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Richard Sharp officially appointed BBC chair
He has now officially begun his term, which runs until February 2025
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ViacomCBS UK sets Dan Fahy to lead new streaming growth division
Fahy will oversee Channel 5’s AVoD service, My5 and Pluto TV UK, which moves under UK management
Business
Boris Johnson ‘preparing to announce’ Paul Dacre as Ofcom chair
Former Daily Mail editor is said to be the prime minister's "preferred choice" for the role
Business
David Tippett appointed Sunset+Vine MD
Will continue to lead the team delivering the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Host Broadcast operation
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GB News appoints Lucy O’Brien as head of technology and operations
O'Brien will join the channel from her current role as head of field operations for ITN
Business
ITV begins search for Bazalgette’s successor
Peter Bazalgette expected to stand down at the end of his tenure in May 2022
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Former AmberFin CEO Jeremy Deaner joins BlissTek
TVBEurope talks exclusively to Jeremy Deaner and Bliss IP chairman Daniel Broch about their plans for the media technology industry.
Business
DAZN names Rushton, Segev as co-CEOs
Sports streamer is preparing for its next phase of growth.
Business
Euro Media Group unveils new Italian management structure
Claudio Cavallotti to take over as CEO.
Business
Dana Strong appointed Sky Group CEO
Current CEO Jeremy Darroch steps down, moves to new role of executive chairman.
Business
UPDATED: Richard Sharp named new BBC chair
Sharp will now appear before MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee for pre-appointment scrutiny on 14th January.
Business
Avid looks to boost Cloud, SaaS services with new appointments
Company has also created a new position focused on video, post and storage technologies.
Business
Olly Strous joins Zinc Media Group as CTO
Strous is the company's first ever chief technology officer, and will be tasked with driving innovation in the way that programmes are created and...
Business
NEP names Andrew Jordan as global CTO
Jordan's responsibilities will include leading NEP's R&D team.
IP Migration
Hans Hoffmann elected SMPTE president
Hoffman becomes the first European to hold the post.
Business
Adam Nightingale takes flight with 3SS
The new CCO overall responsibility for commercial and sales strategy for 3SS’ TV and video business.
Business
NativeWaves appoints new CEO, CTO
Company has raised over €1.3 million in additional seed equity capital and non-dilutive financing.
Business
BBC ‘set to announce new chair before Christmas’
Richard Sharp said to be a "shoo-in" for the position.
Business
European Broadcasting Union elects new board
For the first time, the EBU executive board includes three women
Business
Industry moves: Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Jean-Francois Pigeon, Renaud Lavoie
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton launch production company, Jean-Francois Pigeon joins Synamedia, and Riedel appoints Renaud Lavoie to SVP technology.
Business
Industry moves: Gerry O’Sullivan, Daniel Url, Tony Mooney
Gerry O'Sullivan leaves Eutelsat, while new appointments are announced at Vizrt and ThinkAnalytics
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Andrea Amey joins UKTV to oversee digital strategy
Amey joins the broadcaster from Channel 5.
Business
BBC Studioworks looks to expand out of London with new commercial director
Company is looking to open more studios outside of London.
Business
Netflix hires ITN CEO to oversee UK production
Anna Mallett appointed VP of physical production across UK, EMEA, LATAM and APAC.
IP Migration
Terry Holton, Andrew Starks join AIMS board
Michael Cronk, Steve Reynolds and Andreas Hilmer have all been re-elected to their positions.
Business
Cooke Optics announces new CEO and chair
Current chair Les Zellan and CEO Robert Howard will both retire on 31st October
Business
Former Netflix exec Anna Lee appointed Deluxe’s chief strategy officer
Lee will be responsible for developing, communicating, executing and sustaining strategic initiatives for the company.
Business
Industry moves: Peter Glättli, Helen Jones, Peter Wharton
New appointments announced at Riedel Communications, Calrec Audio and TAG Video.
Business
Is David Dimbleby considering BBC chairman bid?
“You want somebody in charge of the BBC who is sympathetic not to the BBC as an institution but to the concept of the...
Business
Former Downing Street spin doctor new BBC chair favourite
Robbie Gibb said to be the new frontrunner for the role
Business
Delphine Ernotte Cunci elected new EBU president
Will take over from Tony Hall on 1st January 2021
Business
Jeff Hughes joins NEP as COO
Hughes joins NEP from Fox Networks’ Digital Consumer Group where he was president and COO.
Business
Former IBM Aspera CTO joins Signiant
Mike Flathers has been appointed chief solutions officer
Business
Peter Salmon to lead Banijay UK
Salmon lands "one of the biggest production jobs in the world"
Business
Number 10 begins search for new BBC chair
"They're almost looking for a female Tim Wetherspoon," Claire Enders tells TVBEurope
Business
DAZN shuffles its executive team
Company preparing to launch into 200 new territories later this year
Business
Hopster announces co-CEO appointments
Nick Walters, founder and CEO of Hopster, to transition to an advisory role
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Sarah Rose appointed ViacomCBS Networks UK COO
Will have oversight of all UK business functions including operations and broadcasting technology