appointments
Harmonic concludes ‘current market conditions’ do not support video business sale
The company has also announced the appointment of Nimrod Ben-Natan as CEO, effective from June 11
Lise Heidal joins NEP Broadcast Services Europe
Christer Pålsson and Jose (Tex) Teixeira are also joining the company in leadership roles
Blackmagic co-founder joins Atomos as COO
Barber will work with Jeremy Young, who returned to the business as managing director and CEO last month
Milk officially opens Dublin-based VFX studio, appoints Donal Nolan
The studio's first major project will involve bringing to life prehistoric creatures and environments with high-end VFX for NBC series Surviving Earth
James Clement joins IMG as SVP tech and operations
Clement will oversee the operations of the company's studio facilities in Stockley Park, London, including the broadcast operations, engineering and technical services
Dagmar Driesnack re-elected SMPTE regional governor for EMEA
SMPTE has announced its 2024 leadership
Daniel Nergård appointed NDI president
Nergård previously served as chief revenue officer of Vizrt
Former BT Sport boss appointed Supponor CEO
Simon Green moves from his current role as chief operating officer
Franck Lambertz appointed head of Rodeo FX’s Paris studio
The studio collaborates with all of Rodeo FX's 900 international artists on productions such as Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon and Monarch: Legacy of Monster...
DPP appoints head of member engagement
Jess Goode will work with the DPP's executive team as well as senior leaders from a range of companies, from international broadcasters and global...
Five new non-exec directors appointed to Channel 4 board
Four of the appointees begin their three year terms today, with the fifth joining in June
Edgio appoints Todd Hinders as CEO
Hinders has previously held roles at AWS Elemental, Cisco Systems, Maven Networks, and Encoding.com/Loudeye
Brightcove appoints David Beck as chief operating officer
As COO, Beck’s responsibilities include corporate development and strategy, technology and channel partnerships, data engineering, strategy and analytics, revenue and marketing operations, and ad...
Marc Aldrich joins ThinkAnalytics as worldwide CEO
Aldrich joins the company from Amazon Web Services (AWS) where he held the position of general manager for the media and entertainment (M&E) industry...
Samir Shah confirmed as government’s “preferred candidate” for BBC chair
Shah has previously served as non-executive director at the broadcaster
HBS launches UK division
The new division, led by Jamie Aitchison, will be based in London and opens its doors in January
Varnish Software appoints Fredrik Borg as CEO
Borg has previously held roles at Nordic telecom infrastructure provider, Global Connect and multinational telecom firm, Telenor, where he led its operations for mobile networks,...
Gravity Media makes key appointments at White City production centre
Róisín McKeniry has joined as head of technology, while Paul Sykes has been appointed chief facility engineer (Westworks Project)
Jigsaw24 Media shuffles exec team ahead of ‘busy 2024’
David Skeggs has been appointed technical and operations director, while Jason Cowan moves to managing director
Brompton Technology promotes Adam Callaway to lead global virtual production and broadcast activity
Callaway, formerly technical solutions manager, will spearhead Brompton's initiatives in the virtual production and broadcast markets, said the company
Techex appoints new CEO
Scott Kewley's appointment will see Richard Bailey move to the role of chief product and technology officer
Oriol Icart rejoins TVU Networks as director of technical operations for EMEA
He rejoins the company after spending the last two years at betevé
Quickplay expands into Europe
The company has appointed former Endemol Shine and Yahoo executive Wim Ponnet as president, EMEA
Tommy Edlund joins Intinor as CEO
He succeeds Lina Zackrisson, who is leaving to run her family’s business
Rise appoints industry leaders as non-executive board
The non-executive board members will support Rise's mission of advancing gender diversity in the broadcast media technology industry
Andy Rayner joins Appear as CTO
The company said Rayner will steer its technological strategy, ensuring Appear remains at the forefront of customer-centric innovation.
Justin Kings appointed head of EBU Academy
Kings joined the EBU Academy Faculty in 2009, focusing on social media training, constructive journalism, and young audiences
Netflix names Elizabeth Stone as new CTO
The company has also appointed Eunice Kim as chief product officer
MediaKind makes key appointments to ‘accelerate innovation and growth’
Ashish Patel has been appointed president, MediaKind operator platforms, and Tony Goncalves joins as strategic advisor
Simon Farnsworth appointed ITV chief technology officer
He will take up his new role in early 2024, and be responsible for leading the broadcaster's group-wide technology strategy, overseeing infrastructure, tech architecture...
Grass Valley reports it doubled its earnings in the last year
As part of its update, Grass Valley revealed Jon Wilson is joining the company as chief operating officer from 1st October
Polly Cochrane joins NFTS’ board of governors
According to the NFTS, Cochrane's extensive experience in marketing and communications will prove invaluable to the school as it looks to deliver a "step-change"...
Merapar appoints new CEO
Alex Terpstra joins the company from previous roles with the likes of Civolution and Philips, and has a strong track record in building and...
TMT Insights announces media operations division, makes key appointments
The company has appointed AWS executives Brian Kenworthy as vice president of media operations and Chris McCarthy as vice president of media solutions
Phillip Covell joins iGene Media as chief commercial officer
Covell's remit includes overseeing iGene’s international business affairs, as well as responsibility for the development of the London team, opportunities in the UK and...
Andrew Georgiou appointed UK president and MD at Warner Bros Discovery
He will serve as head of Warner Bros Discovery’s media business in the UK and Ireland, as well as continuing to lead the sports...
DNEG hires Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor
Tim Burke joins DNEG having most recently served as production VFX supervisor for Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Benjamin Desbois joins Backlight as COO
Desbois has previously held executive positions at Telestream, Avid and Dalet
Telia’s Allison Kirkby appointed BT CEO
Philip Jansen will continue to serve as chief executive until the end of January 2024 at the latest, said BT
Marcus Ryder appointed Film & TV Charity CEO
Ryder joins the organisation from the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity, where he was head of external consultancies