beIN Media Group, the sports, media and entertainment group has recruited experienced sports rights executive Richard Verow – the long-standing commercial director of Sky Sports – as Chief Sports Officer. Verow joins beIN immediately and takes responsibility for the group’s global sports acquisitions and distribution portfolio. The role is primarily based in London and he […]
On the heels of the release of Murder Mystery, Adam Sandler’s most popular Netflix film to date, the streaming service has extended its deal with the Hollywood actor and Happy Madison Productions to make four more exclusive films. Netflix has revealed that over two billion hours have been spent by its members watching Sandler’s movies […]
ViacomCBS has announced that George Cheeks has been appointed President and CEO of CBS Entertainment Group, effective March 23rd. He succeeds Joe Ianniello, Chairman and CEO of CBS, who will be leaving the US commercial broadcaster after 22 years. Ianniello will work with the Company to ensure a smooth transition. Cheeks joins ViacomCBS from NBCUniversal, […]
Henrik Clausen has been named CEO of Danish telco TDC. Clausen comes with extensive experience from the telecommunications industry. From 2005 to 2010, he was CEO of Telenor’s Danish business. From 2010 to 2014, he was chief executive of the listed Malaysian company DiGi and from 2014 to 2016 he was director of strategy and […]
The board of twofour54 Abu Dhabi has announced that Michael Garin has been appointed as CEO of its media and entertainment hub. Garin, who has more than 50 years’ experience as a media executive, comes from Image Nation Abu Dhabi, the film and entertainment company. Among his responsibilities as its CEO has been to oversee […]
Stephen van Rooyen, the head of Sky’s UK business, has been promoted to also oversee its German and Italian operations, as owner Comcast seeks to stimulate international expansion with a management shake-up. van Rooyen will become chief executive for UK and Europe, with the heads of Sky Italia (Andrea Zappia) and Sky Deutschland (Carsten Schmidt) […]
Following his election as Chair of the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Julian Knight MP has set out three areas he sees as priorities during his tenure. He said he was “delighted” to have secured the support of the House to lead the DCMS Committee in the new Parliament. “Having […]
Apple has hired Ruslan Meshenberg, one of Netflix’s top engineers, to lead the technical team on its newly launched Apple TV+ streaming service. Meshenberg, who helped build Netflix’s platform and was involved in key initiatives to create a more consistent service for viewers, joined Apple’s internet-services organisation this week, according to the WSJ. Although the […]
BBC News has outlined plans to modernise its newsroom to respond to changing audience needs, ensure it is providing a truly universal service, and complete its £80 million (€95m) savings target, suggesting the changes will lead to some 450 job losses. The BBC remains the UK’s most trusted and most consumed news service – but […]
Julian Knight, the Conservative MP for Solihull in the UK Midlands, has been elected Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which monitors the policy, administration and expenditure of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and its associated bodies, including the BBC, on behalf of the House of Commons and the […]