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Ofcom makes board appointments

Ofcom has appointed former BT, KPN and Alcatel Lucent CEO, Ben Verwaayen, and journalist and…

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Canal+ names European affairs chief

Canal+ Group has named Christophe Roy as director of European affairs under Frédéric Crépin, the…

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Artel names operations chief

IP- and fibre-based media transport solutions provider Artel Video Systems has named Michael LaFleur as…

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Google appoints senior exec to dedicated VR role

Google has reportedly set up a dedicated Virtual Reality (VR) division and has appointed company…

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Freesat names marketing communications chief

Free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has named Jennifer Elworthy as director of marketing and communications overseeing…

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TeliaSonera names new COO as new structure implementation begins

Nordic telco TeliaSonera has named Anders Olsson as chief operating officer and head of global…

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Scripps fills newly created EMEA marcoms role

Scripps Networks Interactive has appointed former Microsoft, Nokia and NBCU director, Maya Bhose, as vice-president…

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Freeview promotes marketing chief

UK free-to-view digital-terrestrial platform Freeview has promoted Owen Jenkinson to the role of marketing director….

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Intelsat appoints VP of financial planning

Satellite operator Intelsat has appointed Narendra Mansharamani as vice-president of financial planning and analysis. Based…

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ThinkAnalytics appoints former Cisco exec McGeechan

Search and recommendations specialist ThinkAnalytics has appointed former Cisco executive Stuart McGeechan as senior vice-president…

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nc+ names new communications chief

Polish pay TV operator nc+ has named Paulina Smaszcz-Kurzjewska as director of communications and PR,…

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Bewkes extends Time Warner term

Jeff Bewkes will remain chairman and CEO of US media giant Time Warner until at…

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Altice names B2C and strategy chiefs

Cable and telecom investor Altice has named Eric Klipfel as group head of business-to-consumer and…

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TRX hires Walker from Sony

Soon-to-launch rights trading platform TRX has hired Sarah Walker as its marketing chief. Walker joins…

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Virgin-owned TV3 appoints managing director

Virgin Media-owned broadcaster TV3 has upped commercial director, Pat Kiely, to managing director of the…

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Nat Geo names new global channels team

National Geographic’s reorganisation under the leadership of Courteney Monroe has continued and she has named the…

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Arris completes Pace acquisition, names management team

Arris has completed its £1.4 billion (€1.9 billion) acquisition of UK-based set-top leader Pace, combining…

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Altice closes Suddenlink deal, names US management team

Cable and telecom investor Altice closed its acquisition of a 70% stake in US cable…

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Discovery bolsters sports team in Norway

Discovery Networks Norway has reinforced its team with the promotion of Jan-Erik Aalbu to sporting…

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New CEO for Telekom Romania

Former Slovak Telekom CEO Miroslav Majoros has taken over as CEO of Telekom Romania, owned,…

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MTG’s Aleks Habdank joins TalkTalk

Former Modern Times Group (MTG) and Virgin Media executive Aleks Habdank has joined TalkTalk as…

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Palmer takes new managing editor role at All 4

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named Charlie Palmer as managing editor of All 4, the…

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Cohan upped in A+E Networks rejig

A+E Networks has rejigged its digital and corporate units, handing Sean Cohan a wider role…

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Euskaltel names new administrative council VP

Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has named José Ángel Corres Abásolo as vice-president of its…

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SMPTE upgrades UK offshoot, names governor

The board of US-based Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has approved the…

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Maker Studios CEO Ynon Kreiz exits firm

Ynon Kreiz has left Maker Studios almost a year after The Walt Disney Company acquired…

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Nickelodeon UK’s McCann leaves MD role

Tina McCann is exiting Nickelodeon UK as part of a “management handover” that sees VP,…

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Gloo Networks appoints Vivendi CEO as non-exec chairman

Gloo Networks, a company set up to buy and operate consumer brands in the media…

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Liberty Global hires new content chief

Liberty Global has hired Australian TV veteran Bruce Mann to head up its content strategy….

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Ergen drops Dish president role in rejig

Charlie Ergen is dropping his president title at US satcaster Dish Network, though will remain…