Canal Plus’ CEO Bertrand Meheut is to step down in 2013, according to a report in French business newspaper Les Echos. He will then take up the position of non-executive Chairman at the pay-TV broadcaster. His stepping down in 2013 is earlier than expected. Meheut’s position will be taken by his current joint CEO Rodolphe […]
International Datacasting Corporation has announced that James Hall, an independent director of the Corporation, had been appointed as IDC’s new Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. The appointment follows Adam Adamou’s stepping down from the position effective February 10, 2012. Mr. Adamou will continue to serve IDC as a director. With the appointment of Mr. […]
Back in November, Norbert Holzle was departing from SES as the satellite operator’s SVP/commercial for Europe. Now, seemingly, it is all change and Holzle is to stay on. This means that Ferenc Szelényi, only officially appointed on November 30th, is to step aside and leave the company to “pursue other business opportunities”. An […]
Two more senior executives have left LoveFilm following the exit of CEO Simon Calver. Digital chief Lesley MacKenzie and CTO Mike Blakemore are also to leave. COO Jim Buckle is to take on the role of managing director.
LoveFilm’s CEO Simon Calver is to take over at troubled UK retailer Mothercare. It is hoped Calver will boost online sales and also help grow the Mothercare and Early Learning brands internationally in growing markets such as Africa and the Middle East. Alan Parker, Mothercare chairman, says: “Simon Calver is a highly successful business leader […]
Gerhard Zeiler, the chief executive of Europe’s largest commercial broadcasting group RTL, is leaving to take over international operations at Turner Broadcasting System, owner of Cartoon Network, CNN and TNT. Zeiler who has led RTL for nine years, was seen by some as a rival to new CEO of parent Bertelsmann Thomas Rabe, but the […]
Randy Pike has been named Vice President of Broadcast Engineering at Globecast Americas. Reporting to Chief Technology Officer Bart Palmer, Pike will oversee all of GlobeCast’s day-to-day technical operations in the Americas, ensuring high quality of service and expert maintenance of systems and equipment for the company’s broadcast clients. Pike will be based in Culver […]
GlobeCast Americas CEO Lisa Coelho announced that Randolphe “Randy” Pike has been named Vice President of Broadcast Engineering. Reporting to Chief Technology Officer Bart Palmer, Pike will oversee all of GlobeCast’s day-to-day technical operations in the Americas, ensuring high quality of service and expert maintenance of systems and equipment for the company’s broadcast clients. Pike […]
News Corp Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey has suggested that the debate surrounding proposed anti-piracy legislation became twisted as media companies failed to see what he described as the “viral aspect” to the issue. “Clearly this got turned upside down, the whole issue,” Carey said at the ‘Dive Into Media’ conference hosted by website All […]
As expected, Sony Corp has appointed Kazuo Hirai as its next president and CEO. Current Executive Chairman Sir Howard Stringer stays in post until June when he will move upstairs to become Chairman of Sony’s board. Hirai is 51 years-old, and is credited with the success of Sony’s PlayStation videogame system. Hirai will officially take […]