Comcast Cable has appointed Euan McLeod as Vice President, IP Video Engineering. McLeod joins Comcast from Amazon, where he served as Global Head of Video. He will report to Jason Press, Senior Vice President, Video Engineering and Operations for Comcast Cable. McLeod will lead Comcast VIPER (Video IP Engineering & Research), the engineering team that […]
AMC Networks International (AMCNI), a subsidiary of AMC Networks, has appointed Géraud Alazard as Senior Vice President of Marketing. Promoted from the position of Vice President of Marketing for AMC Global and SundanceTV Global, Alazard now has responsibility for all AMCNI portfolio brands including AMC Global, SundanceTV Global and locally recognized channels in various programming […]
Part of Ericsson’s restructuring may see it pull it out of media services, as a new streamlining strategy from CEO Börje Ekholm sees it refocus on three segments: networks, digital services and the Internet of Things (IoT). According to reports the company’s Managed Services arm will be shaken up to focus on automation, but its media and […]
Friend MTS, a specialist in online anti-piracy systems, has boosted its international professional services team with the appointment of Simon Hanna as Senior Solutions Architect. Hanna is a specialist in video delivery platforms for pay-TV and OTT operators, with more than 20 years’ experience working with major video entertainment operators and primary vendors in the […]
AMC Studios has announced the further expansion of its executive team with Mark Dee-Shapland joining as Head of Content Sales. In this newly-created role, Dee-Shapland is responsible for worldwide content sales initiatives of all off-network distribution of AMC Networks owned programming. “Mark will be an important addition to our sales team, headed by Valerie Cabrera, […]
The BBC has announced its appointments to the unitary Board which will replace the two-tier structure of the BBC Trust and the BBC’s Executive Board as the Corporation’s governing body from 3 April 2017. The five non-executive directors are Simon Burke, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Ian Hargreaves, Tom Ilube and Nicholas Serota. Sir David Clementi, Chairman of […]
Bob Iger will remain as CEO of The Walt Disney Company until July 2019 as the entertainment giant’s struggle to find a successor continues. It marks the third occasion Iger has extended his contract. Iger, 66, was due to step down as CEO next year, but told investors last month that he was open to […]
Altice, the Netherlands-based multinational telco, has announced that Bruno Zerbib has joined the management team as Altice Group Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately. He will lead Altice’s global technology and infrastructure journey. Zerbib joins us from Hewlett Packard Enterprise where he held the position of Vice President Product Management, Cloud BU, and before that he […]
Singapore media player Mediacorp has announced the appointment of Parminder Singh as its Chief Commercial and Digital Officer, the latest in a series of hires that reflect the company’s commitment to staying relevant in the digital age. Singh has spent over 20 years in global companies including Apple and IBM. His most recent appointments were […]
TVT has announced the appointment of Yuko Suguro as Head of Operations in Japan. Suguro joins from Discovery where she was one of the team that launched the channel in the region, and brings to the new role over twenty years’ experience of operational and technical management. TVT provides specialist media services that enable broadcasters […]