Vincent Grivet (representing Eutelsat) will remain Chairman of the HbbTV Association. The members of the industry association’s newly elected Steering Group (SG) re-elected Grivet for another two-year term at their meeting on June 21st. Jon Piesing (TP Vision) was re-elected the HbbTV Association’s Vice-Chairman. Xavi Redon (Cellnex Telecom) will continue to serve as Treasurer. The […]
Vizrt, a specialist in real-time graphics and live production for content creators, has announced several new senior appointments which aim to enhance customer security, experience, and its channel business. Having invested heavily in growing the capabilities and competences of its IT team, Vizrt is expanding its security offering and introducing enhanced customer and partner portals […]
Channel 4 has appointed Katie Jackson as the organisation’s new Chief Marketing Officer. She will lead marketing and brand strategy across Channel 4 and will play a key role in its ambitious Fast Forward strategy, accelerating its transformation into an agile and genuinely digital-first public service streamer. Jackson will have oversight for elevating the organisation’s […]
Ericsson has announced the appointment of Patrick Johansson as its new Head of Market Area Middle East & Africa (MMEA) and Senior Vice President. Johansson, who is currently Head of Business Control & Operations at Ericsson’s Business Area Cloud Software & Services, will replace Fadi Pharaon whose decision to leave Ericsson was announced in May. […]
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), the US-based collaboration of companies focused on promoting improvements, best practices and innovations in measurement and currency development, metrics and data, has announced the appointment of Chrissie Hanson, CEO at OMD USA, to its Board of Directors. With over two decades in the advertising space collaborating with global, […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has announced that its Chief Executive, Martin Stevenson, has asked the Board to start the process of finding his successor. It is anticipated that Stevenson will step down from the role at the end of the year. Stevenson, who joined RMG in 2007, has led the business since 2020 overseeing the […]
Hyperoptic, the UK’s alternative full fibre broadband provider, has announced the appointment of Kathryn Bowden as the new Director of Regulation, Policy, Risk, and Compliance. With an impressive background spanning 15 years in the telecommunications sector, Kathryn will bolster the experience and expertise of the Hyperoptic team. Bowden’s career began at BT, where she contributed […]
Deltatre, a specialist in streaming and digital technology, has appointed Marco Frigerio as Vice President of Media Sales EMEA. Reporting to Oliver Botti, Head of Media Sales EMEA, Frigerio – who joins Deltatre after holding senior commercial roles at companies including Fast Channels Network, Piksel and TXT Group – will play a key part in […]
ITV has announced that Stefan Hoejmose will join the company as its new Group Chief Data and AI Officer, starting on July 8th. Hoejmose joins ITV from Roku, the US streaming platform, where he led the Data Science and Machine Learning team. He has previously also held senior data roles at Dyson, Sky, MediaCom and […]
The World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) has announced two new incoming chairpersons for its committees. Bassil Zoubi is the 2024/2025 Chair of the WBU Technical Committee, from the Arab States Broadcasting Union. Zoubi began his career as a transmission engineer for Jordan Radio & Television before joining the Arab States Broadcasting Union in 1994. Since 2016, […]