Barb, the industry’s standard for measuring what people watch, has appointed Sara Cheeseman as Finance Director. Working alongside Justin Sampson, Chief Executive, she will be responsible for leading the company’s financial strategy and operations through annual budgeting and ongoing financial monitoring, as well as financial performance reporting to the board of directors. Working closely with […]

Walt Disney has secured enough shareholder votes to defeat a challenge against its board mounted by Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund Trian Fund Management. Enough votes had been to put Disney’s board directors safely ahead of Trian’s two challengers, Peltz and former Disney chief financial officer Jay Rasulo, sources told reuters. Blackwells Capital, another hedge fund […]

Full Disclosure: I write this piece without any pretence to journalistic objectivity. I ride a motorcycle, l love to do it, and I am a huge fan of motorcycle racing. Therefore, I wish Liberty Media all the best with their acquisition of Dorna, the organiser behind MotoGP and World Superbikes. MotoGP is the top, prototype […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that Steven Miron and Steven Newhouse, both independent directors, have resigned from WBD’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Miron and Newhouse resigned after the US Department of Justice informed them that it was investigating whether their service on the Board of Directors violated Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust […]

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that Thomas Kohler has been appointed as CEO of the company, replacing Philippe Léonetti, who is retiring. Kohler is an established expert in business development, innovation, and company transformations, with over 20 years of international experience in senior […]

Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer Ian Katz has announced the appointments of three key roles in his senior commissioning team. Each of the Heads of Department will be tasked to deliver against the broadcaster’s recently announced Fast Forward strategy. The strategy, announced by the publicly owned broadcaster in January, aims to reshape the organisation as […]

Viaplay Group has announced the appointment of Johan Johansson as Executive Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer and co-CEO of the Group’s Swedish operations. Johansson will join Viaplay Group no later than August 1st. Christian Albeck, Executive Vice President, Content Acquisition since July 2023, will now also take on the additional role of co-CEO of […]

The final season of Happy Valley won three major prizes at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards helf today (March 21st) as Guild members and leaders of the UK’s TV, streaming and audio industries celebrated the BPG’s 50th anniversary with a gala lunch in London. The BBC One programme’s star Sarah Lancashire won the Best […]

Andy Harries, one of UK television’s leading producers and directors and the co-founder of Left Bank Pictures, is to be honoured this week at the 50th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, chosen by journalists who write about television, streaming and audio. Harries will receive the BPG’s prestigious Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting for […]

James DeFranco, a co-founder with Charlie Ergen of the EchoStar/Dish satellite businesses, has paid $1.48 million buying shares in the company, and representing about 2.4 per cent of the share issue. DeFranco is a director of EchoStar, which now owns Dish Network. He paid an average of $13.48 per share. DeFranco bought 110,000 shares on […]