BBC Studios has announced that CFO Tom Fussell will act as interim CEO from September 1st, when current CEO Tim Davie becomes BBC Director-General. Fussell will lead BBC Studios on a temporary basis until the next BBC Studios CEO takes up their position. An open recruitment process for the next CEO is underway, with the […]
Mobile data industry management consulting practice The Besen Group has launched a C-Band Spectrum Evaluation Tool for enterprises who are planning to bid at the upcoming FCC C-band auction in December 2020. The Besen Group estimates that the spectrum auction will raise over $40 billion (€34.1bn) with the average cost of $0.46 per MHz-POP for […]
Vice Media Group has named Bea Hegedus as SVP, Global Head of Distribution. The newly created role will lead the company’s global distribution and licensing strategy with a focus on building new US domestic and international partnerships as the company looks to maximise the value of its IP around the world. Hegedus, who will report […]
Modern Times Group (MTG) CEO and President Jørgen Madsen Lindemann has informed the Board of Directors of his decision to leave the company and has submitted his letter of resignation. After 26 years of service, he has decided to step down to free up time to pursue other challenges and for the company to facilitate […]
CuriosityStream has named international media executive Bakori Davis to the newly created position of Managing Director and Head of International. As the latest executive to join CuriosityStream’s leadership team, Davis will focus on driving the expansion of the popular factual entertainment brand, currently reaching more than 13 million paying subscribers, across all global markets and […]
Advertising technology startup Hoppr has bolstered its board ahead of a planned global scale up, with the appointments of Vince Pizzica as Co-Chairman and Michelle Guthrie as a Non-Executive Director. Pizzica brings with him more than 30 years of experience across the public and private sector, including recent success in strategy consulting as well as […]
WWE has announced the appointment of Klaudia Bermudez-Key as General Manager, Latin America. In her new role, Bermudez-Key will lead WWE’s strategic business initiatives and day-to-day operations in the LATAM region and work with partners across all of WWE’s lines of business, including television, live events, marketing, sponsorship, advanced media, licensing and merchandising. She will […]
Telefónica and Atresmedia have appointed Ignacio Corrales as Managing Director of Buendía Estudios. The new company, 50 per cent owned by both companies, aims to create and produce audiovisual content in Spanish worldwide. “The birth of Buendía Estudios is very good news for the Spanish audiovisual sector and highlights a strong production industry in our […]
As BritBox escalates its plans to launch in Australia later this year, joint venture partners BBC Studios and ITV have announced the appointment of Moira Hogan as Country Manager. Tasked with leading the BritBox Australia strategy and team, Moira joins from Network 10, where she was Head of Content and Commercial Partnerships for Digital Media. […]
Effective August 1st, Per Christian Mørland will take on the position of EVP, Group CFO of Telia Company, replacing Douglas Lubbe who is currently serving as acting CFO. Mørland is currently CFO of Telia Norway, a position he has held since October 2015. He brings 16 years of deep telco experience from within the Nordics […]