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Tony Hall ushers in ‘next chapter’ for BBC
On his first day in his new job, BBC director general Tony Hall has told…
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Primacom names Freitag to board
German cable operator Primacom has named Lutz Freitag, president of housing association Immobilien-Spitzenverbandes GdW, to…
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Management changes for UPC Cablecom
Koen Verwee, vice-president of marketing and products at Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom…
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Rostelecom chief expected to quit today
Russian state-backed telecom operator Rostelecom is expected to approve the replacement of CEO Alexander Provotorov…
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VimpelCom names Moscow marketing chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Marina Pak as director of marketing for the Moscow…
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Shalimov takes over Star
The Russian ministry of defence has named Yuri Shalimov as CEO of its broadcasting division,…
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Shazam hires BBC iPlayer chief
Media recognition and engagement specialist Shazam has hired BBC on-demand chief Daniel Danker as chief…
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Vubiquity’s Potarazu to step down as CEO
Ramu Potarazu, the CEO of Vubiquity, the new name for technology company Avail-TVN following its…
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Viacom makes two board appointments
Viacom has elected World Economic Forum advisor Cristiana Falcone Sorrell and TV journalist Deborah Norville to its…
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Telefónica, Zon, Bouygues and Zitter amongst TV Connect awards winners
Spain’s Telefónica Digital, Portugal’s Zon TV Cabo and France’s Bouygues Telecom were the among the…
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Orange names new innovation and technology chief
France Telecom-Orange has restructured its innovation management team, with the appointment of Vivek Badrinath as…
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Adobe CTO moves to Apple
Apple has appointed Adobe’s chief technology officer Kevin Lynch as vice president of technology. Lynch,…
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Freesat appoints CTO
UK free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has appointed Nagra’s vice president of product marketing, Matthew Huntington, as…
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VimpelCom names regional chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Viktor Pavlov as director of its Southern and North…
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BBC Worldwide announces global bosses following restructure
BBC Worldwide has announced a raft of new senior management positions following its recently announced…
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A+E’s Adam MacDonald takes Sky 1 post
UK satcaster BSkyB has appointed A&E Networks’ Adam MacDonald to run flagship channel Sky 1….
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Saffron Digital hires Capablue exec
DRM and online video specialist Saffron Digital has appointed former Capablue executive Craig Chuter as sales…
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Httv expands sales force
France-based hybrid broadcast-broadband TV technology provider Httv has expanded its sales force with a number…
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Romtelecom appoints new CEO
Romanian pay TV provider Romtelecom has appointed Nikolai Beckers, formerly chief executive of information and communications…
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Rostelecom names internet products chief
Russian state-backed service provider Rostelecom has named Alexey Basov as vice-president in charge of strategy…
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ThinkAnalytics appoints execs
Multiplatform TV search and recommendation firm ThinkAnalytics has appointed cable industry veteran Michael Pohl as…
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SABC in crisis as leadership team quits
South Africa’s national broadcaster SABC has been plunged into crisis following the resignation of its…
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Intelsat reorganises senior management team
Satellite operator Intelsat has reorganised its senior management structure. Intelsat has promoted deputy chairman and…
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More cable consolidation expected
Liberty Global’s US$23.3 billion (€17.9 billion) buyout of Virgin Media could lead to more consolidation…
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News Corp split will see cash boost for publishing arm
News Corp has unveiled details of how it plans to split into two separate publishing…
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ActiveVideo Networks hires former Cisco exec
US-based video technology company ActiveVideo Networks has appointed former Cisco executive Murali Nemani as senior vice…
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Ziggo names René Obermann next CEO
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has named Deutsche Telekom chief executive René Obermann its next CEO,…
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Vivendi confirms Bolloré, names four other board appointees
Vivendi’s supervisory board is set to confirm Bolloré chairman and CEO Vincent Bolloré as a…
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A+E ups Dirk Hoogstra
A+E Networks has promoted Dirk Hoogstra to executive VP, development and programming, for its History…
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BBC hires C4 COO Anne Bulford
The BBC has appointed Channel 4’s chief operating officer Anne Bulford as its MD of…