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NBCU, Sky name ad leadership team

NBCUniversal and Sky have named the leadership team for the companies’ new One Platform Global Advertising & Partnerships offering. Newly-named President & Managing Director of Global Advertising & Partnerships KC Sullivan will lead the unified Global Advertising & Partnerships Team, and bring this offering to market. Sullivan, who most recently served as President & Managing […]

June 18, 2020

ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA appoints Ondarza

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has appointed Jaime Ondarza as Executive Vice President and General Manager of a newly created regional structure, which includes France, Iberia, Italy, the Middle East, Greece and Turkey. Ondarza will report to Raffaele Annecchino, President, ViacomCBS Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia. In this new role, Ondarza is charged with […]

June 18, 2020

ITN Productions appoints 2 new producers

ITN Productions has announced two new appointments to its new regional base in Leeds. Caroline Short is joining as an Executive Producer and Gorana Jelovina will take on the role of Development Assistant Producer. ITN Productions opened its Leeds office, complete with state-of-the-art edit facilities, as part of its regional expansion plans earlier this year. […]

June 17, 2020

Golding named NOW TV Director of Strategy

NOW TV has announced that Michelle Golding will be joining the Sky-operated streaming service immediately as Director of Strategy and Propositions. Covering Louisa Taylor’s maternity leave, Golding will report into Marina Storti, Managing Director of NOW TV, and will be responsible for managing the customer proposition and business strategy strands of the OTT business. Storti […]

June 15, 2020

Denton appointed Acting President of Red Arrow

Red Arrow Studios has announced that Joel Denton has been appointed as Acting President of the company’s TV distribution business, Red Arrow Studios International. Denton, who joins the company immediately and is based in London, will work together with current President of the business Bo Stehmeier to ensure a smooth transition before Bo leaves Red […]

June 15, 2020

Fallacher named Orange Spain CEO

Jean-Francois Fallacher, current CEO of Orange Polska, will become CEO of Orange Spain from September replacing Laurent Paillassot. After four years at the helm, Paillassot will leave the company to give a “new orientation to his professional career out of the group”.  Paillassot has positioned Orange Spain as the second largest telco operator in Spain […]

June 12, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Channel 4 appoints Hayat as Director of Strategy

Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Khalid Hayat as Director of Strategy and Consumer Insight. In this newly created role reporting directly to Chief Operating Officer, Jonathan Allan, Khalid will lead both the Corporate Strategy and Consumer Insight functions with overall responsibility for Channel 4’s Corporate Strategy – advising on major strategic issues, providing […]

June 12, 2020

Lombardo named President of Global TV at eOne

Former HBO programming chief Michael Lombardo has officially joined Entertainment One (eOne) as President of Global Television at the studio. Lombardo will oversee the television adaptation of Hasbro brands – including Transformers and Power Rangers, direct eOne’s existing slate, and create a new premium content for global audiences. Lombardo previously spent 33 years at HBO, […]

June 11, 2020

Net Insight appoints Blixt as CCO

Net Insight has appointed Mårten Blixt in the newly established Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) role. Blixt will join the Executive Management team and will assume the position in August. With the recently announced changes to the structure and the new Executive Management team, Net Insight is reinforcing its focus to grow the core Media Networks […]

June 11, 2020

Young heads Eurosport’s global production & content

Eurosport has announced the appointment of Scott Young to the role of Senior Vice President, Production and Content. Young joins from Sky Sports, where he has been Head of Formula 1 since January 2018. Young will be responsible for developing a unique and integrated content offering across broadcast and digital, realising opportunities presented by Eurosport’s […]

June 9, 2020