Ooyala, a global provider of video monetisation technology and services, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Huberman as chief executive officer, effective immediately. With nearly 30 years of high-tech business leadership, Huberman will focus on the future growth of Ooyala and strengthening its market leadership. Huberman is an accomplished executive with a demonstrated track record […]
21st Century Fox has confirmed that Bill O’Reilly, star anchor of its Fox News Channel, will not be returning to the network after the conclusion of a pre-planned holiday. In a Statement, the company said: “After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the Company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not […]
Most 86 years-olds are resting up and regarding each new day as a bonus. Not Rupert Murdoch, for him another day is another deal. So, it must still be extra frustrating when one of the deals you really want to do keeps being nixed by circumstances beyond your control – or, at least, circumstances you […]
The subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, has named Bhavesh Vaghela its new Chief Executive Officer, as the company aims to capitalise on the sales and marketing successes that are coming to define it as a key player in the rapidly changing pay-TV marketplace. Vaghela steps up from his role as Paywizard’s Chief […]
Talpa Holding has bought a 67% share in SBS broadcasting from Finnish publisher Sanoma. This gives Talpa full ownership of SBS stations SBS6, NET5, Veronica and SBS9 as well as a new Dutch multimedia company with investments in television, radio, print and online. Talpa is the vehicle for John de Mol, founder of Holland’s Endermol […]
Fox News parent 21st Century Fox says it is bringing in a law firm to investigate a sexual harassment claim against its anchor Bill O’Reilly. Several companies pull their ads from his top-rated news show in the past week. The investigation comes after the latest complaint was phoned in to the network’s hotline by Wendy […]
Neil Hunt, considered by many as the architect of Netflix’s success as a premium entertainment streaming service, is to be replaced as Chief Product Officer in July 2017 by Greg Peters. Hunt has led the product team which designs, builds, and delivers the Netflix experience for the last eighteen years. Peters most recently has led […]
CBS boss Leslie Moonves has received a salary, plus bonus package of $69.6 million for last year’s work. It represents a 22 per cent improvement on his 2015 earnings. The total compensation package is split between $32 million in cash, and another $31.9 million in stock options which themselves represent the 35 per cent gain […]
Peter Lyhne Uhrenholt has been promoted to CEO from his current position as CPSO (Chief Product and Solution Officer), to take over from Claus Omann who is leaving the company after eight years. Peter will continue to execute on the strategies already defined. With a keen focus on execution, Peter will be leading a strong […]
Satellite operator SES’s Board of Directors has approved a restructuring of SES’s go-to-market organisation model with the creation of two highly-focused business units, SES Video and SES Networks, focusing on the video- and data-centric segments in which SES operates. The new organisation, which will be implemented during the course of 2017, will gather all go-to-market […]