Crunchyroll, the global anime brand, has appointed Julian Lai-Hung as the Head of Content Strategy & Business Development focused on Japan and Asia-Pacific. Lai-Hung’s appointment is the latest in a string of senior hires at Crunchyroll. Earlier in the year, the brand boosted is executive leadership team with the appointments of Alden Budill as Head […]
Does the world need another global streamer? ViacomCBS thinks so and has talked of plans to bring one to market, possibly an upgraded and rebranded version of CBS All Access, or maybe a refurbed Showtime. Bob Bakish, CEO, said it “will launch a broad pay streaming product in multiple markets over the next 12 months. […]
WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks & Sales has appointed Athreyan Sundararajan as its Vice President – Marketing & Brand Services for its business in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region (SEAP). His responsibilities in this newly-created position include marketing, social media, creative services, as well as data and insight for the company’s kids and entertainment pillars. Brands […]
BBC Studios has announced that Ding Ke has been appointed as its new SVP and general manager (GM) for Greater China. Based in Beijing, Ke will be responsible for BBC Studio’s Greater China business, including content distribution, co-productions, format sales and branded services. She is currently head of content sales & formats for BBC Studios […]
Poppy Dixon is set to join Sky in the newly created role of Director of Documentaries and Factual Commissioning, where she will be responsible for original documentaries and factual programmes across Sky’s portfolio of services. The appointment follows the news that Sky is to launch two factual channels, Sky Documentaries, which will be the home […]
CNN Worldwide has appointed Rani Raad as President, CNN Commercial, in a new global position to broaden the company’s new business streams and increase the value that CNN provides to commercial partners around the world. By centralising the management and strategy of its commercial activity in one operation, CNN says it is seeking to create […]
Virgin Media Ireland has named Paul Farrell as the incoming Managing Director of Virgin Media Television. Farrell is currently Vice President of Commercial at Virgin Media Ireland, responsible for all of Virgin Media Ireland’s commercial activities across the Consumer and B2B divisions. During his twenty five year career he has held senior roles in Media, […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global player providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that Philippe Leonetti has been appointed as CEO of the company, replacing Paul Molinier. Leonetti has over 12 years of experience in senior management roles at Orange, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. “Over the course […]
Video software provider Synamedia is boosting R&D investment in its compression technologies alongside a trio of senior appointments. With the adoption of 4K-ready devices and new broadcasting standards such as ATSC 3.0 supporting 4K and ultimately 8K streams over-the-air, Synamedia says its investment in compression will meet the growing need for advanced encoding technologies to […]
Jeffrey Hirsch, President and CEO of Starz, a Lionsgate company, has announced that highly-regarded programming executive Christina Davis has been named President, Original Programming. She will be tasked with leading the programming and development team for the global premium platform and delivering on its creative mandate of producing premium content for women and diverse audiences […]