Following the sale of Eutelsat’s Hispasat stake, Eutelsat’s representatives – namely Rodolphe Belmer, Michel Azibert, Ariane Rossi, Almudena Arpón de Mendívil and Edouard Silverio – have left the Spanish operator’s Board of Directors. The new board members nominated to represent Abertis are: Aristóteles Auñón, Martí Carbonell, José Luis Viejo, Laura Grau and Sebastián Morales. A […]
BT Sport has appointed EE’s Matt Stagg to the new role of Director of Mobile Strategy, highlighting the importance of mobile to the broadcaster’s ambitions. In his new role, Stagg will report to BT Sport COO Jamie Hindhaugh. Matt will be responsible for developing BT Sport’s mobile capabilities, building on a heritage of innovation in […]
Following the announcement of the process to initiate a split of MTG into two companies, MTG and Nordic Entertainment Group, the Nordic Entertainment Group leadership team has now been established. All Group leadership team members will report in to Anders Jensen, the President and CEO of Nordic Entertainment Group. Nordic Entertainment Group will comprise MTG’s […]
Gerson Zweifach, group general counsel of 21st Century Fox, has suggested that certain UK politicians have a political agenda in respect of the company’s bid to acquire the 61 per cent of Sky it does not already own, accusing them of seeking to enlist regulators in a political war. Writing an opinion piece in the […]
AsiaSat has announced that Andrew Jordan has resigned as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect, and will serve as Senior Advisor of the company until October 31st 2018. Dr. Roger Tong has been appointed by the Board to succeed Jordan as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to the appointment, Tong […]
The Board of Directors of cloud services for video specialist Brightcove has appointed Hugh Jefferson (Jeff) Ray III to serve as the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Ray succeeds Acting CEO Andy Feinberg, who has held the executive position since 2017, while a search was undertaken for a permanent replacement. Feinberg will resume […]
The Canal+ Group Supervisory Board has unanimously appointed Maxime Saada Chairman of the Managing Board of Canal+ Group. In this capacity, Saada will be heading all Group operations. Saada succeeds Jean-Christophe Thiery who is appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Canal+ Group, replacing Vincent Bolloré. Saada graduated from the Institute of Political Studies in […]
UKTV has appointed Ronan Hand director of programme funding. The company says the position has been created to help the broadcaster realise its ambitions for rights ownership and original commissions. Hand will be responsible for expanding UKTV’s international sales footprint and amplifying the role of advertiser funded programming within UKTV’s programme mix. Simon Michaelides, UKTV’s […]
John-Paul Hemingway has been appointed as CEO of SES Networks with immediate effect, succeeding Steve Collar who officially takes on his new position as President & CEO of SES. In his new function, Hemingway will join the Executive Committee of SES which then comprises Steve Collar (President & CEO), Andrew Browne (Chief Financial Officer), Ferdinand […]
True North has announced the appointment of former BBC Exec Kieron Collins as their new Head of Entertainment. Collins, who until recently was Managing Editor, BBC Entertainment North, will take up his new role later this month, as the indie prepares for the anticipated growth in Out-of-London production. In addition, True North’s existing Executive Producer, […]