Keith Wilkinson, the commercial director and COO of the DTG (Digital TV Group), has announced his retirement after nearly 10 years at the UK technology body. Wilkinson, who joined the group from the BBC in October 2017, was responsible for the administration and commercial direction of the organisation as well as operational management, financial control […]

June 5, 2017