UKTV has announced that Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Zoë Clapp is ending her 15-year tenure with the broadcaster after successfully managing the business transition to full BBC Studios ownership this year. Clapp led UKTV’s 90-strong Marketing, Communications, Creative, Media, and Social & Online teams through a period of growth which saw UKTV’s commercial share […]
US telco T-Mobile US has confirmed that its Board of Directors has named Mike Sievert as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1st, 2020. Currently President, Chief Operating Officer and a Board Director, Sievert will assume the CEO role from John Legere after the conclusion of Legere’s contract on April 30th, 2020. Sievert’s new title will […]
Telaria, the complete software platform that optimises yield for video publishers, has furthered its EMEA expansion with the appointment of Mark Giblin, who joins the company as Head of Demand. Based in the London office, Giblin will work closely with more than 45 plugged-in video demand partners that count on Telaria’s premium inventory. Commenting on […]
Emma Dunseith has been appointed as Head of Content Production for BBC Northern Ireland. She takes over the role from Eddie Doyle who was recently appointed as Head of Content Commissioning for BBC Northern Ireland. The appointment will see Dunseith play an integral role in the delivery of BBC Northern Ireland’s content across all in-house […]
DAZN, the OTT sports broadcaster, has announced that Andrew Ryan has joined as Managing Director FIBA Media to steer the group’s joint venture with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Reporting directly to Stewart Walker, EVP Global Rights Partnerships, Ryan is responsible for driving FIBA Media’s growth strategy, to create opportunities to develop and promote basketball […]
Kim Rozenfeld, Apple TV’s head of current programming, unscripted and documentary, is leaving as part of a restructure at Apple, where studio chiefs Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht have brought development and current programming into a single entity. Molly Thompson, head of documentaries, will continue to work across current nonfiction programming and shows in […]
Dean Possenniskie, Managing Director, A+E Networks Europe, Middle East & Africa, has named the central management team for the EMEA region, who will drive strategy and operations alongside A+E Networks EMEA teams based in London, Munich, Rome, Madrid, Warsaw and Johannesburg. The team are drawn from A+E Networks UK and will report directly to Possenniskie. […]
Applicaster, a company that specialises in simplifying the lifecycle management of direct-to-consumer media applications, has announced the appointment of Bennett Theimann as Chief Financial Officer. “I was attracted to Applicaster because of its unique approach to app lifecycle management through it’s SaaS platform, Zapp, and its fast growing global footprint,” said Theimann. “The digital landscape […]
DISH Network has reported revenue totalling $3.17 billion (€2.68bn) for the quarter ending September 30th 2019, compared to $3.4 billion for the corresponding period in 2018. Net income attributable to the US pay-TV broadcaster totalled $353 million for the third quarter 2019, compared to net income of $432 million from the year-ago quarter. The company […]
StreamAMG, a provider of live video and OTT services, has appointed Hugo Sharman as Chief Executive Officer. He assumes the role as the co-founders of the video streaming business – Duncan Burbidge and Joe Bray – prepare to leave StreamAMG following the completion of its sale to the PA Media Group. Sharman will be responsible […]