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ITV hires Britbox exec for SVOD push

ITV has hired Britbox exec Reemah Sakaan to push new SVOD plans for the company in the UK. ITV CEO Carolyn McCall revealed the plans during the company’s Capital Markets Day in London earlier this week. Sakaan, who was previously SVP of creative and editorial for Britbox -a joint venture between the BBC, AMC and […]

Studiocanal appoints strategy and finance boss

Studiocanal has promoted Jérémy Gabbay to the role of chief financial and strategy officer. The exec, who was previously head of business development at the French firm, will take up the role on 12 October. He will report into Didier Lupfer, chief exec of Studiocanal. Gabbay began his career as a consultant at firms BearingPoint […]

A+E Networks Italy hires Blackant exec as GM

A+E Networks Italy has hired Blackant’s MD Patricio Teubal as general manager for the business. Blackant is a media and sports advisory company that consults with media groups such as Italy’s pubcaster, Rai. In his new role, Teubal will oversee A+E Network’s Italian arm and its three channels History, Crime+Investigation and Blaze. Teubal will also […]

Netflix adds Axel Springer CEO to board

Netflix has appointed Mathias Döpfner, chairman and CEO of Axel Springer SE, to its board of directors. At Axel Springer, based in Berlin, Döpfner leads the European digital publishing house, with brands including Bild, Die Welt, Business Insider and Politico Europe. Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings, noted in a statement that Döpfner’s knowledge of digital media […]

Endemol Shine Netherlands sees CEO shift

Endemol Shine Group Netherlands’ co-CEO Iris Boelhouwer will be stepping down this October, with her co-CEO Bouwdewijn Beusmans absorbing the position. Beusmans will become CEO on November 1, in addition to his ongoing role as chairman of Northern Europe for Endemol Shine Group. Boelhouwer is said to be leaving the position to “focus on personal […]

NENT Norway names its Pay TV head as new CEO

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) Norway has appointed its Pay TV head Vegard Klubbenes Drogseth as its new CEO, replacing Morten Aass. Aass served as CEO of NENT Group Norway since 2017 and has decided to take on a new role as group-wide advisor on strategic content projects to Anders Jensen, NENT Group president and […]

Fox departs DRG as NENT’s Mogensen steps up

DRG is to replace its founder and chairman Jeremy Fox with Morten Mogensen from NENT Studios, while also appointing Richard Halliwell (pictured) as the CEO for its own Atrium TV The appointments follow the decision by Fox, DRG founder and chairman and Atrium TV CEO, to move on to new projects after completing his earn-out. […]

BBC Studios teams with indies for short-form scripted

BBC Studios, Clerkenwell Films and Anton are partnering on premium, short-form scripted content. BBC Studios boss Tim Davie revealed during a keynote speech at the IBC conference in Amsterdam today (13 September) that the trio will develop and fund a slate of high-end, short-form drama and comedy projects. The End Of The F***ing World (right) […]

Fremantle nabs Sky Italia exec for COO

Fremantle has appointed Sky Italia’s Andrea Scrosati to the position of group chief operating officer. Scrosati, currently executive VP of programming at Sky Italia, will succeed Sangeeta Desai, who stepped down as COO and CEO of emerging markets earlier this year. She was in the role for five years. Scrosati joins in November and will […]

Smithsonian ups Giraldi to EVP of digital

Smithsonian Channel has promoted Joseph Giraldi to executive VP of digital media. Previously, Giraldi acted as senior VP of digital media, where he was responsible for building and leading a fully integrated digital media team and overseeing strategy, marketing, and product and business development for the channel. Giraldi also led the development and launch of […]

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