UKTV has paid tribute to Emma Tennant, who lost a long battle with cancer on March 20th. She had been Controller of the multi-channel broadcaster since 2011. In a statement issued on their website, Darren Childs, CEO at UKTV, said: “Anyone who met Emma knew her to be one of the kindest, warmest and most […]
Israeli telco Bezeq has seen its CEO depart as the parent company issued a profits warning. Stella Handler has been running Bezeq, which includes the company’s YES TV pay-TV division, since April 2013 and will leave the company on July 1st. But as is often the case in Israeli politics, it may not be the […]
NextUp, the stand-up comedy SVoD service has announced that, due to demand, its latest investment round size has doubled and is currently overfunding at 111 per cent via the online equity investing platform SyndicateRoom. In addition, NextUp has announced that Bruce Tuchman, the former president of AMC Global and Sundance Channel Global, will serve as […]
RTL Group has announced that Cécile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of FremantleMedia, will leave the Group to take on a new challenge, she is expected to take a leadership role at YouTube EMEA. Bert Habets, CEO of RTL Group, says: “I would like to thank Cécile for her extraordinary creative and commercial achievements at FremantleMedia. She has […]
MY-HD, a DTH service broadcasting over the MENA region, has changed its CEO again. New boss is board member and co-founder of the service Carmen Chen, who takes over from Samir Safir, who replaced Cliff Nelson, a former senior staffer at Dubai-based Showtime, and who left the broadcaster in July 2015. My-HD’s core offering is […]
SpaceX’s president/COO Gwynn Shotwell has been named Satellite Executive of the Year at the Washington Satellite 2018 show in Washington DC. In an extensive pre-show interview in Via Satellite magazine she explained how – the usually smiling Shotwell – had to fight back from some disappointing set-backs at SpaceX, not least the total loss of […]
CryptoGuard, a provider of content security solutions for digital TV distribution, via any network – to any device, announces the appointment of Saad Mouneimne as Director Area Sales Middle East and Africa. Mouneimne brings extensive experience in the Middle East and Africa markets and will be responsible for further strengthening CryptoGuard’s position and expansion into […]
Amagi, a global player in cloud-based technology for media processing, today announced that it has named Deepakjit Singh as its Chief Executive Officer. With nearly 30 years of experience in broadcast technology – including executive positions at Encompass, Ascent Media, Bharti Airtel and BT – Deepakjit has been brought in to increase the footprint of […]
Nancy Dubuc, president and CEO of A+E Networks, has left the company and is replacing Shane Smith as CEO of VICE Media. Smith is to move to Executive Chairman to focus on strategic deals and content development. VICE has been under pressure over its corporate culture towards women and badly missed its financial targets last year. […]
In a move designed to ensure better audience engagement, the BBC has confirmed that Kerris Bright, currently Chief Marketing Officer at Virgin Media, will take up the new role of Chief Customer Officer. The role will take responsibility for developing a closer, more personal relationship with BBC consumers, licence fee payers and those signing in […]