Global media business Studio71, a Red Arrow Studios company, has hired Kristin Mason as SVP, Head of US Sales. Based in Studio71’s New York office and reporting to Chief Revenue Officer Matt Crowley, Mason will be working closely with brands and agencies to continue to grow Studio71’s US advertising business. Mason will be responsible for […]
Channel 4 has announced the appointment of Clare Peters to lead the newly created Client Sales team within its ad sales division, 4Sales. Reporting to Matt Salmon, Interim Director of Sales, Peters will lead 4Sales’ client sales strategy and manage its dedicated client sales teams across London and Manchester in the newly created role of […]
Nokia’s Board of Directors has appointed Pekka Lundmark as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia. Lundmark is expected to start in his new role on September 1st. Lundmark is currently President and CEO of Fortum, an energy company based in Espoo, Finland. Prior to Fortum, Lundmark served as President and CEO of Konecranes, a […]
Grass Valley has announced the appointment of John Carter as director of business development. Based in Newbury, Carter rejoins Grass Valley to leverage his experience of live production applications and workflows. Carter’s career spans three decades in the broadcast media industry, holding both technical and commercial positions across sales, engineering and senior product management. He […]
TVSquared, a global player in TV attribution, has announced that former Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President, Jo Kinsella, has been appointed as President. In this role, Kinsella will lead TVSquared’s global commercial portfolio, including client relations and strategic partnerships across the advertising ecosystem. Kinsella has been instrumental in TVSquared’s rapid expansion in North […]
Discovery has announced that Lisa Holme has joined the company as Group Senior Vice President, Content and Commercial Strategy, Direct-to-Consumer. Holme is based at Discovery’s Los Angeles office and reports directly to Discovery’s CEO, Global Direct-to-Consumer, Peter Faricy. In this newly created role, Holme is responsible for setting the content strategy for Discovery’s DTC products […]
The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors has confirmed that Bob Chapek has been named Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company, effective immediately, replacing Bob Iger. Chapek most recently served as Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Iger assumes the role of Executive Chairman and will direct the Company’s creative endeavors, while leading […]
Disney has promoted Kelly Campbell to President of Hulu, the US streaming service. Campbell, formerly in the role of chief marketing officer, will oversee Hulu’s streaming business and work closely with Disney executives to integrate aspects of Hulu into Disney’s broader D2C streaming business. Campbell will report directly to Kevin Mayer, chairman of the company’s […]
The BBC has promoted Catherine Catton to lead the popular factual and factual entertainment team. Catton, who first joined the BBC in 2015, replaces David Brindley who departed to become chief creative officer at ITV-owned production company Twofour in November 2019. Since joining the BBC, Catton has overseen titles including The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan […]
Global advertising technology player The Trade Desk has announced the appointment of Patrick Morrell as Director of Strategic Publisher and TV Development. He is based in the London office and reports to Dave Castell, General Manager Inventory EMEA at The Trade Desk. Morrell joins The Trade Desk following eight years at Channel 4, where, as […]