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Ofcom makes board appointments
Ofcom has appointed former BT, KPN and Alcatel Lucent CEO, Ben Verwaayen, and journalist and…
Canal+ names European affairs chief
Canal+ Group has named Christophe Roy as director of European affairs under Frédéric Crépin, the…
Artel names operations chief
IP- and fibre-based media transport solutions provider Artel Video Systems has named Michael LaFleur as…
Google appoints senior exec to dedicated VR role
Google has reportedly set up a dedicated Virtual Reality (VR) division and has appointed company…
Freesat names marketing communications chief
Free-to-air satellite platform Freesat has named Jennifer Elworthy as director of marketing and communications overseeing…
TeliaSonera names new COO as new structure implementation begins
Nordic telco TeliaSonera has named Anders Olsson as chief operating officer and head of global…
Scripps fills newly created EMEA marcoms role
Scripps Networks Interactive has appointed former Microsoft, Nokia and NBCU director, Maya Bhose, as vice-president…
Freeview promotes marketing chief
UK free-to-view digital-terrestrial platform Freeview has promoted Owen Jenkinson to the role of marketing director….
Intelsat appoints VP of financial planning
Satellite operator Intelsat has appointed Narendra Mansharamani as vice-president of financial planning and analysis. Based…
ThinkAnalytics appoints former Cisco exec McGeechan
Search and recommendations specialist ThinkAnalytics has appointed former Cisco executive Stuart McGeechan as senior vice-president…
nc+ names new communications chief
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has named Paulina Smaszcz-Kurzjewska as director of communications and PR,…
Bewkes extends Time Warner term
Jeff Bewkes will remain chairman and CEO of US media giant Time Warner until at…
Altice names B2C and strategy chiefs
Cable and telecom investor Altice has named Eric Klipfel as group head of business-to-consumer and…
TRX hires Walker from Sony
Soon-to-launch rights trading platform TRX has hired Sarah Walker as its marketing chief. Walker joins…
Virgin-owned TV3 appoints managing director
Virgin Media-owned broadcaster TV3 has upped commercial director, Pat Kiely, to managing director of the…
Nat Geo names new global channels team
National Geographic’s reorganisation under the leadership of Courteney Monroe has continued and she has named the…
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…
Altice closes Suddenlink deal, names US management team
Cable and telecom investor Altice closed its acquisition of a 70% stake in US cable…
Discovery bolsters sports team in Norway
Discovery Networks Norway has reinforced its team with the promotion of Jan-Erik Aalbu to sporting…
New CEO for Telekom Romania
Former Slovak Telekom CEO Miroslav Majoros has taken over as CEO of Telekom Romania, owned,…
MTG’s Aleks Habdank joins TalkTalk
Former Modern Times Group (MTG) and Virgin Media executive Aleks Habdank has joined TalkTalk as…
Palmer takes new managing editor role at All 4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named Charlie Palmer as managing editor of All 4, the…
Cohan upped in A+E Networks rejig
A+E Networks has rejigged its digital and corporate units, handing Sean Cohan a wider role…
Euskaltel names new administrative council VP
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel has named José Ángel Corres Abásolo as vice-president of its…
SMPTE upgrades UK offshoot, names governor
The board of US-based Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has approved the…
Maker Studios CEO Ynon Kreiz exits firm
Ynon Kreiz has left Maker Studios almost a year after The Walt Disney Company acquired…
Nickelodeon UK’s McCann leaves MD role
Tina McCann is exiting Nickelodeon UK as part of a “management handover” that sees VP,…
Gloo Networks appoints Vivendi CEO as non-exec chairman
Gloo Networks, a company set up to buy and operate consumer brands in the media…
Liberty Global hires new content chief
Liberty Global has hired Australian TV veteran Bruce Mann to head up its content strategy….
Ergen drops Dish president role in rejig
Charlie Ergen is dropping his president title at US satcaster Dish Network, though will remain…