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SeaChange appoints chief operating officer
SeaChange has promoted chief information officer, Jonathan Rider, to senior vice president and chief operating…
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Jaunt VR hires former Hulu, Vessel exec to drive revenue
Virtual reality firm Jaunt has appointed former Hulu and Vessel executive Jean-Paul Colaco as first…
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Apple poaches Amazon Fire TV exec
Apple has poached the director and general manager of Amazon’s Fire TV product, Timothy Twerdahl….
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Management change for Portugal Telecom
Altice has named Paulo Neves, Portugal Telecom’s CEO, as president of the board of the…
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Former Hulu exec joins VR firm SubVRsive
Former Hulu executive, Johannes Larcher, has joined Austin, Texas-based virtual reality firm SubVRsive as CEO….
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Piksel names Gerry O’Sullivan to board
Piksel has appointed former Sky and Deutsche Telekom executive Gerry O’Sullivan to its board of…
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EBU appoints first head of digital
The EBU has appointed the head of the digital innovation at Flemish public broadcaster VRT,…
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A+E names international programming chief
A+E has upped Laura Fleury to head of international programming, giving her a remit across…
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Vice reorganises Viceland management
Vice has upped Derek Freda and Guy Slattery to co-presidents of its Viceland cable net,…
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TF1 names teleshopping and e-commerce chief
TF1 Group has named Agnès Rosoor as CEO of home shopping channels Téléshopping and Top…
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BBC hires former Sky digital platform chief
The BBC has named Matt Grest as director of platform. Grest was previously Sky’s director…
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Starz COO agrees new contract following Lionsgate deal
Starz has agreed a new long-term contract with its COO, Jeffrey Hirsch. The deal will…
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MTG programming exec leaves for Endemol Shine
MTG Sweden’s vice-president of programming, Karin Stjärne, has left to become CEO of Endemol Shine…
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Trump names net neutrality critic as FCC chairman
US President Donald Trump has named an outspoken critic of net neutrality as the chairman…
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Scripps names Asia boss
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Leena Singarajah as its Asia chief. She joined SNI in 2014…
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KPN reappoints COO for second term
Dutch telco KPN has reappointed Joost Farwerck as chief operating officer for a second four-year…
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Universal Electronics names EMEA chief
TV remote control and smart home technology specialist Universal Electronics has named Menno Koopmans as…
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Conde Nast Entertainment appoints digital video SVP
Condé Nast Entertainment has appointed former Upworthy Media executive Croi McNamara as senior vice president of…
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A+E Networks Africa expands team
A+E Networks has expanded its African team with a number of new hires who will…
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Viacom names new UK, northern and eastern Europe chief
Viacom has named James Currell as EVP and managing director for the UK, northern Europe…
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Sony Entertainment CEO resigns
Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has resigned from his post. Lynton is leaving the Culver…
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New chief for Georgian public broadcaster
The Georgian Public Broadcaster has named Vasil Maghlaperidze as its new director-general. Maghlaperidze was chosen…
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Altice hires business development chief as i24 News heads for US
Altice/SFR is planning to launch its i24 News channel in the US and has hired…
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Scripps confirms Samples as TVN chief, Lowe to be chairman
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Jim Samples as president of its Polish subsidiary TVN, with…
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MTG Norway appoints new CEO
MTG Norway has appointed Nice Entertainment Group CEO Morten Aass as its new chief executive…
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SCTE/ISBE names sales chief
The US Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its international arm, the International Society…
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Viacom UK boss named new international chief
Viacom’s long-serving UK chief, David Lynn, has been named CEO of Viacom International Media Networks….
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Voddler targets MENA market with new hire
Peer-assisted cloud TV technology outfit Voddler has named Marwan Shehab as head of a new…
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TERN hires former Teuve chief in commercial role
Television Entertainment Reality Network (TERN), the company behind the INsight premium Ultra HD channel, has…
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Facebook hires former CNN anchor to lead news partnerships
Facebook has hired broadcast journalist and former CNN presenter Campbell Brown to head up its news…