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Fitori exits FTTH Council Europe

The FTTH Council Europe has announces that Erzsébet Fitori, its Director General, will be leaving the FTTH Council Europe effective from May 31st. “We wish Erzsébet all the best with her new endeavours. We are saddened to see her leave but are grateful for her tireless efforts to transform the Council into a financially solid, […]

March 31, 2020

Compton named Head of News and Sport at C4

Channel 4’s Director of Programmes Ian Katz has appointed Louisa Compton as Head of News and Current Affairs, replacing Dorothy Byrne who announced she was stepping down from the role earlier this month. In her new role Compton will be responsible for overseeing Channel 4’s multi award-winning News and Current Affairs programming as well as […]

March 31, 2020

Lee and Bell join ActiveVideo

ActiveVideo has announced that Ed Lee has joined the team this month as Senior Vice President of Global Content Strategy and Partnerships. Lee is taking on the job of driving content strategy and partnership efforts worldwide. He will lead all engagement with the content community to ensure operator customers have the broadest content offering available […]

March 30, 2020

Beaujean chairs ProSiebenSat.1 as Conze exits

ProSiebenSat.1 Media says it is reorganising its Executive Board to more effectively focus on entertainment. Chief Financial Officer Rainer Beaujean (pictured) has additionally assumed the office of Chairman of the Executive Board. Chief Executive Officer Max Conze is leaving the Company with immediate effect. New appointees to the Executive Board are Wolfgang Link and Christine […]

March 27, 2020

Shnerer appointed GM of Fight Network 

Fight Network, the global combat sports network and subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, has  announced that Ariel Shnerer has been appointed as its new General Manager. Shnerer has held various positions at Fight Network since joining the company in 2007, including producer, programming and content manager, editorial supervisor and executive producer of FN Originals, […]

March 25, 2020

Zajicek appointed Spacecom CEO

Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that Dan Zajicek has been appointed by the board of director’s as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. His appointment officially begins on April 1st. Itzik Shnaiberg, who has served as Acting CEO since January 1st 2020, will return to his Deputy CEO position at that […]

March 19, 2020

Shinde to leave IN10 Media Network

IN10 Media, a network with multiple offerings in the media and entertainment sector, has announced that Rajiee M Shinde, Chief Executive Officer of its 24X7 youth music channel ShowBox, has decided to leave the network in the coming months. In August 2019, IN10 Media launched ShowBox as a music channel under the leadership and guidance […]

March 17, 2020

Albert to exit ProSiebenSat.1

Conrad Albert, Deputy CEO of ProSiebenSat.1, will resign from his office with mutual consent as of April 30th following 15 years with the German broadcaster. Albert has worked at ProSiebenSat.1 since 2005, and since 2006 as General Counsel. Nine years ago, he was appointed member of the Executive Board. His responsibilities included the group-wide distribution […]

March 16, 2020

BT CEO Jansen tests positive for Covid-19

Philip Jansen, Chief Executive, BT Group has late this afternoon tested positive for Coronavirus and as a result has followed the Public Health England protocols to self-isolate. BT is now working closely with Public Health England to undertake a full deep clean of relevant parts of its Group headquarters and will ensure those employees who […]

March 13, 2020

Louradour named ILS CEO

International Launch Services (ILS), the sales and marketing arm for Russia’s Proton rocket launches, has hired Tiphaine Louradour, a former executive from the USA’s United Launch Alliance (ULA), as CEO. Louradour was most recently head of Global Commercial Sales for ULA. Kirk Pysher, the former ILS CEO, left the business in October 2019. ILS is […]

March 13, 2020By Chris Forrester