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ACT elects new board, acting Director

The Members of the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) elected the new ACT Board following the Association’s annual General Assembly that took place in Brussels on 19 June 2024. The new Board Members are elected for a period of two years. They are: Carolina Lorenzon (Mediaset) – Chair […]

June 25, 2024

Amarger co-opted as independent director by Vantiva

Vantiva has announced that on the recommendation of the Governance and Social Responsibility Committee, Vantiva’s Board of Directors, convened on May 28th, to co-opt Thierry Amarger as an independent Director of Vantiva. He replaces Dominique D’Hinnin, who resigned on April 5th. This co-option took effect immediately. Amarger’s co-option will be submitted to shareholders for ratification […]

May 30, 2024

Arqiva hires Cardozo and Lelyveld

Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has announced the appointments of Caroline Cardozo as Director of Product, and James Lelyveld as Director of Software Engineering. Cardozo joins Arqiva from Disguise, where she served as VP of Product. Prior to this, she was Director of Group Product, Discovery & AI at Sky where she […]

May 8, 2024

EBU promotes Corbin to Director of News

Liz Corbin, EBU Deputy Media Director/Head of News, has been promoted to Director of News, effective immediately. She will report directly to Noel Curran, EBU Director General. Corbin joined the EBU in January 2020, having worked for the BBC across television and digital journalism for over 18 years, most recently as Head of News for […]

April 12, 2024

Kay-Jelski named BBC Director of Sport

Charlotte Moore, BBC’s Chief Content Officer, has announced Alex Kay-Jelski as the Director of BBC Sport. As Director he will set the editorial and creative strategy for BBC Sport. He will lead the teams – across commissioning, production, digital and journalism – and work closely with talent and partners to help drive the growth of […]

April 11, 2024

VOD Coalition appoints Maxwell as Executive Director

The European VOD Coalition has announced the appointment of Julia Maxwell as its first Executive Director, effective immediately. Maxwell will focus on expanding the Coalition’s presence in Europe, driving its advocacy efforts across the EU institutions, as well as policy makers, media and civil society. Her focus will be on championing the interests of the […]

April 11, 2024

Hyperoptic appoints Rider as Director of Business to Consume

Hyperoptic, the UK’s alternative full fibre broadband provider, has appointed Caroline Rider as its new Director of Residential Broadband. Rider brings with her over 14 years of experience in commercial development, revenue generation and growth, and strategy to Hyperoptic as it continues to grow its expanding customer base and revenue. Rider is set to ignite […]

March 13, 2024

Platform launches content marketing offering led by McKeown

Platform Communications has announced the appointment of James McKeown as Director, leading a  suite of content marketing services. The new division, called Story, will work alongside Platform’s Engage PR, comms and social selling offering and its recently announced ‘Build’ Go-to-Market lead generation and sales enablement capability to provide an integrated solution for building brands and […]

February 19, 2024

Bubble Agency appoints McCallum as Commercial Director

Bubble Agency, the global PR, marketing and events specialist for the media and entertainment technology and services sectors, has appointed Dayna McCallum as Commercial Director. Based in Los Angeles, McCallum will spearhead the agency’s worldwide business development efforts in the newly created role. Working closely with Bubble’s UK-based Business Development Manager, McCallum will be responsible […]

February 8, 2024

LaBarge Bell appointed Executive Director of BAFTA North America

BAFTA has announced that Courtney LaBarge Bell has been appointed Executive Director of BAFTA North America.LaBarge Bell takes up the role in March and will lead the BAFTA North America teams in Los Angeles and New York, overseeing all activity in its programme of events and screenings for members, including the annual BAFTA Tea Parties […]

February 8, 2024